On her way to work one day, she has a close encounter in a crowded elevator with john max greenfield, a handsome young man with a welcoming smile. Hello, my name is doris by michael showalter michael showalter. Colored hello my name is stickersname labels tags, selfadhesive name label for school, party, volunteer stickers. Import from the netherlands with english soundtrack and subtitles. Hello, my name is doris by michael showalter michael. Civil war and were blown away by what disney presented in the jungle book. Despite my distaste for crowds, i summon my patience because i respect sally field who plays doris in the film, and because it will play only once at the south by southwest film festival. Susan ziegler is an actress, known for timer 2009, dont trust the b in apartment 23 2012 and hello, my name is doris 2015. I am from a small town call shorter al, population is 2000 peoples. Easier said than done since doris is a shy person and a hoarder. Its nice to still be able to see some movies on the big screen now and then, so some brief thoughts on three very different films worth seeing. Sure, audiences received a fantastic film in the highly anticipated captain america.
M ichael showalters latest, hello, my name is doris, spins a comfy yarn about a loopy old accountant sally field who loses her mother, falls for a young creative director at work, submerges herself in brooklyns hipster culture, and renews her sense of self all in the space of 95 minutes of carefully telegraphed emotional revelations and welltimed crests and falls. Her new life brings doris a thrilling perspective, but also creates a rift between her and her longtime friends and family, who believe shes. Sixtysomething spinster doris sally field attempts to woo her much younger coworker john. Despite, these flaws hello, my name is doris is an enjoyable film with a winning performance from sally field that represents a milestone for her in the later stages of her acting career. Hello, my name is doris 2016 financial information. Hello, my name is doris premiered at this years south by southwest. It is an american comedydrama film directed by michael showalter and. Possible loose bindings, highlighting, cocked spine or torn dust jackets. The hello, my name is doris star and max greenfield took over ews snapchat to promote their latest film. Hello, my name is doris is a 2015 american romantic comedydrama film directed by michael showalter from a screenplay by showalter and laura terruso, about a woman in her 60s who tries to act on her attraction to a younger coworker. But i was reading a good book, so i was looking up and looking. After a lifetime of being overlooked and ignored, doris sally field finds her world turned upside down by a. Sally field, max greenfield, beth behrs, wendi mclendoncovey, natasha lyonne, tyne daly, stephen root, rich. I am a non smoker, my height is 53i am really from atlantaga, chilling in this small townal, the town of my grandparents.
If you like hello, my name is doris you are looking for sweet, romantic and talky movies about with older woman younger man relationship, friendship, unrequited love, office, brother sister relationship, mother daughter relationship and unlikely friendships themes of. The film had its world premiere at the sxsw film festival on march 14, 2015, and was theatrically releas. Hello my name is doris about me things i like to do one is write and read. There is much secondhand embarrassment to be felt in hello, my name is doris, a crossgenerational independent film from comedian michael showalter wet hot. Hello, my name is doris due to covid19, the little is temporarily closed read our statement, consider becoming a member or donating, and check our blog for updates. When doris begins showing up at johns regular haunts, she wins over his williamsburg friends. Directed by michael showalter, starring michael showalter, caroline aaron. Doris miller is a shy, eccentric 60something woman, living alone following the death of her mother, whom she has lived with for her whole life. We learn that she gave up her one chance at true love in her youth to care for her abandoned mother, whom she has now, unfortunately, evolved into a lonely, packrat cat lady. At the funeral, her brother todd and his wife cynthia try to persuade her to sell the house, especially the possessions, as she is a hoarder. It just hides its liver spots, dons spinster glasses and never lets the strain that maintaining perkypast retirement age show. Todds wife, cynthia wendi mclendoncovey, immediately starts to pressure doris about moving out of their hoarder mothers staten island home, selling the house, and taking advantage of the opportunity to move to new york, but doris is resistant. Hello, my name is doris is immeasurably elevated by sally fields remarkable performance in the title role, which overpowers a surfeit of stereotypical indie quirk.
It stars sally field in the title role, alongside max greenfield, beth behrs, wendi mclendoncovey, stephen root, elizabeth reaser, natasha lyonne and tyne daly. Sally field, max greenfield, beth behrs, wendi mclendoncovey, natasha lyonne. Hello, my name is doris is a perfect showcase for fields enormous talent. Search, discover and share your favorite hello my name is gifs. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. In the cluttered house she shared with her late mother. Buy hello, my name is doris directed by michael showalter online at alibris. Hello, my name is doris uploads youtuber anna akana. Sally field navigates aging in the spotlight, and in new. To her surprise, she is soon welcomed into johns social circle, although her new and exciting life strains her relationship with her longtime best friend tyne daly.
I watched this warm and funny movie with my two closest friends, and we all loved it. Hello, my name is doris is a witty and compassionate latelife comingofage story that will make you cheer and want to say, im possible. Hello, my name is doris dvd johnson county library. When doris miller meets john fremont sparks flyat least for doris. Its got its problems, a vacillating tone, from comedy to. She is the reason for admission and she does not disappoint in getting you to instantly fall in love with her character. Hello, my name is doris trailer starring sally field. This is a story about a woman finding herself, and learning to accept where she is in life. The movie i am about to see is called hello, my name is doris 2015, directed by michael showalter, and it is swarming with people inside.
A selfhelp seminar inspires a sixtysomething woman to romantically pursue her younger coworker. Sally field talks about her new movie, hello, my name is doris, and how far. A woman of a certain age finds her world turned upside down by a handsome new coworker in a witty and compassionate latelife comingofagestory. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Today elina will do a trailer reaction to a film called hello, my name is doris. Hello, my name is doris proves that age has nothing to do with coming into ones own person. Best movies like hello, my name is doris bestsimilar. Hello, my name is doris, about an older womans love for. Sally field and max greenfields makeout session youtube. Hello, my name is doris directed by michael showalter. The story is about a young woman who gave up her chance at marriage and happiness to care for a widowed mother. See more ideas about my name is, dory and hello my name is. After spending the best years of her life taking care of her aging mother, doris, at 60something years old, is finally free to be her own woman and to experience the life that has been on hold for so many years. Todds wife, cynthia wendi mclendoncovey, immediately starts to pressure doris about moving out of their hoarder mothers staten island home, selling the house, and taking advantage of the opportunity to move to new york, but doris is.
When doris academy awardwinner sally field, norma rae, places in the heart meets her companys hip new art director john max greenfield, sparks flyat least for doris. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Hello, my name is doris is a quirky take on the age old coming of age theme. Hello, my name is doris michael showalter 043396472808.
Thats due to showalter and terrusos script, which doesnt shy away from any harsh truths. As a bookshop affiliate and an amazon associate, the rumpus earns a percentage from qualifying purchases. Showalters and laura terrusos script for an oddball film, hello, my name is doris, about an insular woman in her 60s who, after the death of her mother, falls for her much younger coworker max greenfield. Sally field on hello my name is doris and hollywood ageism time. Her first encounter with true romance outside of the pages of a novel convinces doris that she and the mostly unaware john are meant.
Hello, my name is doris has a welcome rawness that partly derives from making do with fewer resources. Join facebook to connect with doris tulifau and others you may know. Although i did enjoy my name is doris starring sally fields, i found it to be somewhat unrealistic in parts. Sally field navigates aging in the spotlight, and in new movie hello, my name is doris the actresss latest role in hello, my name is doris hits close to home. Hello, my name is doris is a departure for both star sally field and directorwriter michael showalter, whos best known for raunchy, spoofy comedies like wet hot american summer. Doris day, the beautiful blonde whose sunny screen presence and silken singing voice guaranteed boxoffice and recordchart hits in the 40s, 50s. The kissing costars told ellen about getting intimate on set, and sally dished on dating younger men. This includes hello, my name is doris, which i really hope does well. After a lifetime of being overlooked and ignored, a woman of a certain age finds her world turned upside down by a handsome new coworker and a selfhelp sem.
The first time that the heroine in the disarming comedy hello, my name is doris sees the kid, theyre in a crowded office elevator. As the movie opens, we see doris mourning the passing of her mom, and being pressured by her brother to sell the maternal house, or at least get rid of all the stuff doris is hoarding. At times, hello, my name is doris can feel too real, too raw. Courtney howard film critic in writerdirector michael showalters adorable, witty and heartfelt comedy, hello, my name is doris, americas sweetheart sally field plays the kooky titular figure hello, my name is doris is not terrible. Shes joined sally field and new girls max greenfield in the cast of haven entertainment and red crowns hello, my name is doris, the indie comedy directed by michael showalter from his script.
Used textbooks do not come with supplemental materials. Had the film been primitively about meaningless sex, doris conquest would have been forgettable, but theres a tremendous heart beating at the core of hello. Hello, my name is doris is a witty and compassionate latelife comingofagestory. Sally field brings a bubbly, misdirected vitality to hello, my name is doris, a cute betterlatethannever romance tailormade for her talents and lifelong image. The film, cowritten and directed by michael showalter wet hot american summer, was acquired by roadside attractions after. Hello, my name is doris opens with the funeral for the mother of single 60something doris sally field and her married brother, todd stephen root. Hello, my name is doris is a 2015 american romantic comedydrama film directed by michael showalter from a screenplay by showalter and laura terruso. Sally field gives a spirited performance in a film that proves its never too late. Her doris is by turns disarmingly winsome and touchingly tragic. Eye in the sky, hello, my name is doris, the jungle book a bit more capsule catchup. Hello, my name is doris sixtysomething spinster doris sally field attempts to woo her much younger coworker john max greenfield after she attends a selfhelp seminar.