In the Electric Mist (2009)

Director:

Bertrand Tavernier

Writers (WGA):

Jerzy Kromolowski (screenplay) &
Mary Olson-Kromolowski (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 April 2009 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A detective in the deep South is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.

Plot Keywords:

Corpse | Drunk Driving | Mobster | Deep South | Movie Star

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Dave Robicheaux
John Goodman	...	Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Elrod Sykes
Kelly Macdonald	...	Kelly Drummond
Mary Steenburgen	...	Bootsie Robicheaux
Justina Machado	...	Rosie Gomez
Ned Beatty	...	Twinky LeMoyne
James Gammon	...	Ben Hebert
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Lou Girard
Levon Helm	...	General John Bell Hood
Buddy Guy	...	Sam 'Hogman' Patin
Julio Cedillo	...	Cholo Manelli
Alana Locke	...	Alafair Robicheaux
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randy Austin	...	St. Clare Parish Deputy
Sandra Leigh Babineaux	...	Newspaper Clerk
Samantha Beaulieu	...	Amber (voice)
Cindy Blanchard	...	Parole Officer
Walter Breaux	...	Batist
Steve Broussard	...	Mr. Trajan
Zach Broussard	...	Captain
Herman Brown	...	Band Member 3 / Drums
Andrea Frankle	...	Margot
Adella Gauthier	...	Old Woman
Danny Grisaffe	...	Uniformed Patrolman
Gary Grubbs	...	Sheriff
Greg Guirard	...	Old Cajun Fisherman
Rio Hackford	...	Thug 2
Louis Herthum	...	Doobie Patout
Bernard Hocke	...	Murphy Doucet
Richard Jones	...	Sollie Rothberg
Richard Landry	...	Photographer
Robert Leblanc	...	Himself - Band Member 4 / Bass
Damon Lipari	...	Stuntman
Tony Molina Jr.	...	Adonis Brown
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Bartender
Matt Naquin	...	Waiter
Chukwuma Onwuchekwa	...	Dewitt prejean
Ryan Rilette	...	Jimmie
John Sayles	...	Michael Goldman
Katie Tull	...	Assistant
Dennis Paul Williams	...	Himself - Band Member 2 / Guitar
Mark A. Williams	...	Band Member 5 / Rubboard
Nathan Williams	...	Band Member 1 / Accordion
John Wilmot	...	Mr. Meaux

Also Known As:

Dans la brume électrique (France)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

Germany:117 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:102 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

Albania Plantation - 1842 LA 182 E., Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Ithaca Pictures

Trivia:

Ned Beatty and John Goodman previously appeared together on "Roseanne" (1988). Beatty had a recurring role as Goodman's father on the show.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When a caller hangs up on Dave's cell phone, you hear a dial tone. Cell phones do not have dial tones.

Quotes:

[first Lines]
Dave Robicheaux: My name's Dave Robicheaux. I'm an alcoholic. Sometimes I'm tempted to have a drink. But I never do.

Movie Connections:

Follows Heaven's Prisoners (1996)

Soundtrack:

La Terre tremblante

Tommy Lee scores again...

This is a pretty good serial killer Cajun Gothic thriller starring Tommy Lee Jones, and loaded with other big stars (John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Steenburgen, Ned Beatty, and a few other big names). Why this was released direct to video is hard to believe, because even though parts of the plot are questionable, the main theme and the performances make it way above average. A serial killer is at work killing working girls, and cop Tommy Lee is having nightmares about confederate soldiers because of his own personal demons. The ending is not so great, but even with that, I enjoyed the movie very much. Actually, it's hard to remember a Tommy Lee Jones movie I have not enjoyed.