Land of Plenty (2004)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

Wim Wenders (story) &
Scott Derrickson (story) ...
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Release Date:

10 September 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam War | Terrorist | Borax | Africa | Palestine

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
Bernard White	...	Youssef
Gloria Stuart	...	Old Lady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Golan Ramras	...	Shlomo (uncredited)

Directed by
Wim Wenders

Writing credits
Wim Wenders		(story) &
Scott Derrickson		(story)
Michael Meredith		(written by) &
Wim Wenders		(written by)

Produced by
Jake Abraham	....	producer
Caroline Kaplan	....	executive producer
In-Ah Lee	....	producer
Samson Mucke	....	producer (as Samson Mücke)
Peter Schwartzkopff	....	executive producer
Jonathan Sehring	....	executive producer
John Sloss	....	executive producer
Mandy Tagger	....	associate producer
Gary Winick	....	producer

Original Music by
Nackt
Thom

Cinematography by
Franz Lustig		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Moritz Laube

Casting by
Ellen Lewis
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Nathan Amondson

Art Direction by
William Budge
Nicole Lobart

Set Decoration by
Lia Roldan

Costume Design by
Alexis Scott

Makeup Department
Barbara Leister	....	hair stylist
Barbara Leister	....	makeup artist
Susanne Niederhoff	....	assistant hair stylist
Susanne Niederhoff	....	assistant makeup artist
Haruyo Sawada	....	assistant hair stylist
Haruyo Sawada	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Emily Gardiner	....	post-production supervisor
Shaun McNally	....	production supervisor
Tom Michel	....	post-production supervisor
Samson Mucke	....	unit production manager (as Samson Mücke)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josef Lieck	....	first assistant director
Edward McGurn	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Isaac Amondson	....	art department intern
Siau Yene Ang	....	graphic artist
Brian Anspack	....	computer graphics
Zach Bangma	....	art department intern
Paul Foyder	....	art department intern
Chris Kitisakkul	....	property master
Ben Kuden	....	art department intern
Jennifer Lo	....	art department intern
Dominique Navarro	....	set dresser
Lia Roldan	....	propmaker
Anna Skarbek	....	art department intern (as Anna M. Skarbek)
Luke Thoburn	....	art department intern
Svenja Sunny Willebrand	....	set dresser (as Svenja Willebrand)

Sound Department
Michael Baird	....	sound editor
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Mark Andrew Clark	....	boom operator
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound recordist (as Scott Hinckley)
Claude Letessier	....	supervising sound designer
Barry London	....	sound mixer: New York
Matthew Nicolay	....	sound mixer
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Walter Spencer	....	adr supervisor
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Ward	....	dolby sound consultant

Special Effects by
Ian Eyre	....	pyro technician
Brent Anderson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kalle Max Hofmann	....	visual effects artist: Das Werk Novalisstrasse
Alex Klippe	....	laser recording: ARRI Film & TV
Dominik Trimborn	....	recording coordinator: ARRI Film & TC
Philipp Fehling	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Gunnar Radeloff	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
William Devital	....	stunts: Homeless 2
Yuri Elvin	....	precision driver
Danny Hernandez	....	stunt double: Hassan
Philip Tan	....	stunt coordinator
Kofi Yiadom	....	stunts: Homeless 1

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Aiello	....	second assistant camera
Alec Boehm	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Alec Boehm	....	director of photography: second unit
Glendel R. Bondoc	....	electrician (as Glendel Bondoc)
Jon Callesen	....	best boy electric (as Jon C. Callesen)
Adam Camacho	....	best boy grip
Marie Chao	....	first assistant camera
Joseph Dianda	....	speciality grip
Brian Fischer	....	grip
Michael Glover	....	gaffer
Trevor Houghton	....	best boy electric
Patrick Lawson	....	camera intern
Chris Lindsay	....	key grip
Eric Meeks	....	electrician
Matt Perry	....	grip (as Matthew Perry)
Mark Smith	....	gaffer: New York
Mark Smith	....	grip: New York
Satoshi Takai	....	electrician
Donata Wenders	....	still photographer
Tate Wittenberg	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Peter Alwazzan	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Robyn Owen	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Yesi Ramirez	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Andrew Stubblefield	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amber Clark	....	costume intern
Rosalida Medina	....	assistant costume designer
Chrys Wong	....	costume intern

Editorial Department
Stephanie Argy	....	camera test editor
Nina Caspers	....	assistant editor
Peter Deinas	....	color grader: Scanwerk
Michael E. Phillips	....	consultant: digital editing
Sergej Range	....	on-line editor: Das Werk Novalisstrasse
Torsten Schiebold	....	on-line technical support: Das Werk Novalisstrasse
Bianca Stumpf	....	color timer: ARRI Film & TV
Till Vanish	....	on-line afx operator: Das Werk Novalisstrasse
Wolf Bosse	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)

Music Department
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Moritz Laube	....	music editor
Nackt	....	original score producer
Alex Steyermark	....	executive music supervisor
Thom	....	original score producer
Jed Smith	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bill Isaacson	....	driver: process trailer
Jarmo Sallinen	....	picture van technician

Other crew
Luis Ambris	....	craft service (as Luis Ambriz)
Francesca Breetzke	....	production coordinator: Reverse Angle
Paul Brennan	....	production legal: Sloss Law Office
Ed Buhr	....	production associate (as Edward Buhr)
Mara Hade Connolly	....	accountant: InDigEnt (as Mara Connolly)
David D'Alessio	....	production associate
Mark De Cristo	....	set production assistant
Aaron Dunsay	....	set production assistant: New York (as Aaron Dunsey)
Jacqueline Eckhouse	....	production legal: Sloss Law Office (as Jackie Eckhouse)
Acht Frankfurt	....	title designer: Acht Frankfurt
Jennifer Gaylord	....	production legal: Sloss Law Office (as Jennifer Gaylord Rohrer)
Darius Ghanai	....	title designer: Acht Frankfurt
Arturo Guzman	....	set production assistant
Brian Hoagland	....	set medic
Carlos Huizar	....	production assistant
Carlos Huizar	....	runner
Soo-Yun Lee	....	assistant: Wim Wenders
David Lincoln	....	set production assistant
Valentina Lori	....	legal and business affairs: Reverse Angle
David B. Lyons	....	key set production assistant (as David Lyons)
Lawrence Marks	....	legal services: Reverse Angle, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (as Laurence M. Marks)
Kai May	....	legal services: Reverse Angle, Unversagt Von Have Rechtsanwälte
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager (as George McDowell)
Sylvie Michel	....	production coordinator (as Sylvie Michel-Casey)
Rainer Pyls	....	accountant: Reverse Angle
Golan Ramras	....	set production assistant
Adam Ripp	....	police technical advisor
Reid Rosefelt	....	publicist
Jesse Toledano	....	set production assistant: New York
Marla Ulrich	....	location manager
Suzanne Unrein	....	researcher
Greg Villalovos	....	security
Eva Von Malotky	....	assistant: Wim Wenders
Golan Ramras	....	military advisor (uncredited)

Thanks
Wolf Bosse	....	special thanks
Leonard Cohen	....	special thanks
Bill Pullman	....	special thanks
Elizabeth Rial	....	thanks
Jeremy Thomas	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Emotion Pictures
• InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
• Reverse Angle International

Distributors

• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Karma Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Mikado (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Océan Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Saturn Enternainment (2005) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Dolmen Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• First Productions (2005) (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  production insurance (as AON/Albert G. Ruben)
• Acht Frankfurt  title design
• American Infared  thermal imaging camera
• Amerikan Mobil Power  generator
• Atomic Production Supplies  production supplies
• Bite Me Craft Service  craft service
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dolly (as Chapman Leonard)
• Cinetic Rights Management  financing and distribution advisory services (as Cinetic)
• Das Werk Novalisstrasse  on-line services
• Emotion Pictures  production services
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• High Desert Casting  extras casting
• Hitter's Catering  catering
• Illumination Dynamics  lighting and grip equipment
• Jacopo's Catering  catering
• Klose & Klose Chartered Accountants  payroll services
• Lodestar Films  dailies
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips  legal services: Reverse Angle
• Panasonic  cameras
• Prime Casting  extras casting
• SGO / Mistika  digital equipment
• Scanwerk  color grading
• Shotmaker Company, The  camera car and process trailer
• Sloss Law Office  production legal
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production (as Sonic Magic Studios)
• Unverzagt von Have  legal services: Reverse Angle (as Unversagt Von Have Rechtsanwälte)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Emotion Pictures

Trivia:

Bill Pullman was considered for the part of Paul.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Henry picks Lana up from the airport, a member of the crew is visible in the rear window of his pickup truck, holding a bounce board to reflect light on the actors.

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 21 Grams (2003)

Soundtrack:

The Star-Spangled Banner

Something Missing Here

Wim Wenders is a great director and a really honest artist. What he lacks though is a real feel for the US....Going back to his early use of Dennis Hopper, woefully miscast as Tom Ripley, in Our American Friend, Wenders has a weakness for clichés about America rather than finding the real thing. This movie doesn't change that fact. What is essentially a tone poem about the loss of innocence (and maybe common sense) in post 9-11 America turns into a melancholy family drama about two lost souls who would probably have been just as lost before 9/11 as after it. Europeans might find the American 'types' portrayed in this film a validation of how they view the U.S. but most thoughtful Americans will probably be irritated by the simple reductions of the characters. I found Michelle Williams particularly annoying for some reason...maybe it was her blind faith or maybe it was just her complete lack of edge...they don't make women like that in America these days and probably never did. I really admire Mr. Wenders for tackling this subject as American filmmakers seem not to have the courage to do so themselves. In the end though, this is more a European film that will appeal to Euro audiences...whereas it would have been a better project if it were directed more this way. (I saw the film in Paris last week.)