Blueberry (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Jan Kounen

Writers:

Matt Alexander (writer)
Gérard Brach (writer)

Release Date:

11 February 2004 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Western

Tagline:

When the angels kiss the demons,... you'd better be ready.

Plot:

In the 1870's, U.S Marshal Mike S. Blueberry tries to stop Wally Blount, the man who killed his girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

U.S. Marshal | Superstition Mountains | 1870s | Surrealism | Exploding House

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Vincent Cassel	...	Mike Blueberry
Juliette Lewis	...	Maria Sullivan
Michael Madsen	...	Wallace Sebastian Blount
Temuera Morrison	...	Runi
Ernest Borgnine	...	Rolling Star
Djimon Hounsou	...	Woodhead
Hugh O'Conor	...	Young Mike Blueberry
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Greg Sullivan
Nichole Hiltz	...	Lola (as Nicole Hiltz)
Kateri Walker	...	Kateri
Vahina Giocante	...	Madeleine
Kestenbetsa	...	Kheetseen
Tchéky Karyo	...	Uncle
Eddie Izzard	...	Prosit
Colm Meaney	...	Jimmy McClure

Also Known As:

Blueberry: L'expérience secrète (France)
Muraya: L'expérience secrète de Mike Blueberry (France) (working title)
Renegade (USA)
The Adventures of Mike S Blueberry (France) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality, nudity and drug content.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

France | Mexico | UK

Language:

English | Athapascan languages | German | French | Spanish | Apache languages

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chihuahua, Mexico

Company:

A.J.O.Z. Films

Trivia:

Milla Jovovich was the first choice for the role of Maria but turned it down because scheduling conflicts.

Quotes:

Prosit: I promised you gold, I give you mountains of gold!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Eddie Izzard: Sexie (2003) (V)

I just love this movie...

... although I see a lot of weak points in terms of narration. But these points didn't disturb me at the first vision, which happened to be in the place where it should be seen: a cinema. This movie is an experience as the french tag line mentioned: "l'expérience secrète". Don't expect a traditional western. It feels like it but isn't, because of the fact that the hero isn't one, and the final sequence just is at a thousand miles you've ever seen (you could compare it a bit to the final voyage in 2001 from Kubrick). Just let go and enjoy this sensory piece... Finally something daring and new.

Just give it a try, it's worth just for the pictures and the music.