Head Full of Honey (2018 film)

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Head Full of Honey
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Til Schweiger
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  • Til Schweiger
  • Christian Specht
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Based on Head Full of Honey
by Hilly Martinek
Til Schweiger
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Cinematography René Richter
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  • Christoph Strothjohann
  • Til Schweiger
Production
company
Barefoot Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
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  • October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27) (Valladolid International Film Festival)[1]
  • November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30) (United States)
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  • Germany
  • United States
Language English
Box office $138,844 [2]

Head Full of Honey is a 2018 drama film directed by Til Schweiger. It is an American remake of the 2014 German film of the same name, which Schweiger also directed and co-wrote with Hilly Martinek.

Premise

A widowed grandfather who has Alzheimer's disease is taken on a road trip to Venice by his granddaughter.

Cast

Production

An American remake of Til Schweiger's film Head Full of Honey was announced in March 2018, with Schweiger directing. Nick Nolte was cast in the leading role, which Michael Douglas was initially sought for. Matt Dillon and Emily Mortimer will star as his son and daughter-in-law respectively.[4][5] Jacqueline Bisset joined the cast in April.[6]

Filming had commenced by June in Germany.[7] German state film funding spent $5.17 millionUS on this film; the funding was conditional on a release in Germany.[8]

Reception

Box office

During the first two weeks, the film grossed US$65,000 in German movie theatres. On the second weekend, only 155 persons watched Head Full of Honey. In contrast, the 2014 version was the most successful film in German movie theaters that year, with over seven million viewers over the entire run time.[9]

Critical response

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