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Release Date:
3 October 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
Feelings get you killed.
Plot:
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins
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Novelist Robert B. Parker dies
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Robert B. Parker: 1932-2010
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(From Zap2It - The Dish Rag. 19 January 2010, 9:59 AM, PST)
Robert B. Parker: 1932-2010
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Jauregui | ... | Marshall Jack Bell (as Bobby Jauregui) | |
| Jeremy Irons | ... | Randall Bragg | |
| Timothy V. Murphy | ... | Vince | |
| Luce Rains | ... | Dean | |
| James Tarwater | ... | Chalk (as Jim Tarwater) | |
| Boyd Kestner | ... | Bronc | |
| Gabriel Marantz | ... | Joe Whittfield | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Virgil Cole | |
| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Everett Hitch | |
| Benjamin Rosenshein | ... | Town Boy | |
| Cerris Morgan-Moyer | ... | Tilda | |
| James Gammon | ... | Earl May | |
| Timothy Spall | ... | Phil Olson | |
| Tom Bower | ... | Abner Raines | |
| Erik J. Bockemeier | ... | Fat Wallis |
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence and language.
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Runtime:
115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Ireland:15A |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
UK:15 |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia) |
France:U |
USA:R (certificate #44389) |
Argentina:Atp |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Greece:K |
Finland:K-13 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Africa:13V |
Netherlands:9 |
Australia:M |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) |
Mexico:B |
Germany:12
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Because the only remaining 8 gauge shotguns on the market were either too antique or too valuable to use, the movie's armorer, Gibbons Ltd., had to specially contract for replicas. Gunsmith Steve Karnes purchased three replica Colt 1878 shotguns and modified the barrels so that all three sets would have bore sizes equal to that of a real 8 gauge shotgun. The first two shotguns were designed to fire full-load 12 gauge blank rounds (one gun could be used while the other was cleaned or repaired from a previous film shoot.) The third shotgun was designed to chamber 8 gauge inert rounds, and was used for reloading scenes. All three were then given identical, 'aged' finishes, to make them appear old and used.
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Crew or equipment visible: When Joe Whitfield approaches Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch the first time in the hotel dining room - shortly into their conversation you can see the numbers "191" flash momentarily in the upper right hand corner.
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Vince:
You shoot him, you think we're just gonna ride away?
Virgil Cole: Nope.
Vince: We'll kill you and Hitch.
Virgil Cole: You'll try.
Vince: You're willing to die to keep us from taking him?
Virgil Cole: Sure.
Vince: Hitch, you willing to die, too?
Virgil Cole: Of course he's willing to die. You think we do this kind of work because we're scared to die? You.
Vince: Me?
Virgil Cole: You afraid to die?
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Virgil Cole: Nope.
Vince: We'll kill you and Hitch.
Virgil Cole: You'll try.
Vince: You're willing to die to keep us from taking him?
Virgil Cole: Sure.
Vince: Hitch, you willing to die, too?
Virgil Cole: Of course he's willing to die. You think we do this kind of work because we're scared to die? You.
Vince: Me?
Virgil Cole: You afraid to die?
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Edited into "De wereld draait door: (#4.162)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Camptown Races
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One reviewer remarked how "Ed Harris understands (the) Western (genre)" I couldn't agree more. This film is a delight. The writing is solid, the dialog sparked with humor, the heroes are more than caricatures and cardboard cut-outs, the villains are worthy anti-heroes and the back-up is wonderful. The performances of Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen and Jeremy Irons as the main protag-/antagonists are sterling. Harris is the lonely paladin, uncompromising in his ethic, drawn in by the warmth and softness of a needful woman, artfully and convincingly played by Renee Zellweger; Mortensen is the slightly jaded sidekick who both respects and doesn't completely understand his hero. A parallel villain is offered by Lance Henrikson, a kind of poor man's Clint Eastwood, giving an interesting twist to the story. Some comic relief is offered by veteran character actor, James Gammon and fine British actor Timothy Spall without reducing the tension in the story line or reverting to a burlesque. The mythic theme of the knight-errant works well in this presentation brought to light by the competent direction of Ed Harris. My only fear is that it being devoid of ballet-type ritual killings, CGI and only a mild spattering of violence, it will likely fly under the radar of much of today's theater goers, which is a shame. It's a fine film.