What's On Your Bucket List?

Posted December 27, 2007, 5:20 pm in Movies by Growing Bolder


What would you do if you knew your life was about to end? That's the premise of a new movie, starring some Hollywood heavyweights who are all about Growing Bolder in their real and make-believe worlds. In The Bucket List, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two terminally ill cancer patients who don't want to end their lives stuck in a hospital. They break out and do all the things they never did before they were diagnosed -- all before they "kick the bucket." Get it? The bucket list.



Director Rob Reiner leads the way with this tale of friendship, forged as both men try and fit all of the experiences of a lifetime into an ever-closing window of time. Edward Cole (Nicholson) and Carter Chambers (Freeman) don't seem to have a lot in common. Cole is a billionaire, while Chambers is a mechanic. Chambers is happily married, and Cole is a serial divorcee. But they end up in the same hospital room, where they learn they have shared goals -- everything from eating caviar to racing cars to skydiving.

Media outlets all over the country are picking up on the story. The New York Times calls the movies "Geezers Gone Wild," while others are asking readers to think about their own bucket list.

So what's on yours? Post a comment and let other GrowingBolder.com members know what you want to do before you die.

And for other great stories about people who are living life to the fullest, check out:

Norman Olson: Skydiver Norman Olson's nickname is the sky fossil. At age 75, he has no plans of slowing down.

Tony Pacelli: Before he died, Tony Pacelli told GrowingBolder.com about his need for speed, and why he celebrated his 90th birthday by taking a spin around the Daytona International Speedway.

Kenneth Smith: To celebrate his 80th birthday, Kenneth Smith decided to hike across the state of Florida. His companions? Other hikers over 80.

Norman Gitterman: Forget the birthday cake and candles. Norman Gitterman likes his birthdays to be a bit more extreme.

Bernie Shur: Retired military man Bernie Shur has competed in the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii -- one of the hardest triathlons in the world -- three times. The 68-year-old prostate cancer survivor also rode across the country with Lance Armstrong as part of the famous cyclist's Tour of Hope.

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