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The Beaver is a 2011 psychological drama film directed by Jodie Foster and written by Kyle Killen.It stars Mel Gibson, Foster, Anton Yelchin, and Jennifer Lawrence.Marking Gibson's and Foster's second collaboration since 1994's Maverick, it follows Walter Black, a depressed executive, who hits rock-bottom when his wife kicks him out of the house.
May 19, 2011 · The Beaver: Directed by Jodie Foster. With Mel Gibson, Cherry Jones, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin. A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.
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Two-time Academy Award® winner Jodie Foster directs and co-stars with two-time Academy Award® winner Mel Gibson in THE BEAVER -- an emotional story about a m...
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A voice (later revealed to be the Beaver's) informs us this is Walter Black, a man so deep in depression, he has alienated his family and nearly destroyed his business. We meet his much-suffering wife Meredith (Jodie Foster), his resentful son Porter ( Anton Yelchin) and his disbelieving colleagues. Meredith finally throws him out, not without ...
Walter Black (Mel Gibson), the head of a failing toy company, is deeply depressed. His marriage to Meredith (Jodie Foster) is broken and his oldest son, Porter (Anton Yelchin), hates him. When ...
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- Jodie Foster
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- Mel Gibson
The beaver explains that reinventing yourself is a way to break out of the cycle of depression, and his family, watching on TV, begins to understand. The beaver becomes a worldwide phenomenon, but when Walter tries to reach out to Merideth, the beaver attacks him. In an effort to divorce from the beaver, Walter cuts off his hand.
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Mar 16, 2011 · The Beaver: Film Review. The much-delayed movie survives its life/art parallels -- thanks to star Gibson -- to deliver a hopeful portrait of mental illness that is quirky, serious and sensitive.
