The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water is a 2017 American fantasy drama movie[1] directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor.[1] The movie stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer. It is set in Baltimore in 1962, the plot is about a mute custodian at a high-security government laboratory who becomes friends with a captured humanoid-amphibian creature.
Many critics declared The Shape of Water del Toro's best movie since Pan's Labyrinth,[2] praising in particular Hawkins's performance.[3]
The movie won two Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Original Score.[4] At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, the movie received 12 nominations, winning Best Movie.[5] The movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2018.
The Shape of Water began a limited release in two theaters in New York City on December 1, 2017, before expanding on December 8, 2017, and has grossed $34 million.[6]
Additional Voices
- Carlos Alazraqui
- Matt Adler
- Keith Anthony
- Steve Alterman
- Stephen Apostolina
- Kimberly Bailey
- Kirk Baily
- Ryan Bartley
- David Beron
- Dee Bradley Baker
- Bob Bergen
- Kimberly Brooks
- Steve Blum
- Richard Cansino
- Rodger Bumpass
- Kathryn Cressida
- Jordi Caballero
- Helene Vania Cardona
- Melendy Britt
- Peter Arpesella
- Jon Bruno
- June Christopher
- Robert Clotworthy
- Sylvianne Chebance
- David Cowgill
- Neil Dickson
- Wendy Cutler
- Vicki Davis
- Debi Derryberry
- Dan Gilvezan
- Brian T. Delaney
- Laurie Faso
- Keith Ferguson
- Billy Otis
- Robin Atkin Downes
- Richard Epcar
- Eddie Frierson
- Don Fullilove
- Elisa Gabrielli
- Jessica Gee-George
- Jean Gilpin
- Mike Gomez
- Philip Maurice Hayes
- Grant George
- Jackie Gonneau
- Nicholas Guest
- Kerry Gutierrez
- Todd Haberkorn
- Jess Harnell
- Bridget Hoffman
- Karen Huie
- Mark Ivanir
- Rif Hutton
- Hideo Kimura
- Lex Lang
- Matthew Laborteaux
- Donna Lynn Leavy
- Christian Lanz
- Luisa Leschin
- Marabina Jaimes
- Carole Jeghers
- Andrew Kishino
- Anne Lockhart
- Paul Kwo
- James Taku Leung
- Lucy Lin
- Lydia Look
- Terence Mathews
- David Michie
- Danny Mann
- Dave Mallow
- Mona Marshall
- Caltin McKenna-Wiltison
- Walter Emanuel Jones
- Scott Menville
- Peter Lavin
- Edie Mirman
- Dina Morrone
- Piotr Michael
- Richard Miro
- Jim Meskimen
- Andrew Morgado
- Joey Naber
- Paula Jane Newman
- Arthur Ortiz
- Juan Pacheco
- Jonathan Nichols
- Paul Pape
- Devika Parikh
- Jacqueline Pinol
- Courtney Peldon
- Ashley Peldon
- Jim Pirri
- Chrystee Pharris
- Juan Pope
- Phil Proctor
- Jan Rabson
- Peter Renaday
- Michael Sorich
- Ben Pronsky
- Michael Ralph
- Al Rodrigo
- Moira Quirk
- Darren Richardson
- Michelle Ruff
- David Shaughnessy
- Jeremy Shada
- Alan Shearman
- Alexander Polinsky
- Jean-Michel Richaud
- Cindy Robinson
- Neil Ross
- Keith Silverstein
- Regina Taufen
- Sam Sako
- Terrence Stone
- Hans Schoeber
- Justin Shenkarow
- Dennis Singletary
- Julian Stone
- Pepper Sweeney
- Kaiji Tang
- Shane Sweet
- Fred Tatasciore
- Kirk Thornton
- Kari Wahlgren
- Audrey Wasilewski
- Debra Wilson
- Scott Whyte
- Matthew Wood
- Claudette Wells
- Ron Yuan
- Matthew Wolf
- Lynnanne Zager
- Ruth Zalduondo
- Jasper Randall
- David Zyler
- Jim Ward
- Brian Tochi
- Dave Wittenberg
The Shape Of Water Media
The Gill-man from Creature from the Black Lagoon was the inspiration for del Toro's concept.
Elgin Theatre, Toronto, the Orpheum cinema of the film
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Shape of Water". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ↑ Kiang, Jessica (August 31, 2017). "Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' Is Sweet & Scary Movie Magic [Venice Review]". The Playlist. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ↑ Zack Shard (August 31, 2017). "'The Shape of Water' Reviews Rave About Sally Hawkins' 'Once-in-a-Lifetime' Silent Performance". Indiewire. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (December 11, 2017). "Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ↑ "The Shape of Water leads Bafta nominations". BBC News. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ McNary, Dave. "Guillermo del Toro's 'Shape of Water' Gets Awards Season Release Date". Variety. https://variety.com/2017/film/news/guillermo-del-toro-shape-of-water-release-date-1202112810/. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
