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What is the story behind the movie A Man Called Otto? ›

A Man Called Otto is a dark drama with some moments of light relief. It's about a man who is 'very bad at dying', having unsuccessfully attempted suicide on many occasions. But Otto's life is given new meaning when a young family moves in next door to him and manages to change his life.

There are some funny scenes/lines, but it's a very serious movie in many aspects, very much a dramady. It deals with mental health issues like loneliness, loss and depression in a sensitive manner. The acting is good with Tom Hanks giving his usual outstanding performance.

We can confirm that there is NOT an end credits scene after A Man Called Otto, so feel free to leave the theater when the credits start to roll. While the credits play, you can see photos of Otto with Marisol and her family, plus some of the kids' drawings, so stick around if you want to see those!

Filming began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in February 2022 and wrapped up in three months later in May.

Otto's character traits are highly emblematic of autism since autistic people tend to have very literal thought patterns toward everything, which is exemplified by Otto's argument with the staff at the hardware store over his rope purchase.

A Man Called Otto, Tom Hanks' latest movie, provides a lot more than just a couple of hours of entertainment. This dramedy tackles serious topics such as death, suicide, and mental health. But with empowering life lessons around the profound impact of kindness, viewers are left feeling uplifted and hopeful.

As with so many foreign films that get the Americanized treatment, A Man Called Otto is completely defanged, eliminating the dark humor that made the original successful enough to command a remake. A Man Called Otto is a formula movie, and no matter the nuances, this formula is not that satisfying.

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A man remembers sleeping in bed next to his wife and holding her hand. ► A man and a woman kiss. A wife caresses her husband's face. ► A man tells a woman to tell her boyfriend to stop stretching his groin in public.

While it is not the primary focus of the movie, the main character, Otto, just happens to have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).

The film opens six months after Otto's cherished wife Sonya (Rachel Keller) has died of cancer. In flashbacks, we learn how Sonya and Otto met, all they loved about each other, and the horrific crisis they faced together.

Was the cat real in A Man Called Otto? ›

About 10% of the cat ended up being all in-camera and about 20% CG cat. The rest are cat comps, greenscreen plates comped in to the photography. JAMM Visual, led by Kevin Pierce, completed all of the cat work. They did the CG cat and they did all of the cat comps, which turned out very well.

While it may seem like it could be about real-life events, A Man Called Otto isn't actually a true story, nor is it even based on one. The film is actually a remake of a 2015 Swedish movie called A Man Called Ove, directed by Hannes Holm and starring Rolf Lassgård as its grouchy protagonist.

9 Sewickley Cemetery in Sewickley, PA

Sewickley Cemetery is one of the older cemeteries in the area, and has existed since 1859. Its scenic views and traditional construction certainly lends itself to the big screen, and was likely the impetus for its selection as a filming location for A Man Called Otto.

Hanks, as the PG-13 film's title character, then pops into the clearly marked Stangl's Bakery, at 572 Merchant St., where we get a first glimpse of his softer side as he savors a scrumptious-looking Swedish eclair (a nice nod to the film's origins as a Swedish book-turned-film "A Man Called Ove.")

A Man Called Otto failed to earn any nominations for the Oscars or the Golden Globes. That said, it's exclusion from these ceremonies isn't bizarre.

Both Rune and Reuben have Alzheimer's but Reuben is depicted as paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Otto still doesn't seem to have forgiven Reuben for being a Ford man instead of a loyal Chrysler customer. To make matters even more unforgivable, Reuben buys a Toyota! The “coup” still looms large in Otto's memory as well.

But, of course, Otto is played by Tom Hanks, the beloved Jimmy Stewart of this era, and you and I know immediately that a way will be found for his true nature to emerge. The film opens six months after Otto's cherished wife Sonya (Rachel Keller) has died of cancer.

The two grew apart after Reuben's preference for Fords and Toyotas over Otto's Chevrolets and the "coup" of replacing Otto as chairman. Reuben, who had a stroke, now uses a wheelchair and is cared for by his wife Anita (Juanita Jennings) and neighbor Jimmy (Cameron Britton).

Backman's novel is fictional, and not based on a true story. That said, Backman was inspired to write his novel by a real-life Swedish curmudgeon named Ove. But other than the man's name and his grumpy disposition, everything Backman imagined for A Man Called Ove was entirely made up.