During his acceptance speech, Sam is magnanimous in victory, dedicating the award to his daughters. Intrigued by the voice of a flirtatious Irish guest, she asks Dani to interview and record him for her voice archive. when you purchase 3 participating Suave products 9/1-10/31 at Walmart or Walmart.com. [2] Bell was nominated for Best First Screenplay at the 2014 Spirit Awards. Sam Sotto is a Hollywood actor who is known as "king of voice-overs" for his extensive narration and voice-over work. Sam storms off. | [2], The sound studio scenes were filmed at The Marc Graue Voice Over Studios, Burbank. Collect bonus rewards from our many partners, including AMC, Stubs, Cinemark Connections, Regal Crown Club when you link accounts. Carol goes back to her work as a voice coach, helping low self-esteem, high-pitched, squeaky-voiced women to speak less like a "baby doll" or "sexy baby" and be taken more seriously as mature women, using her voice-over on The Amazon Games trailer as their inspiration. Carol's life takes a further hit when Sam asks her to move out to make way for his thirty-one girlfriend Jamie to move in - she who Carol and Carol's sister Dani, a hotel concierge, mockingly refer to as Sam's groupie - leaving Carol no other option but to move in with Dani and Dani's work-at-home husband, Moe. An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé. Parents Guide. Plot Keywords [4] The film co-stars Demetri Martin, Fred Melamed, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, and Tig Notaro. Earn 125 points on every ticket you buy. . Taglines The film stars Bell as Carol Solomon, a vocal coach intent on doing voice-over work for film trailers. All three must send recordings for the studio to decide among. Looking for movie tickets? Though Carol is still angry at her father, Moe insists that she and Dani go to the Golden Trailer Awards, where Sam is due to receive a lifetime achievement award. Don LaFontaine "The Voice" of trailers dies age 68. Carol visits Dani at the hotel where Dani works as concierge. Competition for the job heats up. In the ladies room, Carol encounters Huling, who bluntly tells Carol that she was not the best person for the job, but was chosen for the greater meaning of having a woman in that role. "[17] This was the second highest Metacritic score for a comedy film in 2013. Carol admits she likes him, too. The summary below contains spoilers. Carol joins Sam and Jamie at a party at Gustav's mansion. In a World... is a 2013 American comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Lake Bell. [32], This article is about the 2013 film. 1 hr 33 min. Jamie berates him and threatens to leave him if he does not grow up and show support for his daughters. During the interview, Dani pretends to be single. [10], Bell wrote the screenplay with particular people in mind, hoping they would be interested in the project, explaining, "I was inspired to cast not only people who are great comedians but [...] who have a complex life [...] I knew that there was a profundity there that I wanted to tap into. | [29], The film was recognized by the National Board of Review as one of the top 10 independent films of 2013.[30]. Scott of The New York Times praised Bell, writing that she "plays Carol with a perfect blend of diffidence, goofiness and charm, has written and directed an insightful comedy that is much more complex and ambitious than it sometimes seems. In a World... is a 2013 American comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Lake Bell. [28] Bell was honored with the Breakthrough of the Year Award (shared with Joshua Oppenheimer — The Act of Killing) and was listed in the Best Actress top 10 honorees by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle. Upon the death of Don LaFontaine, the undisputed king of the voice over business, the others near the top of heap, most specifically Sam and younger Gustav Warner, battle it out to be known as Don's heir apparent. Sam bows out so that his friend and heir-apparent, Gustav Warner, can assume the role, but Gustav develops laryngitis and fails to show up to a temp track recording. [24], In a World... won Best Screenplay at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival,[26] where it debuted on January 20. Written and directed by Bell, who won the Sundance 2013 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the script, In a World... also stars Fred Melamed (A Serious Man), Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine), Demetri Martin (“Important Things with Demetri Martin”), Michaela Watkins (“Enlightened”), Ken Marino (“Burning Love”), Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”), Alexandra Holden (The Hot Chick) and Tig Notaro (“The Sarah Silverman Program”). Carol's career gets an unexpected bump by being in the right place at the right time for some voice over work that was supposed to go to Gustav. "[23] Anderson describes Bell as a "magnetic, intelligent, blithely screwball leading lady in the Carole Lombard tradition. While waiting for Dani to come home from work, Moe listens to the recording of her interview with the hotel guest and is shocked at her lie. [2] Bell did extensive preparation work before the film, bringing lengthy notes. Gustav and Sam have no idea who the voice is that stole the work from Gustav, and Gustav further doesn't know that Carol, who he meets at a party, is either that voice or Sam's daughter. [8] Bell had been intrigued that the prototypical "omniscient" voice behind film trailers was male. ‘In a World… ‘ Movie Summary. This inspired her to write a story in which a female protagonist sought to overcome this prejudice,[9] resulting in her feature-length writing, directing, and producing debut. the first iconic trailer. A vocal coach (Lake Bell) vies for a prestigious gig narrating movie trailers. He also praised Bell for avoiding the smug, self-serving insider view that other Hollywood films fall foul to, and the well observed characters, and although he does not think it will be a huge hit, says he thinks it deserves to do well. Dani is distraught about her husband, and Carol secretly records her anguish, sending the message to Moe to help win him back. [12], Filming took place over 20 days in Los Angeles. Sam has been up front with her in that only a handful get most of that voice over work - he being one of that handful - and most of it in its entirety, apart from dubbing of female roles, the domain of men, whose speaking voices the public generally prefers to hear. The film's title was inspired by the phrase used by Don LaFontaine to start many film trailers. Carol leaves to stay with her older sister Dani and her husband Moe. Film producer Katherine Huling (Geena Davis) is making a quadrilogy female mutant Amazons tween chick flick. The site's consensus is, "A funny, well-written screwball satire for film buffs, In a World... proves an auspicious beginning for writer, director, and star Lake Bell.