The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American fantasy romantic drama film directed by David Fincher. The storyline by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life. The film also stars Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, and Tilda Swinton. Producer Ray Stark bought the film rights to do the short story in the mid-1980s with Universal Pictures backing the film, but struggled to get the project off the ground until he sold the rights to producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall in the 1990s. Although it was moved to Paramount Pictures in the 1990s, the film did not enter production until after Fincher and Pitt signed on along with the rest of the cast in 2005. Principal photography began in November 2006 and wrapped up in September 2007. Digital Domain worked on the visual effects of the film, particularly in the process of the metamorphosis of Pitt's character. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was released in North America on December 25, 2008 to positive reviews, with major praise for Fincher's directing, Pitt's performance, production values, and visual effects. The film was a box office success, grossing $335.8 million worldwide against its $167 million budget. The film received a leading 13 Academy Award nominations at the 81st Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Fincher, Best Actor for Pitt, and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson, and won three, for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Visual Effects.

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Do I know you?

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- I want some breakfast. - And every day, I would stop by to make sure that he was comfortable. - No, I didn't. - You just finished eating. Don't think I don't know what you're doing! You're all fucking liars! He doesn't believe he just had his breakfast.

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Now, why don't we see if we can't find something else for you to do? I have a feeling there's a lot of things I can't remember. Well, like what, sugar?

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It's like there's this whole life I had, and I can't remember what it was.

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It's okay.

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It's okay to forget things. Many times, he would simply forget who or where he was.

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There he is, he's up there on the roof. It wasn't easy. - Benjamin! - I can see everything! - I can see the big river! - That's right, you can see everything, sweetheart. I can see the graveyard where Mama's buried, - and all those other people. - I want you to come down! - What if I could fly? - I knew a man who could fly.

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You come down and I'll tell you all about him.

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Somebody go up there.

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He was five when I moved in. Nearly the same age I was when I had met him.

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"This is the picture of Old Man Kangaroo "at 5:00 in the afternoon "when he had got his beautiful hind legs."

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The days passed. And I watched as he forgot how to walk - and how to talk. - What's my name?

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I'm Daisy.

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Can you say "Daisy"?

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In 2002, they put up a new clock in that train station.

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And in the spring of 2003, he looked at me and I knew that he knew who I was. And then he closed his eyes as if to go to sleep.

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- I wish I'd known him. - Now you do.

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Mom, I think I should go see what's going on.

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Good night, Benjamin.

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We're expecting flash flooding after the levee break. It occurred in the Ninth Ward.

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