I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
February 4, 2010Release Date
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
February 4, 2010Release Date
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Release DateFebruary 4, 2010
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Budget$13,000,000
Box Office$20,768,906
Filming LocationsNew Orleans, United States of America
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I Love You Phillip Morris is a 2009 English-language French black comedy film based on a 1980s and 1990s real-life story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell, as played by Jim Carrey. While incarcerated, Russell falls in love with his fellow inmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). After Morris is released from prison, Russell escapes from prison four times to be reunited with Morris. The film was adapted from the 2003 book I Love You Phillip Morris: A True Story of Life, Love, and Prison Breaks by Steve McVicker. The film is the directorial debut of John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. It grossed $20 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. For their writing, Requa and Ficarra received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.