Land of Plenty (2004)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

Wim Wenders (story) &
Scott Derrickson (story) ...

Release Date:

10 September 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.

Plot Keywords:

Los Angeles | Disillusionment | Vigilante | Peace Activist | The 911 Effect

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Michelle Williams	...	Lana
John Diehl	...	Paul
Shaun Toub	...	Hassan
Wendell Pierce	...	Henry
Richard Edson	...	Jimmy
Burt Young	...	Sherman
Yuri Elvin	...	Officer Elvin (as Yuri Z. Elvin)
Jeris Poindexter	...	Charles (as Jeris Lee Poindexter)
Rhonda Stubbins White	...	Dee Dee
Victoria Thomas	...	News Reporter
Matthew Kimbrough	...	News Anchor
Paul West	...	Policeman
Jeffrey Vincent Parise	...	Coroner's Assistant (as Jeff Parise)
Christa Lang	...	Trailer Park Woman
Warren Stearns	...	Mortician

Also Known As:

Angst and Alienation in America (USA) (working title)
Untitled Wim Wenders Project (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Slovakia:12 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Emotion Pictures

Trivia:

In a statement at a public screening Wim Wenders revealed that, just after _Don't Come Knockin' (2005)_ was delayed for a year, he found himself with plenty of time and the urge to shoot. He developed a treatment in just three days, and then they worked on the screenplay for three weeks and directly after that shot the entire movie in just 16 days.

Quotes:

Paul: They're trying to destroy our country. They're trying to infect us. I'm not going to let them.

Movie Connections:

References The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

Soundtrack:

The Beautiful Occupation

Plenty Provoking

Somewhere in Trona, a near-ghost town you pass through on the road to Death Valley, the full extent of Uncle Paul's delusions is demonstrated. And at that same moment, I realized he was the personification of post-9/11 America, raging, raving, striking blindly at false targets, and kidding ourselves that we are safer now that we've invaded Iraq without justification and reelected the worst U.S. president in history. The film promises there may be some hope for us. But only if we have the courage to stand on the edge of the abyss. The line that resonated most for me was that the 3,000 innocent people who died in 9/11 could not have wanted their deaths to lead to more dying. This movie was a masterpiece. It finally offered me a way to think about 9/11 and subsequent events without making me crazy and despairing.