Mister Lonely

Name: Mister Lonely
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2008-03-14
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, James Fox, Werner Herzog

IMDb ID: tt0475984 · Year: 2008 · Rating: 6.4 (8,680 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson look-alike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Mister Lonely
Canada: Mister Lonely (English)
Germany: Mister Lonely
France: Mister Lonely
United Kingdom: Mister Lonely
Greece: Mister Lonely
Ireland: Mister Lonely (English)
India: Mister Lonely (English)
New Zealand: Mister Lonely (English)
United States: Mister Lonely
South Africa: Mister Lonely (English)
Hungary: Imitátorok
World-wide: Mr. Lonely (English, alternative spelling)
Poland: Pan Samotny
Russia: Мистер Одиночество
Ukraine: Містер Самотність
South Korea: 미스터 론리
Japan: ミスター・ロンリー (Japanese)
Mr. LonelyContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2008-03-14Runtime112 minutesMetascore53IMDb Popularity0User Reviews39Critic Reviews47Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
France
Ireland
United StatesLanguagesEnglish
FrenchKeywordsamerican
young
commune
impersonation
eccentricityFilming LocationsBocas del Toro, PanamaProduction CompaniesLove Streams Productions
O' Salvation
Recorded Picture Company (RPC)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0475984/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0475984.jpgUpdated At2025-10-14T23:56:19

Directors

Harmony Korine

Writers

Harmony Korine
Avi Korine

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Diego Luna | Character: Michael Jackson
Actor: Samantha Morton | Character: Marilyn Monroe
Actor: Denis Lavant | Character: Charlie Chaplin
Actor: James Fox | Character: The Pope
Actor: Werner Herzog | Character: Father Umbrillo
Actor: Leos Carax | Character: Renard
Actor: Richard Strange | Character: Abraham Lincoln
Actor: Jason Pennycooke | Character: Sammy Davis Junior
Actor: Anita Pallenberg | Character: The Queen
Actor: Rachel Korine | Character: Little Red Riding Hood
Actor: Joseph Morgan | Character: James Dean
Actor: Melita Morgan | Character: Madonna
Actor: Daniel Rovai | Character: Moe Stooge
Actor: Nigel Cooper | Character: Curly Stooge
Actor: Mal Whiteley | Character: Larry Stooge
Actor: Esmé Creed-Miles | Character: Shirley Temple
Actor: Michael-Joel David Stuart | Character: Buckwheat
Actor: Cerrlera | Character: Man with Flowers
Actor: Britta Gartner | Character: Nun
Actor: Camille De Pazzis | Character: Nun 2
Actor: David Blaine | Character: Priest 2
Actor: Eve Korine | Character: Nun
Actor: Elina Larrauga | Character: Nun
Actor: Loreto Barcelo | Character: Nun
Actor: Gundula Hofer | Character: Nun
Actor: Sabrina Ruiz | Character: Nun
Actor: Lila Munro | Character: Nun
Actor: Leslie Aldredge | Character: Nun
Actor: Louisa Jones | Character: Nun
Actor: Aralelly Davidson | Character: Nun
Actor: Anyury Trotman | Character: Nun
Actor: Mikeysha Calimoke | Character: Nun
Actor: Sue Clark | Character: Nun
Actor: Macia Zapata | Character: Nun
Actor: Eric Cornet | Character: Dunce on Paris Bus
Actor: Franck Milhan | Character: Dunce on Paris Bus
Actor: Alisa Grace Greaves | Character: Autograph Girl
Actor: Quentin Grosset | Character: Le petit garçon

[Directors Group]
Name: Harmony Korine | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Harmony Korine | Role: Writer
Name: Avi Korine | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Charles-Marie Anthonioz | Role: Producer
Name: Agnès B. | Role: Producer
Name: Adam Bohling | Role: Producer
Name: Ann Carli | Role: Producer
Name: James Flynn | Role: Producer
Name: Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo | Role: Producer
Name: Harmony Korine | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Mansell | Role: Producer
Name: Hengameh Panahi | Role: Producer
Name: David Reid | Role: Producer
Name: Nadja Romain | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Watson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Jason Spaceman | Role: Composer
Name: The Sun City Girls | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Marcel Zyskind | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Paul Zucker | Role: Editor
Name: Valdís Óskarsdóttir | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sarah Crowe | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Richard Campling | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Johnny Campling | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Marie-Laure Valla | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Judy Shrewsbury | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jo Allen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Mark English | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Sylvain Marques | Role: Production Manager
Name: Dean O'Toole | Role: Production Manager
Name: Charlotte Puiroux | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Sonia Delhaye | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: James Hagger | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sol Korine | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Anna Sheldrake | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Robert Crewe | Role: Art Department
Name: Josh Fifarek | Role: Art Department
Name: Pascale Labyt | Role: Art Department
Name: Alex Raine | Role: Art Department
Name: Lee Whiteman | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Julie Ankerson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Arnardi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tim Barker | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas Bernard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ben Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Simon Bysshe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Randall Dunn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adam Gama-Davidson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jamie Gambell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Loïc Gourbe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ben Greaves | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mathew Knights | Role: Sound Department
Name: Julien Perez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Roberts | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruno Seznec | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anna Sulley | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Paul Beard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simon Carr | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Emma Clifton | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Harriet Donington | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simon Frame | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lionel Heath | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rhodri James | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rickie Leach | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Pegg | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Peter Degerfeldt | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Paul Dain | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Henry Landgrebe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jens Lund-Larsen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Miles | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pete Nash | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brent Stewart | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Juergen Teller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon Tindall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacob Østergaard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Marie-Sylvie Caillierez | Role: Casting Department
Name: Marie Pierre Delabrière | Role: Casting Department
Name: Cassandra King | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Camille Ballouhey | Role: Costume Department
Name: Alan Flyng | Role: Costume Department
Name: Melita Morgan | Role: Costume Department
Name: Claire Tong | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Andrew Haigh | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jamie Rogers | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Matthew Streatfield | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Manuel Pouet | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Randall Dunn | Role: Music Department
Name: Liz Gallacher | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Freya Beales | Role: Production Department
Name: Catia Di Giorgio | Role: Production Department
Name: Samantha Gardner | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Laure Bregevin | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Sylvia Parker | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Martin Butterworth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Carter-Johnson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Adam Christopher | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Harris | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Glynn Henderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: François Lamotte | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Lormand | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard McNeill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee Whiteman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Panton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tracey Taylor | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Abner Benaim | Role: Thanks
Name: James Carter-Johnson | Role: Thanks
Name: Laura De Casto | Role: Thanks
Name: Joshua Elrod | Role: Thanks
Name: Alainée Kent | Role: Thanks
Name: Alexandra Stone | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Mister Lonely | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3320119577/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3320119577/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563516137044.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=LRW6259cgldrNwEk2kMRZBvG0nuyY7DKnbTEn1ITDc1Oy-TbcqCG1hr38h2GhQIDrCh3rizxdDFrUdAGhGAOVfXQkHOLWFhxKDA7tUowhoF7G-h9fHcQpKskSImyIPspd7hE7bCXxpDGfZLdQZCIG59uaiHtiEHQ4KyXgzymBfeCMEJ3oBUxG4-E9qbCSZNKFpsWDMHEk4qEUq4y9f8ddB8z6IgoeBCxrGMb-rYxHjblbR73WiJGZrT2uECJGjzFBtw0GSBZhjxSdsQozT5l~R3UdEJ44Ij5vQlhqb-tKiSiY4ttQpDUPqdd0rcLg3MCJO3y2R-iZj-hNiqinIgp9g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mister Lonely | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3303342361/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3303342361/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564199877120.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=sLbr~Zj0r~iAu9qCKjiBmJF9LCT7mL24vJDNSK2PRlVyqozG5~4hx~051pvU6J~oDNCnIIHB3E17HmrGi9XlcQJzhxQjSoSzTbD~pDO1YTvIAk72kjzJDwy64eDP8SJUJyA0Roibw1v89RjYHiYpOr8gYQHiKOukrQzHPKJlkUtejiCUaEJ2~ph9Y2Tki9wovq1rRFFqnM070CJU1VBkR5pALiGDJodxux8vTQXfeYYumc0DgxDbQACbpjTLelR4S3~Hd8mmyWdMT1dh-2wN66BQFivugmyOen90ILERsptON466uiRIuNiaRUJYmpnPzxc99oKN8RUGY1V58GVkSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mister Lonely | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3286565145/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3286565145/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563497361661.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=j-xC~UCR-K6348hxcv8I3HaXz1WkJtZ08TI1lIb1AjNSQAgDTsptFO5N7J0LC0HCGosFpZeaODppbxVW0K3C2jpSdyXpOV381Hiw-YZ-qZZXDJfeSWUJPa~egW6uTSNW3Cm5Aeb7L-aRKhg-mzziUm24UPsh-rxYvfmFdnvXdLtpWS5gsjoBHwliEYum~FBd9CUUwEeY2-84xawaxAPv3PEu612pJMKy-VpJkuu-cIDoYoFWynhyT~63UWF05cK8V1mLabdu6QIjqGzfU80OJJVD7bO6JyGy~7y4gw26zjYmoc4fN4VX6FKhxE4aKlm44XwxhpWyt90CbI7o~NMLFg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mister Lonely | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi311886105/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi311886105/1434659529640-260ouz-1564010151836.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=ejGF-tVyQ0sQRFsxEI3f-NAunMr3-uja3aVrgOXCHYJO62BwGwiwkuu-IDVvQnQxbEhfATrSMJxZdEroxwlgDdmhf-ngRXSRlZ83BlVpiGZKjofl5-KHZA4ltmRB5kbtQnozzdod9bySMCwsD8yCaUUA~tJHXQs4hEQPPvO7haUcgUT-lEkwVJIep5cRaGyqho3dW1XNEYSMZDRChnpRkSdrnpdaWOmjLwhzlh56H90nW78R6itg1ogSveYvWlC07qGBNmN3wORa9x91IaN8991n8s7MGnKGJtWoEStChFZ5Q6U5j3wk9WnQAqwKwNa~kVfFoeeeE2R36qncsAPtEw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
A Guide to the Films of Harmony Korine | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1850522137/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1850522137/1434659529640-260ouz-1552409596097.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=YyuWrZX5JZm5MulpdMW6GmPxXMyCekJAaGYE2ufZdFmZu8lokilHhtnSC0XOFZWCkEc8nPFdSYmGaBYfX8-7thOdRY3WKLAM9~5M-c5iqfGGUC6WPYLc87T6-sT5F4MFWV8qMAaoyZHZF4zcLaAMrgLwk08cSb4vKCcJz9ZJG2Ihg-WiwhW-jTkablkcPmggIj9hZ8H7W5vF838B024tlzrMNG1O3lgzv4MyQDBfwJTtjmOg4aIZV1kZ5Y8LxP23ZRC~wWcorxknYKiHFTIRnVfxVNFM912ppCuXktckRVBiV46pKSq8oxY~vURnGLt7KSDnnutb7Lr9fTmaPnDPQA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mister Lonely | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3269787929/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3269787929/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563505416269.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=QyaabpuiKqcp1mECQF9l5cnJ~SbvrAsNDicuHX1v6RylKYeA0-BXFKBBT7yKMM~365V4IqS54BiINGAkYb0wXzR3VXO7~X4T3vxw3hWS6DFUEr4lIygU-2Q21IhxS-kYyTzoaqQXh7Jj-APlo9UCP7Txk6dwWXo2wjawfZACcNJte7groP26UgZ-L3fqBabc4mXI5Pfkj5csALJ0Z6MU0M5GbmEV9ZRga5YUKFVEX6CO~y7LCqHhMp-WRxK3fYT907iGj5YoRIsSOYtjzdPepr5CczljKwdNRoZGmWw9a1OObgLkf6f0~Btf3AKYER4QahXWzeC7wKPpL24jtPvL2g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mister Lonely | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3253010713/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3253010713/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564178825118.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=CJuFP8qv1Oxmq8dnxHxSWh72gD8zjaW84YPHIuCBq0RkEFnVZ2luAwK4Jbnr707UtG65hxu45U9hz5lT7wZnxviol0zEggB2dQZOhWCv8ooXXWZi-cKZtTdApgriG6GoYzqZ4Q4p~oNtuiV-oabNF2crAXvR0z9tDZJxOPfYwKxzjoHvGYEWQM7N9v82RKKgHgqTyX-YUiUCSU~XFqiFYQf21JgW3IVkYx0Qqy37GoGFT4alBM17Lo~Ovyir~Qu0AzkPKEts2Q0NyPRkdvASDqndry2uOSgM5rlbJMv-u6UBFuHazgMxotSeQw3jn-jsN0Ta1BuPBA0OFqeoI1XNGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mister Lonely: Live Forever | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3234579481/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3234579481/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677870665087.mp4?Expires=1788481016&Signature=t9isLDf~n0ej0lgXAJjsTpeXT~am4PWlWJ-cKkb1huZRapQ-8j7D40jMuBEMKfhUYxuo7zN4cLZXfrFDEBLyoIJpaCiEgfQIw9hLj22uET1x2YEMQz3Ha5ZwjGfaCoNvZY~68e0AU4mwOafB7r-bnkfcl6P0wLJt4gEVYjuh-AD~0g5WKhFHkKHK0fqhuIkhCFFM5Svgo6xnCFOhmQWgMi1rzWX1W7YJu8h2ERIZc43kibEtdVBLSv2j9-smSFV2eFq6Cut4mhTH7RDTrZVYbGaJZkFgJ5ACK5klZQlGexu0WG56F-3HxtmTzzxgN3py2M-i1wauF8vJ8XS7jRqK0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 22, 2007 (Cannes Film Festival)
Czech Republic: June 29, 2007 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Belgium: July 3, 2007 (Brussels European Film Festival)
Australia: July 27, 2007 (Melbourne International Film Festival)
Canada: September 12, 2007 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Italy: September 15, 2007 (Milano Film Festival)
Russia: September 20, 2007 (American Film Festival)
Denmark: September 21, 2007 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Brazil: September 30, 2007 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Spain: October 12, 2007 (Sitges International Festival of Fantastic and Horror Cinema)
Poland: October 20, 2007 (Warsaw Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 26, 2007 (BFI London Film Festival)
Sweden: November 17, 2007 (Stockholm International Film Festival)
Norway: November 22, 2007 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Japan: February 2, 2008
United States: March 8, 2008 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
United Kingdom: March 14, 2008
United States: April 29, 2008 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United States: April 30, 2008 (limited)
Canada: May 30, 2008 (Toronto)
Russia: July 3, 2008 (limited)
Netherlands: August 14, 2008 (Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival)
Greece: September 11, 2008 (Athens)
Hungary: November 8, 2008 (TV premiere)
Germany: November 28, 2008 (Around the World in 14 Films Festival)
Greece: December 11, 2008
France: December 17, 2008
Mexico: May 29, 2009
Germany: November 23, 2011 (TV premiere)
United States: March 1, 2014 (Harvard Film Archive)
Sweden: December 9, 2020

Awards

Box Office