The Upside

The Upside File:The upside.jpg Directed By: Neil Burger Produced By: * Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Steve Tisch Based On: The Intouchables by Éric Toledano Olivier Nakache Starring: * Kevin Hart Bryan Cranston Nicole Kidman Golshifteh Farahani Screenplay writer: Jon Hartmere Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh Editor: Naomi Geraghty Production studio: Escape Artists Distributed By: * STXfilms Lantern Entertainment (United States, Canada and China) Amazon Studios (International)<ref name="prime" /> Release Date: January 11, 2019 Runtime: 126 minutes Country: United States Language: English Budget: $37.5 million Box Office: $125.9 million

The Upside is a 2017 American comedy drama film directed by Neil Burger, written by Jon Hartmere. It is a remake of the French 2011 film The Intouchables, which was itself inspired by the lives of Abdel Sallou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. The film follows a paralyzed billionaire (Bryan Cranston) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a recently paroled convict (Kevin Hart) whom he hires to take care of him. Nicole Kidman, Golshifteh Farahani, and Julianna Margulies also star. It is the third remake of The Intouchables after the Indian film Oopiri, and the Argentinian film Inseparables (2016)

Plot

Speeding through New York City in a Ferrari, Dell Scott and quadriplegic Philip Lacasse are pulled over by the NYPD. Dell convinces the officers that he is rushing Philip to the emergency room; Philip grudgingly plays along, and the two are escorted to the hospital.

Cast

• Kevin Hart as Dell Scott
• Bryan Cranston as Philip Lacasse
• Nicole Kidman as Yvonne Pendleton, Philip's PA
• Golshifteh Farahani as Maggie, Philip's physical therapist
• Aja Naomi King as Latrice, Dell's ex-wife
• Tate Donovan as Carter, Philip's neighbor
• Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Anthony Scott, Dell's son
• Genevieve Angelson as Jenny Lacasse, Philip's late wife
• Suzanne Savoy as Charlotte, Philip's cook
• Julianna Margulies as Lily Foley, Philip's epistolary love interest