Fierce People (2005)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Griffin Dunne

Writers (WGA):

Dirk Wittenborn (book)
Dirk Wittenborn (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Every family tree has its nuts.

Plot:

A massage therapist looks to get out of New York City to join the father of her son, an anthropologist in South American who's studying the Yanomani people.

Plot Keywords:

Anthropologist | Tribe | Billionaire | Massage | New York City

Cast

Diane Lane	...	Liz Earl
Anton Yelchin	...	Finn Earl
Donald Sutherland	...	Ogden C. Osborne
Chris Evans	...	Bryce
Kristen Stewart	...	Maya
Paz de la Huerta	...	Jilly
Blu Mankuma	...	Gates
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Mrs. Langley
Christopher Shyer	...	Dr. Leffler
Gary Chalk	...	McCallum (as Garry Chalk)
Ryan McDonald	...	Ian
Dexter Bell	...	Marcus Gates
Kaleigh Dey	...	Paige
Aaron Brooks	...	Giacomo
Branden Williams	...	Whitney (as Jeff Westmoreland)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use, sexuality/nudity and some violence.

Runtime:

USA:107 min | Argentina:135 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

Tagalog | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Mexico:B15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Industry Entertainment

Trivia:

Eddie Rosales who played the shaman in the movie's dream sequence was actually speaking in Filipino.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the police car takes them away from their apartment it has a stop light out, but when it is arriving at the country house the light is fixed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Finn Earl: [narrating] There's this tribe in South America called the Ishcanani. That means fierce people.
Finn Earl: They're. They're like the meanest people in the world. They'll cut off your thumbs, and they'll shit in your hammock just like we say hello.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-08)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Beat the Rap

I liked it!

I thought this was a very good movie. Someone said it was 'sick' so they couldn't watch it. I think if you realize its rated R then you will be prepared for the nudity and drug use. It is a good story and the acting is amazing. Just can't be a prude to appreciate it! Its basically about a mom who does drugs and wants to get clean so she calls a very wealthy old friend and he moves them to his estate and crazy things happen. I guess it is a drama. I am just so sick of people who don't like movies because of cursing or nudity. That is the world we live in. You obviously aren't comfortable with yourself if you can't see things like this movie. And it's rated R. So, that should tell you from the beginning that its not all peachy happy rainbows. I liked it. I think you will too!