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Duck (2005) -- In 2009, when Los Angeles' last city park is closed to the public, a dispossessed man -- and the duck who follows him as a mother -- quest west, on foot, in search of water and meaning, in the desert that is L.A.

Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   150 votes
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Director:
Nicole Bettauer
Writer:
Nicole Bettauer (writer)
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Release Date:
4 February 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Think Outside The Flock
Plot:
In 2009, when Los Angeles' last city park is closed to the public, a dispossessed man -- and the duck who follows him as a mother -- quest west, on foot, in search of water and meaning, in the desert that is L.A. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Brilliant Movie! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Buckley Sampson ... Young Frances

Jim Thalman ... Young Arthur

John Hawkes ... Daniel at 18 (as Johnny Hawkes)

Carol Mansell ... Frances Pratt

Philip Baker Hall ... Arthur Pratt

Larry Cedar ... Mr. Janney

Starletta DuPois ... Social Worker

Noel Gugliemi ... Lord of the Garbage
Gary Kasper ... Machine Boss
William Rocha ... City Worker #1

Gene Hong ... City Worker #2
Ian Lockhart ... City Worker #3
Lou DiMaggio ... City Worker #4
Enrique Almeida ... Fireman #1
Dan Campbell ... Fireman #2
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13

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Shot in 18 days. more
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References The Wise Little Hen (1934) more
Soundtrack:
The Good Old Days more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Brilliant Movie!, 23 October 2005
10/10
Author: from United States

This writer/director is bound for glory. A beautiful movie full of emotion and ideas. Incredible performance by Hall. Gorgeous cinematography. DO NOT MISS THIS MOVIE!!!!

The story sounds sentimental. It is not. This movie hooks you in in the first five minutes and keeps you involved throughout.

Yes, it has a political point of view -- since when did that become a bad thing? It's about how homeless people, even just lonely people, are shunned. The hero is not self-pitying, nor sanctimonious. He is very human, that's all. It's not a movie about a man and a duck, it's about one creature deciding to live in order to keep another creature alive, a profound decision and yet the movie succeeds at the most concrete level too -- the level of detail.

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