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Don't Come Knocking (2005) -- Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol...
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Wim Wenders
Writers (WGA):
Sam Shepard (screenplay)
Sam Shepard (story) ...
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Release Date:
25 August 2005 (Austria) more
Genre:
Drama | Music more
Plot:
Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Another great movie of Wim Wenders - if you like his style. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Roday ... 1st AD

Jeffrey Vincent Parise ... 2nd AD (as Jeff Parise)

Majandra Delfino ... 1st Girl

Marieh Delfino ... 2nd Girl

Sam Shepard ... Howard Spence
George Kennedy ... Director

Julia Sweeney ... Producer 2

Tim Matheson ... Producer 1

James Gammon ... Old Ranch Hand

Tim Roth ... Sutter
Robin Twogood ... Patrolman

Gabriel Mann ... Earl

Fairuza Balk ... Amber

Mike Butters ... Businessman

Sarah Polley ... Sky
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
122 min | 113 min (theatrical version)
Country:
France | Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
According to the director's DVD commentary, the casinos in Elko were "too crummy" for shooting. The casino scene was shot instead in the Peppermill and Rainbow casinos at Wendover, Nevada. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The blown tire on Howard's car changes sides between shots. more
Quotes:
Howard Spence: Mind if I turn the radio on?
Sutter: Yes, I do, as a matter of fact. I don't like outside influence.
Howard Spence: Outside?
Sutter: That's right. The world at large. It's a nasty place. Why allow it in? Livestalk reports, Navajo chanting, beheadings, bestiality. Nothing's changed. Black Death, the Inquisition, the Crusades, conquest of Mexico. What's changed?
Howard Spence: I was thinking...
Sutter: What?
Howard Spence: I don't know.
Sutter: Nothing's changed.
Howard Spence: Guess not.
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21 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
Another great movie of Wim Wenders - if you like his style., 28 August 2005
10/10
Author: ImDb-9174 from Austria

Wim Wenders and Sam Shepard let you walk in the boots of a guy who's stepping out of his pitiful daily life to face the past and find out how this can be both hard and rewarding. Wender's beautiful slow moving style to unfold the story lets you follow and feel what's going on within the "hero" and the people he encounters. The marvelous scenery of the West is shot to remind you of some scenes of "Thelma and Louise". The music blends in wonderfully. The interactions are almost every time worked out in every detail and dialogs sound so real you can imagine this to happen in your neighborhood. Last not least all of it is played by an outstanding group of actors making it very hard to decide who'd be your favorite which adds to complete the reason why this movie is excellent to me.

Funny scenes, laughter and deep emotions - if you're a lover of fast-food (movies) - don't go. You'd probably find it boring.

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