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Gerry (2002) -- A friendship between two twenty-something men is tested to its very limits when they go on a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.
Gerry (2002) -- A friendship between two twenty-something men is tested to its very limits when they go on a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.
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User Rating:
6.2/10   7,955 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Casey Affleck (written by) &
Matt Damon (written by) ...
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Release Date:
20 September 2002 (Greece) more
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Plot:
A friendship between two twenty-something men is tested to its very limits when they go on a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them. | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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(8 articles)
User Reviews:
One of the best movies I have ever seen more (260 total)

Cast

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Directed by
Gus Van Sant 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Casey Affleck (written by) &
Matt Damon (written by) &
Gus Van Sant (written by)

Produced by
Jay Hernandez .... associate producer
Dany Wolf .... producer
 
Original Music by
Arvo Pärt 
 
Cinematography by
Harris Savides 
 
Film Editing by
Casey Affleck 
Matt Damon 
Gus Van Sant 
 
Makeup Department
Chris Burgoyne .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Diego Conejero .... production manager: Argentina
Jen Wall .... production supervisor
Dany Wolf .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sally Sue Beisel .... second assistant director
Dany Wolf .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Felix Andrew .... sound
Todd Beckett .... sound re-recording mixer
Stuart Deutsch .... boom operator
Goro Koyama .... foley artist
Andy Malcolm .... foley artist
Tim Rakoczy .... assistant sound editor
Leslie Shatz .... sound designer
Leslie Shatz .... supervising sound editor
Don White .... foley recording mixer
Rebecca Wright .... foley assistant
 
Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton .... special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Janos Pilenyi .... optical supervisor
Bill Taylor .... special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Mamie McCall .... visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Blauvelt .... assistant camera
Mike Blauvelt .... third assistant camera
Tony Cady .... grip
Andrew Davidson .... grip
Christian Davidson .... grip
Jamie Franta .... grip
Pablo Gómez .... second assistant camera
Alice Gu .... assistant camera
Mark Hyde .... grip
Jim Kwiatkowski .... key grip
John Mang .... dolly grip
Jason McCormick .... assistant camera
Brady McElroy .... grip
Matías Mesa .... Steadicam operator
Bud Scott .... best boy grip
 
Editorial Department
Lilah Bankier .... assistant editor
Don Ciana .... color timer
Patricia Sztaba .... negative cutter
Stan Sztaba .... negative cutter
Joe Violante .... dailies advisor
Paul Zucker .... associate editor
Cory Ginsburg .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jeff Eveleth .... production assistant
Trinette L. Faint .... assistant: Mr. Damon (as Trinette Faint)
Roger D. Faires .... location manager
Danielle Fenati .... production assistant
Joeby Gibson .... production assistant
Andrew K. Hodge .... location manager
Mary Jasionowski .... production accountant: Los Angeles
 
Thanks
Bobby Bukowski .... thanks
Ken Kesey .... in memory of
Béla Tarr .... special thanks
 

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Also Known As:
The Actual Gerry (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
103 min | Argentina:105 min (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002 (#10, with the TV-show "24") more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end of the movie when Gerry is lying on his back, his legs change from flat to bent and back again. This obviously could not possibly happen due to his condition. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Gerry: Hey, Gerry, the path.
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Soundtrack:
Spiegel im Spiegel more

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131 out of 162 people found the following review useful.
One of the best movies I have ever seen, 22 November 2003
10/10
Author: connorratliff from New York, NY

I was curious about this film, but totally unprepared for how much it affected me. GERRY worked, for me, on many different levels. In some ways, it felt like a horror film, but without any supernatural element. Two men get lost. That's the premise, and the movie takes its time to really explore what it feels like to suddenly have no idea where you are. As the film went on, something about it began to feel abstract, as if the film wasn't just about being lost physically, but about what it feels like to feel alone in the universe. I don't mean that to sound flighty or pretentious, but the film gradually moves into a state of deep sadness that is hard to describe. I'm sure (from the looks of some of the particularly angry comments some people have posted) that this film won't be appreciated by everyone who sees it. Some may find it dull. I found it completely absorbing, and unlike anything I'd ever seen.

(By the way, if you don't like a film, that's fine. But some of the ANGER displayed below is completely unjustified, and perhaps a sign of some deeper trauma that has nothing to do with the movie you didn't like.)

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