Tully (2000)

Director:

Hilary Birmingham

Writers:

Hilary Birmingham (writer)
Matt Drake (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tully Coates, Jr., with his good looks and chiseled body, is the local heartthrob, and while he has a new girlfriend virtually every night...

Plot Keywords:

Brothers | Nebraska | Brother Brother Relationship | Female Director | Farm

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Glenn Fitzgerald	...	Earl Coates
Anson Mount	...	Tully Coates Jr.
Bob Burrus	...	Tully Russell Coates Sr.
Julianne Nicholson	...	Ella Smalley
Laura Walker	...	Wendy Adams
Joe Smalley	...	Brad
Tim Driscoll	...	Clarence Heiting
Aaron Zavitz	...	Chuck
Kristopher Kling	...	Dexter
Catherine Kellner	...	April Reece
Vivek Kumar	...	Essa
John Durbin	...	Marshall
V. Craig Heidenreich	...	Burt Hodges
Natalie Canerday	...	Claire
Kathryn Gayner	...	Irene Duffy (photos)

Also Known As:

The Truth About Tully (USA) (festival title)
What Happened to Tully (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ft. Calhoun, Nebraska, USA

Company:

Telltale Films

Trivia:

It was originally titled "The Truth About Tully" but was changed when Jonathan Demme's The Truth About Charlie (2002) was announced to be released around the same time.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Tully Jr. and April are on the hood of his Cadillac, her cigarette pack and lighter move around the roof between shots.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2003) (TV)

One of the best surprises of the year!

This film was like a breath of fresh air. It only played locally for a couple of weeks, if that much. Obviously, this film would have fared better had it gone to the Angelika or the Sunshine where a young crowd would have discovered it. I only caught it at the end of the run and I'm glad I did because not only it's a beautifully done, but because it's an honest account of life.

Director Hilary Birmnigham working with Matt Drake have created something rare in American cinema a well written drama with interesting and complex characters, a script that doesn't depend on special effects or the formula that most mainstream films.

The cast is superb. Anson Mount, Julianne Nicholoson, and Glenn Fitzgerald shine brightly in this film. Also Bob Burrus as the taciturn father is very effective.

I'm sure that by now it should be in DVD since it was done in 2000, you won't regret it.