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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Annie Proulx (short story)
Larry McMurtry (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 December 2005 (USA) more
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Love Is A Force Of Nature
Plot:
Based on the 'E. Annie Proulx' story about a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years. full summary | full synopsis
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Won 3 Oscars. Another 78 wins & 64 nominations more
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A dream... more (2159 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Heath Ledger ... Ennis Del Mar

Jake Gyllenhaal ... Jack Twist

Randy Quaid ... Joe Aguirre
Valerie Planche ... Waitress
David Trimble ... Basque
Victor Reyes ... Chilean Sheepherder #1
Lachlan Mackintosh ... Chilean Sheepherder #2

Michelle Williams ... Alma
Larry Reese ... Jolly Minister
Marty Antonini ... Timmy
Tom Carey ... Rodeo Clown
Dan McDougall ... Bartender #1
Don Bland ... Biker #1
Steven Cree Molison ... Biker #2

Anne Hathaway ... Lureen Newsome
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Souvenirs de Brokeback Mountain (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.
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134 min
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Larry McMurtry handled the fleshing out of the marital dramas and the Western elements from Annie Proulx's short story, while co-writer Diana Ossana concentrated on the male relationship, McMurtry feeling that he was not up to the task of conveying that realistically. more
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Continuity: Towards the end of the movie when Alma Jr. visits her dad in his trailer, he goes to the cupboard to get them a drink and cups. The cupboard door at Ennis' head is seen alternately opened and closed without him touching it. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Joe Aguirre: You pair of deuces lookin' for work, I suggest you get your scrawny asses in here pronto.
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Does Lureen lie to Ennis on the phone?
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1014 out of 1493 people found the following comment useful.
A dream..., 3 September 2005
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Author: RCharlesZH (RCharlesZH@hotmail.com) from Switzerland

I saw Brokeback Mountain at the Venice Film Festival (with Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hatheway, and Ang Lee in attendance)and it's been haunting me ever since. I had read Annie Proulx's short story in the "New Yorker" years ago and it haunted me as well. What is it about this story? It's a love story that starts out without love--and finishes with a love that never ends. Congratulations to the director and the entire cast, you did a great job. I wish you much success, although with the theme being so "delicate", it may have trouble finding a big audience in the U.S. The audience here in Europe, I can say, thought it was great.

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