Summary
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Cast
Brad Pitt
Benjamin Button
Cate Blanchett
Daisy Fuller
Taraji P. Henson
Queenie
Julia Ormond
Caroline Fuller
Jason Flemyng
Thomas Button
Mahershala Ali
Tizzy Weathers
Jared Harris
Captain Mike
Elias Koteas
Monsieur Gateau
Phyllis Somerville
Grandma Fuller
Tilda Swinton
Elizabeth Abbott
Faune Chambers Watkins
Dorothy Baker
Donna DuPlantier
Blanche Devereux
Jacob Tolano
Martin Gateau
Earl Maddox
Man at Train Station
Ed Metzger
Teddy Roosevelt
Danny Vinson
Priest Giving Last Rites
David Jensen
Doctor at Benjamin's Birth
Joeanna Sayler
Caroline Button
Fiona Hale
Mrs. Hollister
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Dr. Rose
Marion Zinser
Mrs. Horton
Peter Donald Badalamenti II
Benjamin 1928-31
Danny Nelson
General Winston
Paula Gray
Sybil Wagner
Lance E. Nichols
Preacher
Rampai Mohadi
Ngunda Oti
Troi Bechet
Filamena Gilea
Elle Fanning
Daisy Age 7
Ted Manson
Mr. Daws
Clay Cullen
Young Mr. Daws
Edith Ivey
Mrs. Maple
Robert Towers
Benjamin 1932-34
Sonya Leslie
Daisy's Nurse
Yasmine Abriel
Prostitute with Benjamin
Madisen Beaty
Daisy Age 10
Tom Everett
Benjamin 1935-37
Don Creech
Prentiss Mayes
Christopher DesRoches
Rick Brody
Joshua Desroches
Vic Brody
Richmond Arquette
John Grimm
Josh Stewart
Pleasant Curtis
Ilia Volok
Russian Interpreter
David Ross Paterson
Walter Abbott
Taren Cunningham
Young Elizabeth Abbott
Myrton Running Wolf
Dennis Smith
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Sailor
Devyn A. Tyler
Queenie's Daughter Age 14
Adrian Armas
David
Wilbur Fitzgerald
TV Reporter
Ashley Nolan
Woman Doctor
Louis Herthum
Man at Caroline's Party
Katta Hules
Caroline Age 12
Rus Blackwell
Robert Williams
Joel Bissonnette
David Hernandez
Deneen Tyler
Queenie's Daughter Age 40
Spencer Daniels
Benjamin Age 12
Chandler Canterbury
Benjamin Age 8
Charles Henry Wyson
Benjamin Age 6
Jessica Cropper
Featured Dancer
Katherine Crockett
Featured Dancer
Bianca Roe
Ballerina Who Ties Up Shoelace (uncredited)
Emma Degerstedt
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Megan Brown
Woman Kissing Benjamin (uncredited)
Clay Chamberlin
The Grumpy Sailor (uncredited)
Leslie Augustine
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Blake Balu
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Aliane Baquerot
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Brett Beoubay
1918 Police Officer (uncredited)
Allen Boudreaux
Teddy Roosevelt's Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Eve Brent
Old Woman (uncredited)
David E. Brown
U.S. Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jake Carpenter
Sailor (uncredited)
Walter Delmar
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Louis Dupuy
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Marian Filali
Hospital Receptionist (uncredited)
Ron Flagge
Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Fontana
Shrimper (uncredited)
Garrett Forbes
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Tiffany Forest
Girl on Street (uncredited)
Debby Gaudet
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Simone-Elise Girard
Parisian Woman (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn
Family Member (uncredited)
Zuri Goldman
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Malerie Grady
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Harter
Man Who Buys Button House (uncredited)
Rhonda Huete
Button Factory Worker (uncredited)
Grant James
Joking Old Man (uncredited)
Christopher Karl Johnson
Medical Officer on Liberty Ship (uncredited)
Shiloh Jolie
Caroline as Baby (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Jonathan Lane
Usher at Theater (uncredited)
Shane LeCocq
Dancer (uncredited)
Kevin Lorio
Streetcar Driver (uncredited)
Audrey Lynn
1920's Woman Strolling by Window (uncredited)
Angelina McCoy
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Harlon Miller
Soldier (uncredited)
Valeska Miller
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Jay Oliver
Nolan House Resident (uncredited)
Antonia Putiloff
J. Meranda (voice) (uncredited)
Sean Ross
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Ross Rouillier
1918 U.S. Lieutenant (uncredited)
Robert W. Savina
Man in Rowboat (uncredited)
Andy Sims
Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
Chaz Smith
Dock Worker (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith
Neighbor / Son of Nursing Home Elder (uncredited)
Terry Lee Smith
Rower (uncredited)
Lauren Swinney
Mrs. Carter (uncredited)
Dennis Thomas IV
Grave Digger (uncredited)
Michel Thériault
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Yvette Tucker
Carousel Dancer (uncredited)
Gelsey Weiss
Dancer (uncredited)
Autumn Withers
Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak
World War I Officer (uncredited)
Crew
Director
David Fincher
Novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Screenplay, Story
Eric Roth
Story
Robin Swicord
Reviews
talisencrw
May 19, 2016
9
One of Fincher's masterworks--though I like others better. He's definitely one of the only people alive who could have succeeded with this very intriguing story.
There are moments--when Benjamin's coming into his own, both with Tilda Swinton's character and with Cate Blanchett's--that are amongst the finest and most invigorating I have ever seen in cinema. I'm curious how I'll find it when I rewatch it in a few years. I have the impression that as I come to terms with age and gather more wisdom in my own skin, this story will only grow in my heart and appreciation--for both the highs and the lows. That is a spectacular magic trick for a movie to do--and Fincher's downright full of them.
