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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brent Hanley (written by)
Release Date:
12 April 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
There are demons among us more
Plot:
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons." full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins
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8 nominations
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(15 articles)
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Frailty Blu-Ray Details and Cover Art
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A Great Debut of Bill Paxton as Director in a Very Scary Low-Budget Movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bill Paxton | ... | Dad Meiks |
 | Matthew McConaughey | ... | 'Fenton Meiks' / Adam Meiks |
 | Powers Boothe | ... | FBI Agent Wesley Doyle |
 | Matt O'Leary | ... | Young Fenton |
 | Jeremy Sumpter | ... | Young Adam |
| Luke Askew | ... | Sheriff Smalls |
| Levi Kreis | ... | Fenton Meiks |
 | Derk Cheetwood | ... | Agent Griffin Hull |
 | Missy Crider | ... | Becky Meiks (as Melissa Crider) |
 | Alan Davidson | ... | Brad White |
| Cynthia Ettinger | ... | Cynthia Harbridge |
| Vincent Chase | ... | Edward March |
 | Gwen McGee | ... | Operator |
| Edmond Scott Ratliff | ... | The Angel |
 | Rebecca Tilney | ... | Teacher |
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Rated R for violence and some language.
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Runtime:
100 min | Austria:96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) |
Malaysia:U (cut version) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Canada:14A |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-16 |
Germany:18 |
Italy:T |
Japan:PG-12 |
Netherlands:16 |
Peru:18 |
Portugal:M/18 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #38149) |
Philippines:R-18
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Directors James Cameron, Sam Raimi and author Stephen King all singled out Frailty (2001) for high praise. King thought it one of the best horror movies of its year.
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Continuity: At the beginning of the burial of Edward March ("Demon #2"), Dad puffs a cigarette that is burned down to the filter. The following frames show the cigarette in his hand is much longer. There is not enough time in between the two frames to light another.
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Featured in "Anatomy of a Scene: Frailty" (????)
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Soundtrack:
(There Will Be) Peace In The Valley For Me
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Matthew McConaughey is a mysterious man waiting for Agent Wesley Doyle (Powers Boothe) in his FBI office. He claims to have information about a serial killer chased by FBI. When Agent Doyle arrives in the office, he tells him that the serial killer is indeed his dead brother. Agent Doyle requests some evidence, and the man tells the story of his life, since his childhood. They were a simple family of three: his widow father Meiks (Bill Paxton), his brother and himself. One night, his father gathers the two brothers and tells them that an angel of God had just visited him and assigned his family to destroy demons. What happens next is one of the most scary movie I have ever seen.
I watched this movie four months ago on VHS, and yesterday I watched again, now on DVD. Although being a low-budget movie, the screenplay is sharp, with no flaw. The cast is outstanding, but I would like to highlight the performance of Matt O'Leary as the young Felton. It is a very difficult and complex role to be performed by a young teenager. The direction of Bill Paxton is remarkable. There is no explicit violence in this horror movie. A great debut behind the camera. I regret the Brazilian title of this movie: 'A Mão do Diabo' (The Devil's Hand'). If at least it were 'The God's Hand', it might be acceptable. But calling this movie as 'the devil's hand' is indeed ridiculous. Brent Hanley, the screenwriter, did not deserve such a lack of respect from the Brazilian distributor. This film is highly recommended. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "A Mão do Diabo" ("The Devil's Hand")