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Being Human

  • 1994
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
4.3K
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Robin Williams in Being Human (1994)
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ComedyDrama

A mans blunders regarding his family are told and retold through different eras in history.A mans blunders regarding his family are told and retold through different eras in history.A mans blunders regarding his family are told and retold through different eras in history.

  • Director
    • Bill Forsyth
  • Writer
    • Bill Forsyth
  • Stars
    • Robin Williams
    • John Turturro
    • Kelly Hunter
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
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    • Director
      • Bill Forsyth
    • Writer
      • Bill Forsyth
    • Stars
      • Robin Williams
      • John Turturro
      • Kelly Hunter
    • 44User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 33Metascore
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    Robin Williams
    Robin Williams
    • Hector
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Lucinnius
    Kelly Hunter
    Kelly Hunter
    • Deirdre
    Maudie Johnson
    • Girl Child
    Max Johnson
    • Boy Child
    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • Priest
    Eoin McCarthy
    Eoin McCarthy
    • Leader
    Irvine Allen
    • Raider
    Iain Andrew
    • Raider
    Robert Cavanah
    Robert Cavanah
    • Raider
    Tony Curran
    Tony Curran
    • Raider
    Andrew Flanagan
    • Raider
    • (as Andy Flanagan)
    Seamus Gubbins
    • Raider
    Iain McAleese
    • Raider
    David McGowan
    David McGowan
    • Raider
    Gavin Mitchell
    • Raider
    Michael Nardone
    Michael Nardone
    • Raider
    Brian O'Malley
    • Raider
    • Director
      • Bill Forsyth
    • Writer
      • Bill Forsyth
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    • Trivia
      Due to adverse reaction at preview screenings, Warner Bros instructed the director, Bill Forsyth, to trim the film by 40 minutes as well as adding narration and a happy ending. Forsyth subsequently disowned the film as a result.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      The Storyteller: This is the story of a story. Once upon a time there was this story, and the story said to itself, how should I begin?

      Hector: Try the usual way.

      The Storyteller: What, in the dark with a man and a woman, in a story that is still to tell itself?

      Hector: Well, you've got to start somewhere. Say, long long ago... Or, far far away... Or, another time in a different distant country... Or just, once...

      The Storyteller: That's good. "Far away", so you know the place is close to your own heart. "Once" is nice, so we know that it always happens. Hmm, Once there was this hero...

      Hector: [wryly] Some hero.

      The Storyteller: Some man then. Any man. Say, a man, a woman, and some children. Don't forget the children.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: When a Man Loves a Woman/PCU/With Honors/No Escape/The Favor (1994)

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    I ACTUALLY WALKED OUT

    I Love Robin Williams. The Guy is simply Amazing. So when I took my girlfriend to see this Movie in the theater I thought we would both be in for a treat. Instead... we watched a train wreck. Both of us kept looking at each other in disappointment as we started to fall asleep. About 50 Minutes into it we actually walked out. We had to. We Both wanted to! This thing just wasn't getting any better. I have never walked out of a movie in my entire life..... until this movie came on the screen. The Movie "Being Human" is truly Horrible. However I do recommend that you Rent it just so that you can see how horrible it is for yourself. I highly recommend it for people who have trouble falling asleep. When pills won't work..... This movie will.
    • skynet74
    • Nov 27, 2004
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • En mänsklig historia
    • Filming locations
      • Glen Coe, Highland, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Enigma Productions
      • BSB
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,519,366
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $764,011
      • May 8, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,519,366
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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