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Writer (WGA):
Guillermo Arriaga (written by)
Release Date:
3 February 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
Nobody is beyond redemption. more
Plot:
Ranch hand Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico. full summary | add synopsis
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4 wins
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7 nominations
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(17 articles)
Tommy Lee Jones and McConaughey in Talks for ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’
(From Screen Rant. 15 October 2009, 2:16 PM, PDT)
Tommy Lee Jones to Direct 'The Lincoln Lawyer'
(From Cinematical. 14 October 2009, 6:02 PM, PDT)
(From Screen Rant. 15 October 2009, 2:16 PM, PDT)
Tommy Lee Jones to Direct 'The Lincoln Lawyer'
(From Cinematical. 14 October 2009, 6:02 PM, PDT)
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The road to redemption
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | Pete Perkins | |
| Barry Pepper | ... | Mike Norton | |
| Julio Cedillo | ... | Melquiades Estrada (as Julio César Cedillo) | |
| Dwight Yoakam | ... | Belmont | |
| January Jones | ... | Lou Ann Norton | |
| Melissa Leo | ... | Rachel | |
| Levon Helm | ... | Old Man with Radio | |
| Mel Rodriguez | ... | Captain Gomez | |
| Cecilia Suárez | ... | Rosa | |
| Ignacio Guadalupe | ... | Lucio | |
| Vanessa Bauche | ... | Mariana | |
| Irineo Alvarez | ... | Manuel (as Irineo Álvarez) | |
| Guillermo Arriaga | ... | Juan | |
| Josh Berry | ... | Border Patrolman | |
| Rodger Boyce | ... | Salesman |
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Also Known As:
Three Burials: The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Australia) (DVD box title) (UK) (DVD box title)
The 3 Burials of Melquiades Estrada (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (International: English title)
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The 3 Burials of Melquiades Estrada (USA) (alternative spelling)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, violence and sexuality.
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Runtime:
121 min | Argentina:121 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | Turkey:107 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
UK:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Ireland:15A |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Australia:M |
Iceland:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Canada:14A (Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Germany:12 (f) |
USA:R (No. 42191) |
Finland:K-13
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The producers tried to sway Tommy Lee Jones from using Mexican pastel colors for the title cards, but he told them he wouldn't budge on his decision.
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: The story takes place in the Big Bend area of Texas but there is a banner in the restaurant for the Van Horn Lion's Club. Van Horn is a long way from the Big Bend.
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Quotes:
Mike Norton:
[reassuring Lou Ann] Your my red hot mamma...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Three Burials: Making the Music (2006) (V)
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Soundtrack:
This Could Be The One
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As if we were being thrown smack in the middle of a Cormac McCarthy novel, >>Three Burials<< powerfully serves up the borderlands milieu through its bipolar texture and tone: both graphic and dreamy, tragic and comical. That fusion is accented by memorable characters and age-old themes: immigration and the Rio Grande; Spanish and English and Spanglish; violence and personal relationships; coyotes and border patrol; a tired waitress with a Chekhovian longing and an inept sheriff with nervous problems; a young, blonde wife terribly out of place, and an aging, rugged cowboy firmly in place (>>Ride the High Country<<, anyone?). Finally, the film centers on a classically picaresque story of personality development through trials and tribulations: Pete (Tommy Lee Jones), on a flashback-laden quest for his own way of justice, dragging along the rapidly disintegrating corpse of his friend, brings about the personal journey of a trigger-happy, macho-racist border patrol officer (played by Barry Pepper) from guilt to redemption... Wonderfully borderlands, comparable to >>Lone Star<<. Watch it.