A Thousand Words
Fast‑talking literary agent Jack McCall must silence his own mouth and find new ways to communicate before the magical tree in his backyard loses its final leaf—otherwise both he and the tree will die.
“He only has 1000 words left to discover what matters the most.”
Synopsis
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. However, Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life begins to unravel after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree, and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are in danger. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he must stop talking and find some unconventional ways to communicate or face the consequences.
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A crew of 67+ credited
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Edited by Ned BastilleShot by Clark MathisScored by John DebneyDesigned by Clay A Griffith
Box Office
2012 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$22.0M
Opening week (7-day): $8.4M
Peak 1,890 theaters
Also known as
- Noch tausend Wortede
- Mille motsfr
- Una bugia di troppoit
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Cast & Crew
67 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Eddie Murphy
as Jack McCall
Cliff Curtis
as Dr. Sinja
Kerry Washington
as Caroline McCall
Clark Duke
as Aaron Wiseberger
Emanuel Ragsdale
as Tyler McCall
Allison Janney
as Samantha Davis
Jill Basey
as Woman in Starbucks
Greg Collins
as Construction Worker
Ruby Dee
as Annie McCall
Robert Lequang
as Starbucks Customer
Alain Chabat
as Christian Leger de la Touffe
Michael G Wilkinson
as Starbucks Customer
Supporting cast
44Lyndsey Nelson
as Starbucks Customer
Michael Cody Gilbert
as Starbucks Customer
Lou Saliba
as Shrink
Edi Patterson
as Young Female Agent
John Gatins
as Valet
Mitchell Fink
as Male Agent
Tracy Mulholland
as Young Student
Jack Mcbrayer
as Starbucks' Barista
John Witherspoon
as Blind Man
Leonard Earl Howze
as Orderly
Bethany Dwyer
as Mary
Sara Holden
as Hostess
Lennie Loftin
as Robert Gilmore
David Burke
as Gil Reed
Jeff Kahn
as Waiter
Matt Winston
as Kid Space Teacher
Philip Pavel
as Overly Enthused Dad
Raquel Bell
as Kid Space Mom
Phil Reeves
as Don Parker
Kamala Jones
as Hotel Employee
Kaius Harrison
as Rotund Man
Brian Gallivan
as Tony
Steven M Gagnon
as Ira
Katheryn Cain
as Katie
Lauren Schuchman
as Waitress
Jane Bartelme
as Nun
Darcy Rose Byrnes
as 10 Year Old Girl
Eshaya Draper
as Young Jack
Sarah Scott Davis
as Young Annie
Floyd Levine
as Man on Pier
Bunny Levine
as Woman on Pier
Brian R Norris
as Steven
Ariel Winter
as Lila (uncredited)
Emily A Burton
as Crying Student (as Emily Burton)
Kayla Blake
as Emily
Winston J Rocha
as Guadencio (as Winston Rocha)
Thierry Segall
as French Businessman
Daniel Hepner
as Sensitive Dad #1
Daniel Saltos
as Guadencio's Assistant
Ted Kennedy
as Homeless Man
Skip Crank
as Ice Cream Vendor
Justin Robbins
as Boy (as Justin Soul Robbins)
Miles Robbins
as Boy (as Miles David Robbins)
Ariel Felix
as Dan (uncreditd)
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