The Bucket List
The Bucket List is a 2007 American comedydrama film directed by Rob Reiner, produced by Reiner, Alan Greisman, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, written by Justin Zackham, and starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. The main plot follows two terminally ill men portrayed by Nicholson and Freeman on their road trip with a wish list of things to do before they kick the bucket.
Bluecollar mechanic Carter Chambers Freeman and billionaire hospital magnate Edward Cole Nicholson meet for the first time in the hospital after both have been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Although Edward is reluctant to share a room with Carter, complaining that he looks halfdead already, they become friends as they undergo their respective treatments.Carter is a gifted amateur historian and family man who had wanted to become a history professor in his youth, had been black, broke, and with a baby on the way and, thus, never rose above his status as a mechanic at the McCreath body shop. Carter loves sharing his knowledge, and his favorite show is Jeopardy. Edward is a fourtime divorced healthcare tycoon and cultured loner who enjoys nothing more than tormenting his personal valetservant, Thomas Hayes, who later reveals his name is actually Matthew. Edward prefers to call him Thomas because he finds the name Matthew too biblical. Edward enjoys drinking Kopi Luwak, one of the most expensive coffees in the world. ........
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