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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
David Jacobson (writer)
Release Date:
9 December 2005 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
Sometimes it's hard to find your way...
Plot:
Set in the present-day San Fernando Valley, the project revolves around a delusional man who believes he's a cowboy and the relationship that he starts with a rebellious young woman. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Excellent story, excellent acting more (96 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Edward Norton | ... | Harlan |
 | Evan Rachel Wood | ... | Tobe |
 | David Morse | ... | Wade |
 | Rory Culkin | ... | Lonnie |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | Charlie |
| John Diehl | ... | Steve |
 | Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Sheridan |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Gale |
 | Kat Dennings | ... | April |
 | Hunter Parrish | ... | Kris |
 | Aviva | ... | Sherri |
 | Aaron Fors | ... | Jeremy |
| Heather Ashleigh | ... | Shell |
 | Jennifer Echols | ... | Rita |
| Cesar Flores | ... | Hispanic Kid (as Cesar D. Flores) |
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Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and drug use.
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Runtime:
Japan:112 min | USA:114 min | Argentina:114 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Sweden:11 | France:-12 | Ireland:15A | USA:R | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | UK:15
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The $8 million budget was financed by a wealthy producer-financier, Sam Nazarian of Element Films. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the shooting at night in the hills, Ben had a Fu Man Chu Mustache. He then rides into the daylight into the set for the Western being filmed and Ben is cleanly shaved with no facial hair. more
Quotes:
Harlan: I've tried living down in the valley again, really tried this time. Walked up and down it looking for one open face, but most people I've meet hardly seem like human beings to me anymore. more
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References My Darling Clementine (1946) more
Soundtrack:
All Your Sisters more
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For those favoring character-driven films, this is a must-see. The performances are all top-notch: Norton is excellent as always, and Wood's character Tobe is perhaps the best realization of a teen ever committed to film. Also, Rory Culkin is a revelation--his lost moppet is the sympathetic center of the film, and he imbues it with genuine soul.
Much of the film's success is owed to the director, David Jacobson. Judging from this film, he is a more poetic version of a 1970s Scorsese. That may sound like hyperbole, but his take on the human condition and its longing for connection is graceful, daring, and incisive.