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Overview

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Writer:
David Jacobson (writer)
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Release Date:
9 December 2005 (Sweden) more
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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
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2 wins more
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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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Japan:112 min | USA:114 min | Argentina:114 min
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The $8 million budget was financed by a wealthy producer-financier, Sam Nazarian of Element Films. more
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Revealing mistakes: Wade's collection of military decorations includes the Army's Distinguished Service Medal. That award is reserved only for colonels and generals serving in a position of great responsibility. Wade's role in the film is clearly not that of a former officer of such high rank. 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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28 out of 46 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent story, excellent acting, 21 May 2006
10/10
Author: meganmarsh8 from United States

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.

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