Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

• IMDb page: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)


• Rate: 4.2/10 total 141,757 votes 


• Genre: Drama | Romance


• Release Date: 13 February 2015 (UK)


• Runtime: 125 min | Vietnam:105 min (censored version)


• Filming Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


• Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated)


• Gross: $165,960,425 (USA) (17 April 2015)


• Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson


• Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle | See full cast and crew »


• Original Music By: Danny Elfman   


• Soundtrack: AWAKENING


• Sound Mix: SDDS | Dolby Digital | Datasat


• Plot Keyword: Billionaire | Merkin Wig | Blockbuster | Sex Toy | Barefoot Woman

Writing Credits By:

• Kelly Marcel (screenplay)


• E.L. James (novel)

Known Trivia

• Angelina Jolie was offered the chance to direct, but she declined. 641 of 676 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Jamie Dornan had to learn how to walk differently to play his character since he tends to walk on his toes than his heels. 785 of 844 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Jamie Dornan revealed that he visited a private sex dungeon to research for his character on Christian Grey. 374 of 401 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Many people in the BDSM community consider this book/movie offensive because it has dangerous behavior and does not fully follow the idea of safe, sane, and consensual. They feel this feeds into negative stereotypes of BDSM practitioners. 862 of 935 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Jamie Dornan embarked on a very strict 3-hours-a-day workout routine as soon as he was cast as Christian Grey. Dornan had been an underwear model before and had always been in good shape but he had to step it up as his character Christian Grey is supposed to “be the epitome of male beauty”. His diet consisted of drinking protein shakes 5 times a day including one every day at 4:00 AM – he would get up in the middle of the night using an alarm clock, drink the protein shake and then go back to sleep. Dornan felt he did not need to get too big for the role saying “Christian is not a monster, he’s not a beast”. He instead went for an extremely “ripped” appearance and had to maintain his six-pack abs throughout the shoot by doing hundred of sit-ups and core exercises daily, something Dornan was not a big fan of. 254 of 272 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Each cast member learned their lines in 5 days 370 of 400 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• The final screen test for Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan included them re-enacting the first and last chapters of the book. 250 of 270 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• After its premiere on July 24, 2014, the first trailer for the film became the most viewed trailer of 2014 after it gained over 100 million views in just over a week. Universal and Focus Features cited online marketing and social media for the overwhelming amount of views. 248 of 268 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Jamie Dornan controversially revealed that he wouldn’t be doing full frontal nudity for the film stating that in fact, there were signed contracts in place to make sure his penis does not appear in film. It raised concerns for the fans of the book as they feared the film-makers had toned down the explicit and graphic nature of the sexually-charged source material. 267 of 289 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |


• Sex scenes constitute 14 minutes and 17 seconds of the run-time. 126 of 134 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No |

Goofs: Errors in geography: During the glider flight supposedly over the US state of Georgia, mountains can be seen in the distance. The coastal section of Georgia does not have mountain ranges that close to it.

Plot: Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. Full summary »  »

Story: When Anastasia Steele, a literature student, goes to interview the wealthy Christian Grey as a favor to her roommate Kate Kavanagh, she encounters a beautiful, brilliant and intimidating man. The innocent and naive Ana starts to realize she wants him. Despite his enigmatic reserve and advice, she finds herself desperate to get close to him. Not able to resist Ana’s beauty and independent spirit, Christian Grey admits he wants her too, but on his own terms. Ana hesitates as she discovers the singular tastes of Christian Grey – despite the embellishments of success, his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, and his loving family, Grey is consumed by the need to control everything. Written byMischaLeCroix

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Synopsis: Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) is a journalism major at Vancouver University in Washington state. She goes to the Grey House building to interview the mysterious CEO of Grey Enterprises, Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) in place of her sick roommate Kate Kavanagh (Eloise Mumford). Christian also happens to be a benefactor of the university. Ana asks Christian several questions prepared by Kate, including his being adopted at the age of 4 or if he is gay. Christian says he is definitely not gay. Ana is intimidated and clearly interested in him. After the interview, Christian escorts her to the elevator. He simply says, "Anastasia," to which she replies, "Christian."

At school, Ana is approached by her friend Jose (Victor Rasuk), who is a photography major that announces his pictures are going to be part of an exhibit at school. Ana congratulates him, yet it’s obvious that Jose harbors feelings for Ana.

Ana works at a hardware store, Clayton’s. She talks on the phone with her mother Carla (Jennifer Ehle), who informs Ana that she can’t make it to her graduation because her boyfriend Bob (Dylan Neal) has broken his foot. Her manager Paul (Anthony Konechny) calls her over to help her in the back. Ana walks by an aisle and is startled to find Christian there. He requests several materials like duct tape and rope. Ana tries to keep her cool with him but she is very much enchanted by him.

Christian poses for a photoshoot shot by Jose, with Ana and Kate in attendance. Kate notes that Christian is unable to take his eyes off Ana. Later, the two get coffee together. Christian discusses his family, as does Ana. She asks him if he has a girlfriend, to which he states that he doesn’t "do the girlfriend thing". He asks her if she is interested in Jose or Paul, but Ana says no. As they walk down the street, Ana is almost hit by a biker until Christian pulls her out of the way. Before parting, he hands her a business card and states that he’s staying at the Heathman Hotel.

Following the end of their finals, Ana and Kate go to celebrate at a bar with Jose and a couple other friends. Ana gets pretty drunk and calls Christian while in line for the ladies room. Christian heads over to the bar to pick Ana up. Ana goes outside, and Jose follows her. He admits he likes her and tries to kiss her. Christian runs in and pushes Jose away from her. Ana then pukes and Christian holds her hair back before she passes out. He takes her back to his hotel room while leaving Kate with his brother Elliot (Luke Grimes).

Ana wakes up in Christian’s room wearing different clothes since he says her other ones were covered in vomit. Christian takes his shirt off and reveals what appear to be cigarette burns on his chest. He brings Ana some toast and gets his chauffeur Taylor (Max Martini) to fetch Ana some new clothes. There is some flirtation going on between the Christian and Ana, but he says he won’t touch her until she gives him written consent. They walk to the elevator, but Christian decides, "Fuck the paperwork" and they kiss passionately. He takes her home, where they find Elliot and Kate having sex on the couch.

Later on, Christian takes Ana on his private helicopter to his condo in the Escala Building in Seattle. There, he shows her his "playroom", which is filled with BDSM (Bondage Dominance Submission Masochism) materials like ropes, chains, whips, and floggers. Christian explains that he is a "dominant" and enjoys doing certain things with the consent of other women. Ana asks if it is love-making, but Christian says he doesn’t make love, he "fucks hard". Ana is taken aback by this, but it doesn’t push her away. She admits to Christian that she is still a virgin, a fact that surprises him. He decides to rectify this, and he takes her to the bedroom. He slowly undresses her and kisses her thighs. He lays her on the bed and proceeds to have sex with Ana, which she greatly enjoys. After the sex, Christian is in another room playing piano. A very naked Ana walks over to him, and they start kissing. He picks her up and takes her back to the bedroom.

The next morning, Ana and Christian take a bath after she fixes up some breakfast. They are about to have sex again when Christian’s adoptive mother Grace (Marcia Gay Harden) shows up. Ana meets Grace, who is delighted to get to know Ana. Grace hasn’t seen Christian in a while, and he leaves to take a business call.

Ana and Christian walk through the woods. He tells her that his first sexual experience was at the age of 15 with his mother’s friend, who was also a dominant. Ana finds this fact to be disturbing, but Christian doesn’t see it as such.

Before Ana goes home, Christian gives her a folder with a contract and certain guidelines/explanations for their BDSM arrangement. When she gets home, Ana finds that Christian has sent her a laptop for them to keep in touch and for her to do research on the subject. Ana looks over the list of explanations for the dominant and submissive, including certain sex acts and codes during the actual acts. Ana is both curious and a bit mortified upon learning some of these things. She sends Christian a message saying it was nice knowing him.

None too happy with this statement, Christian shows up in Ana’s room. He gets her to lay in bed and he ties her wrists together with his necktie. He blindfolds her with her t-shirt and gets the rest of her clothes off. He kisses her body and runs an ice cube across her bare chest and stomach with his mouth. He then turns her around and starts to have sex with her doggie-style.

The next day, Ana decides to meet with Christian privately in a business meeting of sorts to discuss the contract. Ana rules out any form of fisting (to Christian’s disappointment) as well as the use of genital clamps. For the most part, she seems okay with some of the requests listed.

The day of Ana and Kate’s graduation arrives. Ana’s father Ray (Callum Keith Rennie) shows up and sits with Kate’s parents. Christian shows up and gives a speech. Two girls comment on how hot he is, and Ana leans over to them and says he’s gay, to their dismay. After the ceremony, Ana introduces Christian to Ray after Kate refers to him as Ana’s boyfriend. She and Christian get their picture taken for the newspaper. He also gives Ana a new red Audi as a gift, saying that he got Taylor to sell her old Beetle (something that she isn’t happy with).

On several other occasions, Christian continues to try and show Ana what she can expect if she is his submissive. He bends her over his lap and takes off her pants, spanking her a few times, which she sort of enjoys. He brings her back into the playroom, ties her hands, blindfolds her, and strips her nude. He whips her butt a few times with a riding crop, which seems to excite her.

Ana joins Christian at his mother’s house since his sister Mia (Rita Ora) has returned from her visit in Paris. Kate is also there as Elliot’s date. During the dinner, Ana mentions that she is going to Georgia to visit her mother. Christian and Ana walk around the garden, and Christian is mad at learning that Ana is leaving.

At night, as Ana lies in bed, Christian mentions his birth mother being a drug addict that died when he was four. He barely remembers her but he claims to sometimes dream about her.

Ana heads to Georgia to be with Carla. At night she texts Christian and finds out he is going out for dinner with a friend. Asking, " with Mrs. Robinson?", Christian doesn’t confirm or deny. The next day Ana and her mom discuss her new relationship over Cosmos at a hotel lounge. Ana gets a text from Christian saying, "Not ANOTHER Cosmo," which startles her. He walks into the bar and introduces himself to Carla before ordering himself a drink. Later, Christian takes Ana up in a glider and thrills her with loops and rolls. On landing he gets a call and has to return to Washington immediately.

Sometime later Ana returns to Washington with Taylor picking her up and dropping her off at the Escala Condo.

Things get heated since Ana still hasn’t officially signed the contract. She doesn’t feel comfortable with the thought of Christian trying to punish her for his pleasure. He tells her that he doesn’t want to hurt her nor does he want to do anything that she wouldn’t want him to do. She asks him why he wants to do this, to which he responds that he is "fifty shades of fucked up". Christian takes Ana into the playroom and pulls her pants down to show her how extreme their BDSM relationship can be. He says he will whip her butt six times with his belt, and he makes her count. After the sixth hard whip, Ana is mortified and she retreats to the bedroom to lie in bed and cry. Christian is sweating and breathing hard, She doesn’t want to see Christian right now. She tells him she’s fallen in love with him, but she knows that she can’t be what he wants her to be.

Ana gets dressed and heads for the elevator, she leaves the laptop and asks for her VW Beetle back, Christian says it’s too late but he’ll send a cheque. Christian follows her and tries to stop her from leaving, but her mind is made up. As she steps into the elevator, he calls out to her, "Ana…" She only says, "Christian" as the elevator doors shut.

tab=FullCast & CrewProduced By:

• Jeb Brody known as executive producer


• Dana Brunetti known as producer


• Michael De Luca known as producer


• E.L. James known as producer


• Marcus Viscidi known as executive producer

FullCast & Crew:

• Dakota Johnson known as Anastasia Steele


• Jamie Dornan known as Christian Grey


• Jennifer Ehle known as Carla


• Eloise Mumford known as Kate


• Victor Rasuk known as José


• Luke Grimes known as Elliot Grey


• Marcia Gay Harden known as Mrs. Grey


• Rita Ora known as Mia Grey


• Max Martini known as Taylor


• Callum Keith Rennie known as Ray


• Andrew Airlie known as Mr. Grey


• Dylan Neal known as Bob


• Elliat Albrecht known as Olivia


• Rachel Skarsten known as Andrea


• Emily Fonda known as Martina


• Anthony Konechny known as Paul Clayton


• Bruce Dawson known as Mr. Clayton


• Tom Butler known as WSU University President


• Christine Willes known as WSU Grad Speaker / Reader


• Chris Shields known as WSU Professor


• Anna Louise Sargeant known as Female Grad


• Megan Danso known as Female Grad


• Jason Cermak known as Graduation Photographer


• Brent McLaren known as Computer Technician


• Steven Cree Molison known as Glider Tow Pilot


• Elise Gatien known as Young Woman at Bar


• Reese Alexander known as Elevator Businessman


• David Orth known as Savannah Hotel Waiter


• Julia Dominczak known as Pigtailed Blonde Server



• Leigh Bush known as Business Woman (uncredited)


• Alan Chimes known as Workman (uncredited)


• Anne Marie DeLuise known as Dr. Greene (uncredited)


• Peter Dwerryhouse known as Airport Limo Driver (uncredited)


• Jordan Gardiner known as Graduate (uncredited)


• Rebecca Georgelin known as Honours Graduate (uncredited)


• Matthew Hoglie known as Graduate (uncredited)


• Raj Lal known as Elevator Businessman (uncredited)


• Joshua Methven known as Himself – Student (uncredited)


• Ann Wu-Lai Parry known as Server (uncredited)


• Kirt Purdy known as Talkative Customer (uncredited)


• John Specogna known as Businessman (uncredited)


• Jason Verner known as Server / Graduate (uncredited)


• Jo Wilson known as Barista (uncredited)

..tab=Supporting DepartmentMakeup Department:

• Naomi Bakstad known as makeup artist


• Victoria Down known as makeup department head


• Ketty Gonzalez known as hair stylist (additional photography)

Art Department:

• Mohamed AbouAhmed known as scenic painter


• Aaron Alexander known as props on set


• John G. Anderson known as carpenter


• C. Scott Baker known as lead set designer


• Cara Brower known as assistant art director


• Randy Casano known as construction foreman


• Tina Charad known as lead graphic designer


• Jordan Dobbie known as truck propsman


• Elena Dresser known as set dresser


• Nick Dudar known as art department coordinator: Additional Photography


• Patrick Dunn-Baker known as lead set designer


• Roger Fires known as lead graphic designer


• Clayton Flagg known as props


• Terry Foerster known as construction forman


• Andrew Glavina known as signwriter


• Doug Hardwick known as construction coordinator


• Jan Holmsten known as construction buyer


• Eliza Hooker known as set dresser


• Mark Jones known as set dresser


• Jennifer Kom-Tong known as Set Dec Buyer


• Theresa Konrad known as art department assistant


• Ray Lai known as concept illustrator


• Cody Larson known as on-set dresser


• Christian Laub known as props


• Carmen Lee known as art department coordinator


• Jocelyne Lous known as set dec buyer


• Vincent Lucido known as storyboard artist


• Mike McLeod known as construction foreman


• Kenneth Meisenbacher known as carpenter/laborer


• Paula R. Montgomery known as leadman


• Tiara Motem known as property buyer


• Tasha Lee Moth known as props truck supervisor: additional photography (as Tasha Moth)


• Shefskie Paba known as second unit props assistant


• Dan Petrescu known as paint coordinator: additional photography


• Dean Sherriff known as concept artist


• Dan Sissons known as property master


• Dena Skalin known as scenic artist


• Jeremy Stanbridge known as additional photography


• Mark Tompkins known as painter foreman


• Sarah Vallim known as painter


• Geoff Wallace known as set designer


• Joe Wolkosky known as set designer


• Milena Zdravkovic known as concepts artist

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Production Companies:

• Focus Features


• Michael De Luca Productions


• Trigger Street Productions

Other Companies:

• Benchmark Sound Services  trailer post-production sound services


• Bosch Media  special thanks


• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services


• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies (uncredited)


• Codex Digital  digital recording equipment


• Hyperactive Broadcast  post-production facilities


• Noble Media  soundtrack


• Panavision  camera equipment provided by (as Panavision Vancouver)


• Republic Records  soundtrack


• Scarlet Letters  end titles

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Additional Details

Distributors:

• Andes Films (2015) (Chile) (theatrical)


• Barracuda Movie (2015) (Slovakia) (theatrical) (subtitled)


• CinemArt (2015) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)


• Columbia Pictures (2015) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as UIP-Columbia Pictures)


• Finnkino (2015) (Finland) (theatrical)


• Focus Features (2015) (USA) (theatrical)


• Toho-Towa (2015) (Japan) (theatrical)


• United International Pictures (UIP) (2015) (Argentina) (theatrical)


• United International Pictures (UIP) (2015) (Greece) (theatrical)


• United International Pictures (UIP) (2015) (Hungary) (theatrical)


• United International Pictures (UIP) (2015) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as UIP-Columbia Pictures)


• United International Pictures (UIP) (2015) (Singapore) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures Canada (2015) (Canada) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Austria) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Australia) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Germany) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (France) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (UK) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical)


• Universal Pictures (2015) (USA) (theatrical)


• NOS Audiovisuais (2015) (Portugal) (all media)

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Special Effects:

• Lindala Schminken FX


• Moving Picture Company (MPC)

Visual Effects by:

• Kapil Dev Anand known as visual effects artist


• Paula Bell known as roto prep supervisor


• Lara Berners known as visual effects coordinator


• Mark Bortolotto known as compositor


• Mark Bortolotto known as lead compositor


• Luke Botteron known as vfx editor: mpc


• Michael Bovberg known as digital compositor: MPC


• Hayes Brien known as digital compositor


• Charles Bunnag known as digital colorist


• Paco Castillo known as digital compositor: MPC


• Mark Curtis known as visual effects supervisor


• Steven Davies known as digital compositor


• Janelle Day known as visual effects coordinator


• Stanley A. Dellimore known as global head of layout: MPC


• Michael Dillon known as di producer


• Scott Eade known as head of layout: MPC Vancouver


• Clwyd Edwards known as head of vfx


• Elisa Mar Ferre known as digital compositor


• Jerod Finn known as lead roto and paint artist


• Juan Flores known as digital colorist assist: Technicolor


• Martin C. Furman known as digital compositor: MPC


• Jason Gagnon known as cg supervisor


• Jonny Gu known as digital compositor: MPC


• Anita Ho known as compositing production manager: MPC


• Edan Hopper known as visual effects coordinator


• Shailey Horton known as visual effects artist (as Shailey Horne)


• Milena Hristova known as digital compositor


• Wahid Ibn Reza known as visual effects coordinator


• Benjamin Jean known as visual effects: roto artist – MPC


• Daniel Kemeys known as roto artist: mpc


• Bumjun Jeremy Kim known as roto-prep: MPC


• Brandie Konopasek known as assistant digital intermediate project manager


• Sujay Kumar G. known as matchmove artist: MPC


• Alison Lake known as digital artist


• Pier Lefebvre known as lead matter painter: MPC


• Bryan Litson known as cg supervisor


• Fredrick Lyn known as lighting td


• Graham Martin known as vfx production coordinator


• Javad Matoorian-Pour known as compositor: MPC


• Sarah McLauchlan known as vfx production manager


• Giacomo Mineo known as compositing supervisor


• Udit Mohan known as digital compositor


• Sandra Murta known as layout td: MPC


• Jeff Nadwidny known as visual effects: MPC


• Frida Nerdal known as compositor


• Josh Parks known as digital compositor: MPC


• Anthony Peck known as compositing supervisor: MPC Vancouver


• Holly Price known as visual effects production manager


• Tim Pruce known as senior compositor: MPC


• Matt Rock known as production support


• Anik Seguin known as visual effects editor


• Pip Sellick-Taylor known as Assets Production Coordinator MPC


• David Singer known as digital compositor: MPC


• Doug Spilatro known as visual effects artist


• Georgina Street known as visual effects coordinator


• Jozef van Eenbergen known as software developer: MPC


• Aude Vitrant known as department manager: MPC


• Shelley Welch known as layout artist


• Jason Wheatley known as vfx editor


• Shane Christopher Wicklund known as digital compositor: The Moving Picture Company


• David Zeng known as compositor


• Eric Andrusyszyn known as digital compositor (uncredited)


• Thomas Buckingham known as render/data support: MPC (uncredited)


• James Mann known as render/data support: MPC (uncredited)

MPAA: Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic nudity, and for language

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Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)