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| Mon. July 20 | 5:45 PM | SHOW | |||
| Sun. July 26 | 5:45 PM | SHOW |
Directed by | |||
| Billy Bob Thornton | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Billy Bob Thornton | (play) | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| David L. Bushell | .... | producer | |
| Larry Meistrich | .... | executive producer | |
| Brandon Rosser | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Daniel Lanois | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Barry Markowitz | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Hughes Winborne | |||
Casting by | |||
| Sarah Tackett | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Clark Hunter | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Traci Kirshbaum | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Doug Hall | (as Douglas Hall) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kate Biscoe | .... | key hair stylist (as Kate Morgan Biscoe) | |
| Tracy Warbin | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Robert Salerno | .... | production manager | |
| Laura Seymann | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| W.M. Halle | .... | first assistant director | |
| Todd Jameson | .... | second assistant director | |
| Daron McAfee | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jacob Alsbrook | .... | lead man | |
| Joe Arnold | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Max Biscoe | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Joe Cuzan | .... | swing art | |
| Dwayne Grady | .... | propmaster | |
| Carlton Rude | .... | assistant props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gary Alexander | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Weldon Brown | .... | adr recordist | |
| Eric A. Christoffersen | .... | foley assistant (as Eric Christoffersen) | |
| Pete Conlin | .... | first assistant sound editor (as Peter Conlin) | |
| Russell Creak | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Theodore K. Dietz | .... | sound production assistant | |
| David Ellinwood | .... | foley recordist (as Dave Ellienwood) | |
| Mark Howard | .... | dialogue loop editor | |
| Mark Howard | .... | sound recordist | |
| Wi Ding Ho | .... | apprentice sound editor | |
| Ivan Hurzeler | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Lucinda Komisar | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Jeff Kushner | .... | sound designer | |
| Jeff Kushner | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Paul Ledford | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Ronald Matthew Lee | .... | additional sound effects recordist (as Matthew Lee) | |
| Wayne Lorenz | .... | additional sound engineer | |
| Alison Sanford | .... | sound recordist | |
| Sila A. Soyer | .... | apprentice sound editor (as Sila Soyer) | |
| James Wright | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Keenan Wyatt | .... | boom operator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ehab Assal | .... | assistant camera | |
| Ehab Assal | .... | camera production assistant | |
| Michael Audino | .... | grip (as Michael D. Audino) | |
| Jonathan Brown | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Dalton | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Marc Eckhardt | .... | grip | |
| Edwin M. Figueroa | .... | key grip | |
| Douglas W. Hill | .... | electrician | |
| R. Derek Keener | .... | best boy electric | |
| Robert Ortiz | .... | video playback operator | |
| Stewart Wright Pallister | .... | grip | |
| Tom Potoskie | .... | dolly grip (as Thomas W. Potoskie) | |
| Nate Ranger | .... | first assistant camera | |
| J.A. Riggs | .... | generator operator | |
| John Wagner | .... | gaffer | |
| Michael Yarish | .... | still photographer | |
| Rob Koch | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Margaret Critz | .... | wardrobe production assistant | |
| Rani Cunningham | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Theba Lolley | .... | set costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Peter T. DaPuzzo | .... | post-production intern | |
| Lawrence Mischel | .... | negative cutter (as Larry Mischel) | |
| Dan Muscarella | .... | color timer | |
| Patti Nunez | .... | assistant post-production supervisor | |
| Johnny Wilson | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stefan Bruck | .... | post-production consultant (uncredited) | |
| Sue Mischel | .... | negative cutter (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Peter Afterman | .... | music consultant | |
| Brian Blade | .... | additional musician: drums | |
| Malcolm Burn | .... | additional musician: keyboards | |
| Barry Cole | .... | music supervisor | |
| Tim Gibbons | .... | musician: bass, drums and vocals | |
| Emmylou Harris | .... | special guest vocalist | |
| Mark Howard | .... | music programmer: drums | |
| Ali Jennings | .... | additional musician: slide guitar | |
| Darrell D. Johnson | .... | musician: bass, conga drum, organ and hand drum (as Darryl Johnson) | |
| Pascal Nabit Meyer | .... | musician: organ | |
| Bambi Lee Savage | .... | musician: vocals and guitar | |
| Elizabeth Wendel | .... | music consultant | |
| Russ Wilson | .... | musician: falsetto harmony, percussion piano, bass and bass pedal | |
Thanks | |||
| Leslie Abell | .... | special thanks | |
| Erskine Caldwell | .... | special thanks | |
| Tom Epperson | .... | special thanks | |
| John Faulkner | .... | special thanks | |
| William Faulkner | .... | special thanks | |
| Bob Myman | .... | special thanks | |
| Jerry Myman | .... | special thanks | |
| George Newcomb | .... | special thanks | |
| John Fergus Ryan | .... | special thanks | |
| Emily Gerson Saines | .... | special thanks | |
| Emily Schweber | .... | thanks | |
| Harry James Thornton | .... | special thanks | |
| Jimmy Don Thornton | .... | dedicatee | |
| Pietra Thornton | .... | special thanks | |
| Virginia Faulkner Thornton | .... | special thanks | |
| Brad Wilson | .... | thanks | |
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I guess the main reason why I wanted to see this movie was because it was written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also played a role in it. Even though the man hasn't really been able to prove a lot with his work as a director, I must say that I almost always appreciate him as an actor. He's perhaps not the most popular actor in Hollywood, but in my opinion he sure is one of the better ones.
In this movie he plays the role of Karl Childers, a grown, but simple man who is released from the psychiatric hospital where he has been hospitalized since the age of twelve. He had to stay in that hospital for so long because he murdered his own mother and her lover, believing that they were doing something wrong. He returns to the town where he lived the first twelve years of his life and it doesn't take long for him to get a job as a mechanic, fixing all kinds of small motors at a local repair shop. In the same town he also meets Frank, a young and friendly boy who immediately seems to like this strange man. Soon Karl is invited by Frank's mother to stay in their garage, much against the will of her alcoholic and abusive boyfriend Doyle. While Karl's friendship with Frank gets stronger, the tension between him and Doyle keeps building up, until reaching its final climax...
Now that I've finally seen this movie, I can only say that it's too bad that I didn't give it a try earlier. Especially thanks to the magnificent performance by Billy Bob Thornton, this is a movie that is more than just worth a watch. But also the other actors like Dwight Yoakam, Natalie Canerday,... did a very good job. The entire movie feels very realistic, is quite sober and never tries to be too dramatic. This is the kind of movie that could have become very preachy, but it hasn't and that's something that I really appreciate. Add to this some good directing and you know that Thornton has done a very nice job with this movie.
This isn't exactly a typical Hollywood movie, not in its story and certainly not in its approach towards the subject. This could easily have become some kind of cheesy TV-movie, but Billy Bob Thornton has made a very good movie out of it instead. I really appreciated his work as a director, actor and writer in this movie, liked the story and was intrigued by the acting of all the actors. That's why I give it a 7.5/10, maybe even an 8/10.