California Typewriter is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Doug Nichol, that explores the mythology attached to the typewriter, as various obsessives (including Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough and Sam Shepard) celebrate the physicality of the typewriter both as object and means of summoning the creative spirit. It also documents the struggles of typewriter repair shop California Typewriter.
| California Typewriter | |
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| Directed by | Doug Nichol |
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| Starring | Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough |
| Cinematography | Doug Nichol |
| Edited by | Doug Nichol |
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| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $218,563[1] |
Cast
editThe following people appeared in California Typewriter:
- Silvi Alcivar
- Ken Alexander
- Tom Hanks
- Martin Howard
- Jeremy Mayer
- John Mayer
- David McCullough
- Herbert Permillion
- Richard Polt
- Anthony Rocco
- Sam Shepard
- Darren Wershler
- Mason Williams
Reception
editThe film premiered at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival and was released theatrically to critical acclaim. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 8.10/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "California Typewriter is an affectionate, nostalgic love letter to the typed word from enthusiasts and experts alike."[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "The movie is a quaintly ingenious meditation on what the digital era is doing to us — how it has taken us a step away from reality, even as it's made everything easier."[4]
References
edit- ^ "California Typewriter". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "California Typewriter (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "California Typewriter Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (August 17, 2017). "Film Review: 'California Typewriter'". Variety.
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