Rails & Ties (2007)

Director:

Alison Eastwood

Writer (WGA):

Micky Levy (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

When life comes apart, love puts it back together.

Plot:

A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage. |

Plot Keywords:

Railway Accident | Husband Wife Relationship | Train | Train Engineer | Loss Of Mother

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Bacon	...	Tom Stark
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Megan Stark
Miles Heizer	...	Davey Danner
Marin Hinkle	...	Renee
Eugene Byrd	...	Otis Higgs
Bonnie Root	...	Laura Danner
Steve Eastin	...	N.B. Garcia
Laura Cerón	...	Susan Garcia
Margo Martindale	...	Judy Neasy
Kathryn Joosten	...	Mrs. Brown
Steven M. Porter	...	Howie Pugh
Jim Cody Williams	...	Vince the Engineer
Kerri Randles	...	Rosanna
Stephen Peace	...	Bartender
Robert Harvey	...	Administrator #1

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, an accident scene, brief nudity and momentary strong language.

Runtime:

101 min | Argentina:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Malpaso Productions

Trivia:

Alison Eastwood's directorial debut.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-10)" (2007)

Strong acting and a decent directorial debut by Allison Eastwood

RAILS & TIES (2007) **1/2 Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer, Marin Hinkle, Eugene Byrd, Bonnie Root, Steve Eastin, Laura Ceron, Margo Martindale, Kathryn Joosten. Unlikely melodrama about a young boy (newcomer Heizer) who comes into the lives of a train engineer and his dying wife (Bacon and Harden respectively) after an act of fate occurs binding the three together through their grief. Actress Allison Eastwood – daughter of Clint – parallels her father in the film-making process in this directorial debut that comes across as a Lifetime TV Movie but she employs many of his skills (i.e. soft fades to black, expert acting, subtle camera movements) that overlook the script's shortcomings.