Human Nature (2001) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Lila, a young woman with a severe hormonal condition, is forced to hide her malady and eventually leave society for the solitude she finds in nature. While in the forest she writes novels that become wildly successful. Once famous, she returns to society and starts looking for a man. With the help o

Cast & Crew

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Michel Gondry

Tim Robbins

Nathan Bronfman

Patricia Arquette

Rhys Ifans

Miranda Otto

Robert Forster

Nathan'S Father

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Romantic Comedy

Release Date

2001

Production Company

Alterian Studios, Inc.; Animal Actors of Hollywood, Inc.; Buf, Inc.; Canal Plus; Le Studio Canal Plus; Partizan; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Tony's Food Service

Distribution Company

FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; A-Film Distribution; Bac Films Distribution; Becker Group Limited T/A Becker Entertainment; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; CinTart; Fine Line Features; Frenetic Films; Lauren Films; Rai Cinema; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Senator Film Verleih; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Wild Bunch AG

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 36m

Synopsis

Lila, a young woman with a severe hormonal condition, is forced to hide her malady and eventually leave society for the solitude she finds in nature. While in the forest she writes novels that become wildly successful. Once famous, she returns to society and starts looking for a man. With the help of her success and her therapist Louise, she starts dating Nathan, a repressed scientist who teaches table manners to mice. One day Lila and Nathan are hiking in the woods and discover Puff, a feral man who had been raised in the woods as an ape by his mentally ill father. Nathan decides to take Puff to his lab and, using the methods he developed with mice, transforms Puff into an example of elegance and education. Everything seems too good to be true except for the small problem that as soon as Puff gets a taste of freedom, he rushes out to visit prostitutes. While Puff is struggling with his sexual urges, Nathan discovers Lila's condition and falls in love with his French assistant Gabrielle.

Director

Michel Gondry

Cast

Tim Robbins

Nathan Bronfman

Patricia Arquette

Rhys Ifans

Miranda Otto

Robert Forster

Nathan'S Father

Mary Kay Place

Nathan'S Mother

Miguel Sandoval

Wendall The Therapist

Toby Huss

Peter Dinklage

Rosie Perez

Hilary Duff

Jeremy S Kramer

Daryl Anderson

David Warshofsky

Mary Portser

Nancy Lenehan

Stanley Desantis

Laura Grady

Ken Magee

Sy Richardson

Bobby Harwell

Chase Bebak

Grant D. Samson

Anthony Winsik

Angela Little

Crew

Fanee Aaron

Luisa Abel

Sande Alessi

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Xavier Allard

Eric D Andersen

Camera Operator

Michael Anderson

Robert W Anderson

Peter Andrus

Jess Anscott

Gregory Paul Austin

Joni Avery

Karen Baird

Serena A Baker

Matthew Bardocz

Joe Barnett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kk Barrett

Production Designer

Philip D Bartko

Special Effects Supervisor

Greg Bauer

Ernest Belding

Assistant Location Manager

Haze J.f. Bergeron Iii

Assistant Director

Kristan Berona

Extras Agent/Coordinator

James Biehahn

Bruce Birmelin

Still Photographer

Matthew Blum

James Boniface

Ferdinand Boutard

Anthony Bregman

Brian Breithaupt

Deborah Brighton

Anita Louise Brown

Robert Brown

Carly Brullo-niles

Aillene Laure Bubis

Accounting Assistant

Pierre Buffin

Visual Effects Supervisor

Barney Burman

Prosthetic Makeup

George Canaday

Blythe Cappello

Casting Associate

Dave Carberry

Fernanda Cardoso

Matthew R Cassel

John Cassese

Jaime Castellanos

Shelly Chamberlain

Janis Clark

Larry Commans

Lawrence L. Commans

Steven Cook

Robert L Davis

Michael J Dawson

Judi Dickerson

Jennifer Dozier

Costume Designer

Jared Eddo

Sean Fairburn

Anthony Farquhar-smith

Hector Fernandez

Carolyn Sara Fine

Assistant Director

Harry Fitzpatrick

Set Production Assistant

Jamie Fleming

Julie Fong

Chris Forster

Construction Coordinator

Robert Foster

Steve Galvin

Chief Lighting Technician

Brian Galyean

Tony Gardner

Sean Gilleland

Jeff Gladu

Payroll Accountant

J Michael Glynn

Pablo Gonzalez

Al Goto

Connie Grayson

George Gregory

Rod Gregory

Eric Grush

Production Assistant

Billy Gunn

Best Boy Electric

Sid Hajdu

Wendy Harrold

Assistant Production Coordinator

Chris Hathaway

Scott Head

Joy Highsmith

Ted Hope

Russell Icke

Nicholas Irwin

Accounting Assistant

Mark Jackson

Nancy James

Krister C Johnson

Transportation Captain

Fred Johnston

Spike Jonze

Stacy Jorgensen

Aaron Kampfer

Set Production Assistant

Christian Kastner

Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman

Neda Kerum

Aaron Kisner

Phil Klemmer

Sheri Knight

Jon Krueger

Drew Kunin

Drew Kunin

Production Sound Mixer

Gary Kurashige

Boyd Lacosse

Special Effects Foreman

Michael Lavere

Michael Leblovic

Chris Lee

Michael Lohmann

Assistant Camera

Thomas H. Lohmann

Camera Operator

Adrianna Lopez-cook

Brian Louks

Chief Lighting Technician

Brian Louks

Nadia Lubbe

Tanya Magidow

David Maier

Paul Manion

Marina Marit

Costume Supervisor

Donny Martino Jr.

Location Assistant

Tim Maurice-jones

Dp/Cinematographer

Tim Maurice-jones

Director Of Photography

Greg Mayer

Jeanne Mccarthy

Casting Director

Doug Mcclintock

Jeff Mcevoy

Assistant Editor

Morgan Mcguinness

Tracy Mcknight

Music Supervisor

Patricia Mcnulty

Art Department Coordinator

Glen Mcraven

Julie Means

Tony Mezzapelle

Production Assistant

Christie Miele

Robert Milstein

Special Effects Coordinator

Scott Moody

Jim Moores

Michael M Mosley

Hoppy Munz

Joanna Murphy

Production Assistant

Roz Music

Robert Neves

Geoffrey Niquet

Jeffrey M. O'brien

Property Master

Jose Luis Orozco

Lara Osborn

Deborah J Page

Location Manager

David Palmieri

Vince Palomino

Trish Peebles

Otto Penzato

Assistant Director

Eddie Perez

Stunt Coordinator

Kait Pickering

Production Coordinator

Ron Pogue

Set Production Assistant

Bobby Pollard

Jennifer Porst

Graeme Revell

Tim Rigby

Calmar K Roberts Jr.

Camera Assistant

Oscar Rodriguez

Jimmy Romano

Aimee Rousey

Art Department Coordinator

Gilly Ruben

Unit Production Manager

Griff Ruggles

Transportation Coordinator

Anders Rundblad

Martin Russell

Ahmed Saker

Mark Sasabuchi

Assistant Camera

Andrew Schultz

Gene Serdena

Shaun Sewter

Animation Supervisor

Cheryl Shawver

Mindy Sheldon

Production Accountant

Tim Sheridan

Howard Shur

Porfirio Silva

John Simanovich

Lilith Simcox

Assistant Camera

Doree Sitterly Bayliss

Daron Smith

Gary Smith

Sam Spiegel

Camera Assistant

John Srednicki

Charisse St Amant

Calvin R Starnes

Nancy Steiner

Costume Designer

Gary A Stel

Ronald Stinton

Robert L Stover

Shannon Summers

Joseph Tawater

David Taylor

Assistant Camera

Krista Thomas

Production Assistant

Ante Topic

Sloane U'ren

David T Valdes

Scott Valdes

Gregg R Videgain

Scott Visser

Charles Weaver

Patrick J Webb

Rick Whitesman

Tony Whitmore

Emma Wilcockson

Emma Wilcockson

Post-Production Supervisor

Craig Williams

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Romantic Comedy

Release Date

2001

Production Company

Alterian Studios, Inc.; Animal Actors of Hollywood, Inc.; Buf, Inc.; Canal Plus; Le Studio Canal Plus; Partizan; StudioCanal; StudioCanal; Tony's Food Service

Distribution Company

FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; A-Film Distribution; Bac Films Distribution; Becker Group Limited T/A Becker Entertainment; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; CinTart; Fine Line Features; Frenetic Films; Lauren Films; Rai Cinema; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Senator Film Verleih; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International; Wild Bunch AG

Location

Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States April 12, 2002

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States January 2002

Released in United States Spring April 12, 2002

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Avant Premieres/Previews) August 31 - September 9, 2001.

Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival October 27 - November 4, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for music video director Michel Gondry.

Began shooting May 3, 2000.

Completed shooting June 29, 2000.

Charlie Kaufman was named the 2002 Screenwriter of the Year for his screenplays: "Adaptation", "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" and "Human Nature".

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (Avant Premieres/Previews) August 31 - September 9, 2001.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival October 27 - November 4, 2001.)

Released in United States January 2002 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 10-20, 2002.)

Limited Release in United States April 12, 2002

Released in United States Spring April 12, 2002

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