A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
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- Won 2 Oscars. Another 112 wins & 138 nominations.
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Daniel Plainview
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Martin Stringer | ... |
Silver Assay Worker
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Silver Assay Worker
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Jacob Stringer | ... |
Silver Assay Worker
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Joseph Mussey | ... |
Silver Assay Worker
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Barry Del Sherman | ... |
H.B. Ailman
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Harrison Taylor | ... |
Baby HW
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Stockton Taylor | ... |
Baby HW
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Prescott
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HW
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Signal Hill Man
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Signal Hill Married Man
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Signal Hill Woman
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Mr. Bankside
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| Coco Leigh | ... |
Mrs. Bankside
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Paul Sunday / Eli Sunday
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| Ciarán Hinds | ... |
Fletcher
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Sydney McCallister | ... |
Mary Sunday
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Abel Sunday
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Christine Olejniczak | ... |
Mother Sunday
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Kellie Hill | ... |
Ruth Sunday
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Al Rose
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Dan Swallow | ... |
Gene Blaize
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Robert Arber | ... |
Charlie Wrightsman
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Bob Bell | ... |
Geologist
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David Williams | ... |
Ben Blaut
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Joy Rawls | ... |
Eli Follower
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Louise Gregg | ... |
Eli Follower
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Amber Roberts | ... |
Eli Follower
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John W. Watts | ... |
Oil Worker
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Robert Caroline | ... |
Oil Worker
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Barry Bruce | ... |
Oil Worker
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Irene G. Hunter | ... |
Mrs. Hunter
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Elizabeth
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John Chitwood | ... |
Little Boston Doctor
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| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... |
Henry
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| David Warshofsky | ... |
H.M. Tilford
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J.J. Carter
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Colton Woodward | ... |
William Bandy
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John Burton | ... |
L.P. Clair
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Bandy
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Robert Barge | ... |
Bartender
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Ronald Krut | ... |
Standard Oil Man
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Huey Rhudy | ... |
Standard Oil Man
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Steven Barr | ... |
Standard Oil Man
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Robert Hills | ... |
HW's Interpreter
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| Colleen Foy | ... |
Adult Mary Sunday
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| Russell Harvard | ... |
Adult HW
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Bob Bock | ... |
Priest
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Vince Froio | ... |
Plainview Servant
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Phil Shelly | ... |
Plainview Servant
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| Mary Elizabeth Barrett | ... |
Fanny Clark (uncredited)
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| Brad Carr | ... |
Signal Hill Man (uncredited)
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Kathryn A Davis | ... |
Village girl (uncredited)
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Spencer Kayden | ... |
Annie - Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)
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| Arnold Montey | ... |
Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Rhonda Reeves | ... |
Elizabeth's Mother (uncredited)
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| Guy Richardson | ... |
Oil worker (uncredited)
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Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Signal Hill Resident (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Paul Thomas Anderson | ||
Written by
| Paul Thomas Anderson | ... | (written for the screen by) |
| Upton Sinclair | ... | (novel "Oil!") |
Produced by
| Paul Thomas Anderson | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Daniel Lupi | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Scott Rudin | ... | executive producer |
| Eric Schlosser | ... | executive producer |
| JoAnne Sellar | ... | producer (produced by) (as Joanne Sellar) |
| David Williams | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Jonny Greenwood | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Robert Elswit | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Dylan Tichenor | ||
Editorial Department
| Tom Ajar | ... | projectionist |
| Kenny Becker | ... | color timer |
| Eli Fowler | ... | post-production assistant |
| Matthew Maine | ... | projectionist assistant |
| Peter McNulty | ... | additional editor |
| Heather Mullen | ... | dailies assistant editor |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | ... | negative cutter (as Mary Nelson-Fraser) |
| Josh Rappaport | ... | post production coordinator: Miramax Films |
| Tatiana S. Riegel | ... | film editor |
| Jared Shapiro | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mark Smirnoff | ... | account executive: digital post production - Modern VideoFilm |
| Paula Suhy | ... | first assistant editor |
| Brendan Walsh | ... | second assistant editor |
| Gregg Garvin | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
| Lonnie A. Mathes | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
| Tristan Mathews | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Cassandra Kulukundis | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Jack Fisk | ||
Art Direction by
| David Crank | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jim Erickson | ||
Costume Design by
| Mark Bridges | ||
Makeup Department
| Kim Ayers | ... | makeup artist: Los Angeles (as Kimberly Ayers) |
| John Blake | ... | makeup department head |
| Catherine Conrad | ... | makeup artist |
| Lupe Devine | ... | hair stylist |
| Sharon Ray Ely | ... | hair stylist (as Sharon Ely) |
| Linda D. Flowers | ... | hair department head (as Linda Flowers) / hair department head |
| Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman | ... | key hair stylist: Los Angeles |
| David Larson | ... | hair stylist: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Erica Frauman | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Daniel Lupi | ... | unit production manager |
| Jamey Pryde | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Will Weiske | ... | production supervisor |
| Brad Grey | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eric Richard Lasko | ... | second assistant director (as Eric Lasko) |
| Jenny Nolan | ... | second second assistant director |
| Richard Oswald | ... | second assistant director |
| Adam Somner | ... | first assistant director |
| Ian Stone | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Keith Alexander | ... | propmaker |
| Steve Allen | ... | propmaker foreperson |
| Richard 'Frog' Bain | ... | propmaker |
| Craig Baron | ... | property assistant |
| Brad Blei | ... | set dresser (as Bradley Blei) |
| Glen Bohls | ... | laborer |
| Mark 'Finn' Borg | ... | welder |
| Lewis Bowen | ... | paint foreperson |
| David Bringas | ... | propmaker supervisor |
| Robert Brown | ... | propmaker |
| Ryan Bust | ... | standby greens |
| Marco A. Campos | ... | propmaker supervisor (as Marco Campos) |
| Bridget Cardenas | ... | standby painter: Los Angeles |
| Raul V. Carrera | ... | greens (as Raul Carrera) |
| Michael Casey | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles (as Michael P. Casey) |
| Dirk Clark | ... | propmaker |
| Jack Colmenero | ... | set dresser |
| Ronald Cox | ... | propmaker supervisor |
| Laurence B. Davis | ... | propmaker |
| Ruth De Jong | ... | production assistant |
| Jeffrey DeBell | ... | greens foreperson (as Jeff DeBell) |
| Patricia Dillon | ... | set dresser |
| Derek Drewes | ... | propmaker (as Derek Drews) |
| Jerry Farrell | ... | propmaker |
| Tony Farrell | ... | propmaker |
| Christopher Flournoy | ... | propmaker |
| Neil Gahm | ... | propmaker supervisor |
| Franco Georgianna | ... | propmaker |
| Keith Giller | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Sara Giustini | ... | production assistant (as Sara Guistini) |
| Billy Guerrero | ... | painter (as Billy Guerro) |
| Mark Hanks | ... | set dresser |
| Claire Hassig | ... | scenic artist |
| Kenneth Heimer | ... | propmaker |
| Jourdan Henderson | ... | art department coordinator |
| Eric Henshaw | ... | first greens |
| Clint Higginbotham | ... | propmaker |
| Allan Holder | ... | propmaker (as Allen Holder) |
| Bill Holmquist | ... | construction coordinator |
| Steven Curtis Husch | ... | assistant property master (as Steven C. Husch) |
| Dean F. Janik | ... | paint foreperson |
| Steven Kerlagon | ... | paint supervisor |
| Jerry Kilber | ... | propmaker foreperson |
| Garry Kirks | ... | propmaker |
| Jim Krase | ... | propmaker |
| Andree Lago | ... | scenic artist |
| Peter J. Lakoff | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles (as Peter Lakoff) |
| Amy Lamendola | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Justin J. LaPresle | ... | propmaker gang boss |
| David Lawrence | ... | paint laborer |
| Eric Luling | ... | on-set dresser (as Eric J. Luling) |
| P.K. MacCarthy | ... | storyboard artist |
| Douglas Machala | ... | leadperson: Los Angeles |
| Michael C. Magno | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Chandra Malone | ... | propmaker |
| Patrick J. Martin | ... | propmaker supervisor |
| Walter Mikowlski | ... | construction foreperson |
| Matthew Murphy | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles (as Matt Murphy) |
| Tyler Noel | ... | laborer |
| Natalie Palasota | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Anthony D. Parrillo | ... | set designer: Los Angeles (as Anthony D. Parillo) |
| Pavel Pesta | ... | scenic artist |
| Steve Pfauter | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Stuart Rankine | ... | property master |
| Jack Reeves | ... | standby painter |
| Jeffrey A. Rice | ... | laborer |
| Michael Riviere | ... | propmaker (as Mickey Riviere) |
| David Rodriguez | ... | laborer |
| Steve Roll | ... | propmaker foreperson (as Stephen Roll) |
| Kyle Safarick | ... | propmaker |
| Steve Sawhill | ... | leadperson |
| Charles Seale | ... | propmaker |
| Chad Simpson | ... | general paint foreperson (as Chad 'Chadwick' Simpson) |
| Vaughn Rick Smith | ... | propmaker |
| Michael Smothers | ... | laborer |
| Robin Spoon | ... | paint coordinator |
| Jason W. Spradling | ... | propmaker |
| Carl J. Stensel | ... | set designer (as Carl Stensel) |
| William Sterling | ... | propmaker |
| Bobby Thomas | ... | additional assistant property master |
| Kevin Tomasiello | ... | laborer |
| John E. Townes | ... | paint laborer |
| Alex Walker | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Leon Wallace | ... | painter |
| Robert K. Weinberger | ... | propmaker foreperson (as Robert Weinberger) |
| Amy Wells | ... | assistant set decorator: Los Angeles |
| Bradly V. Williams | ... | laborer |
| Don Williams | ... | propmaker |
| Darrin Clubb | ... | foreman (uncredited) |
| Michael Goss | ... | labor (uncredited) |
| Archie Hankins | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Peter Jameson | ... | construction mill foreman (uncredited) |
| John W. Morgan | ... | scenic painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James Austin | ... | engineering services |
| Michael Babcock | ... | additional sound supervisor |
| Christopher Barron | ... | digital transfer |
| Andrew Bock | ... | sound assistant (as Andrew Beck) |
| Rick Canelli | ... | adr recordist |
| John Countryman | ... | digital transfer |
| Kelly Doran | ... | utility sound technician |
| Edwin Dunkley | ... | video services (as Ed Dunkley) |
| Coya Elliott | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Megan Fouts | ... | post production sound accountant (as Megan Tompkins) |
| Jonathan Greber | ... | digital transfer |
| J.R. Grubbs | ... | sound effects editor |
| Robin Harlan | ... | foley artist |
| David Horton Jr. | ... | foley editor |
| David Hunter | ... | digital editorial services |
| Tom Johnson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Richard King | ... | sound consultant |
| Mike Lane | ... | client services |
| Vanessa Lapato | ... | dialogue editor |
| Leff Lefferts | ... | digital editorial services (as Leffert Lefferts) |
| Alan Mays | ... | engineering services |
| Sarah Monat | ... | foley artist |
| Steve Morris | ... | engineering services |
| Gordon Ng | ... | client services |
| Tim Nielsen | ... | sound effects editor (as Timothy Nielsen) |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ... | adr mixer |
| Bryan Pennington | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Juan Peralta | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Eva Porter | ... | client services |
| John Pritchett | ... | sound mixer |
| David M. Roberts | ... | boom operator |
| Ronald G. Roumas | ... | recordist (as Ron Roumas) |
| Jeff Sawyer | ... | sound effects editor |
| Christopher Scarabosio | ... | sound designer |
| Michael Semanick | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Randy Singer | ... | foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer) |
| Bruce Tanis | ... | foley editor |
| John Torrijos | ... | video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos) |
| Hugo Weng | ... | dialogue editor |
| Matthew Wood | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Christopher Barnett | ... | additional re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Flick | ... | foley editor (uncredited) |
| Erik Foreman | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Bryan Jerden | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Matt Kent | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
| Zach Martin | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
| Magic A. Moreno | ... | Mag and Optical Transfer Engineer (uncredited) |
| Jordan O'Neill | ... | sound mastering engineer: DTS (uncredited) |
| Eric Potter | ... | sound effects recording (uncredited) |
| Kyle Rochlin | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Christopher Scarabosio | ... | additional re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Clint Smith | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Sterling | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
| Rachael Tate | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Blitstein | ... | special effects set foreperson |
| Steve Cremin | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Christian Eubank | ... | special effects technician (as Christian F. Eubank) |
| Renata Eubank | ... | production assistant |
| Jay King | ... | special effects technician (as Jay B. King) |
| William D. Lee | ... | special effects foreperson (as William Lee) |
| Lee Alan McConnell | ... | special effects rigging foreperson |
| Brandon K. McLaughlin | ... | special effects technician (as Brandon McLaughlin) |
| Glenn Thomas | ... | special effects technician |
| Douglas D. Ziegler | ... | special effects technician (as Douglas Ziegler) |
| Dennis Yeager II | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Joy Carmeci | ... | visual effects producer: Industrial Light & Magic |
| Mark Casey | ... | digital artist: Industrial Light & Magic |
| John G. Chalfant | ... | cg support: Digital Backlot |
| Grady Cofer | ... | visual effects supervisor: ILM |
| Rif Dagher | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
| Amit Dhawal | ... | digital artist: Digital Backlot |
| Christina Graff | ... | visual effects producer: Digital Backlot |
| Kurt Johann Graff | ... | support: Digital Backlot |
| Paul Graff | ... | visual effects supervisor: Digital Backlot |
| Susan Greenhow | ... | visual effects producer: Industrial Light & Magic |
| Sarah Brooke Grossmann | ... | compositor: Digital Backlot (as Sarah Grossman) |
| Elizabeth Hirsch | ... | visual effects production manager: Digital Backlot |
| Michael Honrada | ... | digital artist: Industrial Light & Magic (as Michael Hondrada) |
| Sam Khorshid | ... | lead 3d artist: Digital Backlot (as Samir Khorshid) |
| Erin D. O'Connor | ... | visual effects coordinator: Industrial Light & Magic (as Erin O'Connor) |
| Ari Sachter-Zeltzer | ... | 3d artist: Digital Backlot |
| Gregory S. Scribner | ... | compositor: Digital Backlot |
| Robert Stromberg | ... | visual effects designer: Digital Backlot |
| Chad Taylor | ... | digital artist: Industrial Light & Magic |
| David Washburn | ... | digital artist: Industrial Light & Magic |
| Adam Watkins | ... | cg supervisor: Digital Backlot |
| Ian Hunter | ... | visual effects supervisor (uncredited) |
| Llyr Tobias Johansen | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Odell | ... | visual effects production and technical support (uncredited) |
| David Sanger | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Brian Avery | ... | stunt performer |
| Jeff Habberstad | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Ryan Happy | ... | stunt performer |
| Keii Johnston | ... | stunt performer |
| Mike Justus | ... | stunt performer |
| Jay King | ... | stunt performer (as Jay B. King) |
| Shawn Patrick Lane | ... | stunt performer (as Shawn Lane) |
| Frank Lloyd | ... | stunt performer |
| Jake Lombard | ... | stunt performer |
| Mark Munoz | ... | stunt performer |
| Denney Pierce | ... | stunt performer |
| Myke Schwartz | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Larry M. Shorts | ... | stunt performer (as Larry Shorts) |
| Paul Sklar | ... | stunt performer |
| Scott Sproule | ... | stunt performer |
| Sean Graham | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Brad Allen | ... | grip |
| Colin Anderson | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Justin Babin | ... | grip |
| Robby Baumgartner | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Richard Boyle | ... | key rigging grip: Los Angeles (as Richard J. Boyle) |
| John F. Cassidy | ... | rigging grip: Los Angeles |
| Charles Crivier | ... | grip |
| Christopher Crivier | ... | best boy grip (as Chris Crivier) |
| Eric Cunningham | ... | electrician |
| John Curran | ... | grip |
| James C. DeGeeter | ... | rigging grip: Los Angeles (as Jim Degeeter) |
| Joseph Dianda | ... | key grip |
| Wes Dixon | ... | electrician |
| François Duhamel | ... | still photographer (as Francois Duhamel) |
| Adam Flores | ... | grip (as Adam T. Flores) |
| Jamie Franta | ... | grip |
| Sandy Gilzow | ... | key rigging grip (as Sandy P. Gilzow) |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | ... | still photographer |
| Orlando Hernandez | ... | additional electrician: Los Angeles |
| Amy Hoffecker | ... | additional electrician: Los Angeles |
| Barry Baz Idoine | ... | "a" camera first assistant (as Barry Idoine) |
| Nate Johnson | ... | electrician: Los Angeles |
| Michael Kelly | ... | electrician |
| Curtis King | ... | rigging electric: Los Angeles |
| Jeff Kunkel | ... | dolly grip (as Jeffrey Sherman Kunkel) |
| Thomas D. Lairson Jr. | ... | "b" camera second assistant |
| Brian Lukas | ... | rigging gaffer: Los Angeles (as Brian R. Lukas) |
| Kevin Karl Lynch | ... | still photographer |
| Mark Manthey | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Niles McElroy | ... | electrician: Los Angeles |
| Mark Mele | ... | rigging electric best boy: Los Angeles (as Mark R. Mele) |
| Chris Milani | ... | best boy electrician |
| Jon Newell | ... | rigging electric: Los Angeles |
| Todd England Nicodemus | ... | grip (as Todd Nicodemus) |
| Travis Panarisi | ... | rigging electric: Los Angeles |
| Lupe Perez Jr. | ... | grip |
| Eric Pickett | ... | video assist |
| Alan Platz | ... | rigging grip: Los Angeles |
| David Presley | ... | video assist |
| Brandon Roberts | ... | electrician |
| Samantha Ryan | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Scott Sprague | ... | electrician |
| Larissa Supplitt | ... | "a" camera second assistant |
| James 'Biff' Thomsen | ... | electrician: Los Angeles |
| Aaron Ali Tichenor | ... | production assistant (as Aaron Tichenor) |
| Fred Troeskin | ... | grip: Los Angeles |
| Leif E. Ulvog | ... | grip |
| Brett M. Welch | ... | rigging grip best boy: Los Angeles (as Brett Welch) |
| Matthew W. Williams | ... | film loader |
| Harry Zimmerman | ... | "b" camera first assistant |
| Mark Carlile | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Scott Cremeens | ... | rigging crew (uncredited) |
| John Darko | ... | additional photography by (uncredited) |
| Joe Hill | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Tucker Korte | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Nick Lancaster | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| Amza Moglan | ... | additional camera production assistant (uncredited) |
| Edward A. Navarro | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Heather Page | ... | camera operator: "c" camera (uncredited) |
| Michael Pinkey | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
| Dan Sasaki | ... | lens technician: Panavision (uncredited) |
| John Savedra | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| R. Gern Trowbridge | ... | lighting console programmer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Sally Allen | ... | additional background casting |
| Kristan Berona | ... | background casting: Sande Alessi Casting |
| Toni Cobb Brock | ... | additional casting: Texas |
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Katherine Pickering | ... | background casting: Sande Alessi Casting |
| John Barba | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
| Annie Hedgpeth | ... | location casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kimberly Adams-Galligan | ... | assistant costume designer (as Kimberly Adams) |
| Eden Clark Coblenz | ... | costume supervisor (as Eden Coblenz) |
| Elizabeth Galindo | ... | intern |
| Brad Holtzman | ... | on-set costumer |
| Kathy Kiatta | ... | key costumer (as Kathleen Kiatta) |
| Joshua Krilov | ... | production assistant |
| Sally M. Martin | ... | production assistant |
| Elspeth Lauder Mickel | ... | seamstress (as Elspeth Lauder) |
| Taylor Rierden | ... | production assistant |
| Andrew Slyder | ... | on-set costumer: Los Angeles |
| Stephanie A. Steel | ... | on-set costumer |
| Michelle Elaine Teague | ... | costumer (as Michelle Teague) |
| Maria Tortu | ... | assistant costume designer: Los Angeles (as Maria K. Tortu) |
| Catherine Wall | ... | cutter/fitter |
| Yvonne Wilburn | ... | costumer |
| Barbara Marko | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Natasha Paczkowski | ... | costume manufacturing foreperson (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Lori A. Balton | ... | location scout: Los Angeles |
| S. Todd Christensen | ... | location manager |
| Larry Ring | ... | location manager: Los Angeles |
| Dorion Thomas | ... | assistant location manager |
| Jacob M. Torres | ... | assistant location manager: Los Angeles |
| Matthew Mancour | ... | locations consultant (uncredited) |
| Jim Small | ... | assistant location manager (uncredited) |
| George D. Thomas | ... | assistant location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| BBC Concert Orchestra | ... | music performer |
| Fiona Bonds | ... | musician: viola, The Emperor Quartet |
| Martin Burgess | ... | musician: violin, The Emperor Quartet / musician: violin, piano trios |
| Linda Cohen | ... | music supervisor |
| Caroline Dale | ... | musician: cello, piano trios |
| Michael Dussek | ... | musician: piano, piano trios |
| The Emperor Quartet | ... | additional score performer |
| Clare Hayes | ... | musician: violin, The Emperor Quartet |
| Lewis Jones | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Paul Rabjohns | ... | music editor |
| Simon Rhodes | ... | music recordist |
| William Schofield | ... | musician: cello, The Emperor Quartet |
| Graeme Stewart | ... | additional score engineer: Hook End Manor / additional score mixer: Hook End Manor / additional score recordist: Hook End Manor / music mixer |
| Robert Ziegler | ... | conductor |
| Andy Kitchen | ... | assistant scoring engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Anna Rane | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Oscar Acosta | ... | driver |
| Mark Anderson | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Skip Barbay | ... | driver |
| Megan Bertrang | ... | production assistant |
| Jimmie Bradford | ... | driver |
| Ken Catando | ... | transportation captain: Los Angeles (as Kenneth F. Catando) |
| Mack Chapman | ... | driver |
| Curtis Clark | ... | transportation captain (as Curtis E. Clark) |
| Galo Diaz De Tuesta | ... | driver |
| Greg Faucett | ... | transportation coordinator (as Gregory Faucett) |
| Wayne French | ... | transportation captain |
| Gustavo Garcia | ... | driver |
| Stan Garner | ... | train coordinator |
| David Holt | ... | driver |
| Ronnie Jordan | ... | driver |
| Donna Kelley | ... | driver |
| Xavier Maldonado | ... | driver |
| Carlos Monje | ... | driver |
| Joel Morton | ... | driver |
| Randy Pritchett | ... | driver (as Randal S. Pritchett) |
| Bill M. Puluti | ... | transportation coordinator: Los Angeles (as Bill Puluti) |
| Frank Serna | ... | driver |
| Chuck Shubb | ... | picture vehicle coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Bob 'Smitty' Smith | ... | driver (as Robert 'Smitty' Smith) |
| James Spriggs | ... | driver |
| Robin Stilwell | ... | driver (as Robin Stillwell) |
| Nicholas Turpin | ... | driver |
| Louie Villalobos | ... | driver |
| Jimmy M. Walker | ... | driver (as Jimmy Walker) |
| Dave Wood | ... | picture vehicle mechanic |
| William Cope | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| Anthony Detiege | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
| Philip Henderson | ... | watertruck driver (uncredited) |
| Reggie Louque | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
| Marco Lupi | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Kirby Adams | ... | studio production finance |
| Topaz Adizes | ... | set production assistant |
| E. Gloria Alvarado | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Jon Applebaum | ... | office production assistant |
| Marc Arevalo | ... | production assistant |
| Roy Burger | ... | animal wrangler |
| Robert Caballero | ... | medic: Los Angeles |
| John Campuzano | ... | digital optical coordinator: Pacific Title and Art Studio |
| Albert Chi | ... | himself |
| Austin Christensen | ... | production assistant |
| Kevin Collins | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Joel Corry | ... | intern |
| Demelza Cronin | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Jose Cruz | ... | chef's assistant |
| Gil Dean | ... | animal wrangler |
| Emily Fenster | ... | associate producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio |
| Joe Fiske | ... | craft service |
| Eli Fowler | ... | office production assistant |
| Shyama Friedenson | ... | marketing: Paramount Vantage |
| Keith Gallina | ... | medic: Los Angeles |
| Joe Garibay | ... | craft service assistant (as Joey Garibay) |
| Mike Gillespie | ... | craft service assistant |
| Christian Gonzalez | ... | assistant chef (as Christian A. Gonzalez) |
| Oscar Gonzalez | ... | chef |
| David Goodin | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Ginger Griffice | ... | assistant: Mr. Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Cody Haynes | ... | animal wrangler |
| Pablo C. Herrera | ... | chef's assistant (as Pablo Herrera) |
| Rick Hicks | ... | marine coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Ryan Hintz | ... | construction accountant |
| Kenny Howard | ... | typographer: M&H Type |
| Jennifer Hunt | ... | payroll accountant |
| Dominique Jaramillo | ... | medic: Los Angeles |
| Sean Kaczmarek | ... | accounting clerk |
| Nathan Kelly | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin |
| Christian Labarta | ... | set production assistant: Texas and California |
| Ladd Lanford | ... | producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio |
| Laurel Lary | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| David Little | ... | livestock coordinator |
| Tino Martinez | ... | security guard |
| Rachel McIntyre | ... | set production assistant |
| Conner McKinley | ... | assistant: Ms. Joanne Sellar |
| Michael Miller | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Roland Andre Miller | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles (as R. Andre Miller) |
| Darwin Mitchell | ... | livestock coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Kerr Mitchell | ... | liaison: Mitchell Ranch |
| Mary Bell Mitchell | ... | liaison: Mitchell Ranch |
| Tom Mitchell | ... | wrangler foreperson: Los Angeles |
| Brent Parris | ... | title coordinator: Pacific Title and Art Studio |
| Kate Poss | ... | production secretary |
| James P. Queen | ... | assistant: Mr. Scott Rudin, Los Angeles (as James Queen) |
| Karen Ramirez | ... | travel coordinator |
| Ronnie Reeves | ... | animal wrangler foreperson |
| Tara Reimers | ... | office production assistant |
| Justin Ritson | ... | set production assistant |
| Brett Robinson | ... | key set production assistant |
| Benito Romo | ... | chef's assistant |
| Jeff 'Buzz' Ross | ... | snake wrangler |
| Michael Scheer | ... | production associate |
| K.C. Schrimpl | ... | production assistant |
| Charles E. Scott III | ... | craft service assistant: Los Angeles |
| Charlie E. Scott Jr. | ... | craft service: Los Angeles |
| Corey Sklov | ... | production associate |
| Lauren Suarez | ... | production secretary: Los Angeles |
| Mary Sunshine | ... | production accountant |
| Emily Takehara | ... | post-production accountant |
| Narges Takesh | ... | story editor |
| Raigen Thornton | ... | medic |
| Aaron Ali Tichenor | ... | production associate (as Aaron Tichenor) |
| Karen Wacker | ... | production coordinator |
| John Burton West | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles (as John B. West) |
| David Williams | ... | liaison: MacGuire Ranch |
| J. David Williams | ... | financier |
| Ryan Young | ... | set production assistant (as Ryan B. Young) |
| Shawn Zimmerman | ... | medic |
| Mimi Zora | ... | production assistant: Los Angeles |
| John Arszyla | ... | medic (uncredited) |
| Justin Begnaud | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited) |
| Daniel Cabeza | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited) |
| John Darko | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| William Doherty | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| David Greenbaum | ... | development executive (uncredited) |
| Amy Israel | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
| Vicki V. Johnson | ... | special effects medic (uncredited) |
| Adam Kassan | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
| Greg Knapp | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
| Graham Kolbeins | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Kara Mazzola | ... | Production Finance Coordinator: Miramax Films (uncredited) |
| Amza Moglan | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Dan Perri | ... | title designer: main title (uncredited) |
| Beth Powder | ... | assistant clearance coordinator (uncredited) |
| Noel Davis Poyner | ... | publicity intern (uncredited) |
| Julianna Rose | ... | additional voice (uncredited) |
| Jason Salzman | ... | additional assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| Dan Sasaki | ... | lens creator (uncredited) |
| Jason Seagraves | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited) |
| Graham Sonnenberg | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| John Trujillo | ... | layout board (uncredited) |
| Michael Tyburski | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Catherine Wall | ... | cutter/filler foreperson (uncredited) |
| Travis Quentin Young | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| Alexander Zweig | ... | assistant: Scott Rudin (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Robert Altman | ... | dedicated to |
| Amanda Anderson | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Pearl Minnie Anderson | ... | with love to (as Pearl) |
| Richard Anderson | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Gary Bolen | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Bryce Edge | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Jim Farmer | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Francesca | ... | with love to |
| Regina Freasier | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Paul Gough | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Mark Graziano | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Richard Grigsby | ... | the producers wish to thank: Reader Railroad |
| Bob Hudgins | ... | the producers wish to thank: The Texas Film Commission |
| David Lanman | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Mayor David Lanman of Marfa, TX) |
| Jose Ludlow | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Betty MacGuire | ... | the producers wish to thank: The MacGuire Ranch |
| Sam Rinehart | ... | the producers wish to thank: Rio Grande Mining Company |
| Troy Rinehart | ... | the producers wish to thank: Rio Grande Mining Company |
| Dale Rittenhouse | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Roman | ... | with love to |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | with love to (as Maya) |
| Tom Sherak | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Alan Wertheimer | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| The Williams Family | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Roy Williams | ... | the producers wish to thank: Texas Pacifico Transportation Company |
| Gil Wilson | ... | the producers wish to thank: Texas Department of Transportation |
| Brendon Woodtaylor | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Paramount Vantage (presents)
- Miramax (presents)
- Ghoulardi Film Company
Distributors
- Paramount Vantage (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Falcon (2008) (Czechia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Forum Hungary (2008) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (India) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Company Nordic (2008) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Miramax (2008) (Non-US) (video)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 (2009) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2010) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- Nelonen (2010) (Finland) (tv)
- Canvas (2011) (Belgium) (tv)
- Nordisk Film (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Fantasy Film (2015) (Hungary) (DVD)
- Sub (2017) (Finland) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2021) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
- Digital Backlot (visual effects)
- Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (visual effects and animation)
- Crazy Horse Effects (at Digital Backlot)
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (music scored at)
- Hook End Manor (additional score recorded and mixed at)
- Skywalker Sound (Post Production Sound Services by)
- Sande Alessi Casting (background casting)
- Mario's Motion Picture Catering (catering)
- M&H Type (title design)
- Pacific Title and Art Studio (titles and opticals)
- The Domain Group (rights and clearances)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- J.L. Fisher (dollies)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes)
- Panavision Remote Systems (cranes)
- Marfa, Texas (the producers wish to thank)
- Alpine, Texas (the producers wish to thank)
- Fort Davis, Texas (the producers wish to thank)
- MacGuire Ranch (the producers wish to thank)
- Marfa Fire Department (the producers wish to thank)
- Rio Grande Mining Company (the producers wish to thank)
- Presidio County, Texas (the producers wish to thank)
- Presidio County Sheriff's Department (the producers wish to thank)
- Texas Pacífico Transportation (the producers wish to thank)
- Texas Department of Transportation (the producers wish to thank)
- Reader Railroad (the producers wish to thank)
- Petroleum Museum (the producers wish to thank)
- East Texas Oil Museum (the producers wish to thank)
- Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum (the producers wish to thank)
- California Oil Museum (the producers wish to thank)
- West Kern Oil Museum (the producers wish to thank)
- Kern County Museum (the producers wish to thank)
- United States Border Control (USBC) (the producers wish to thank)
- Texas Film Commission (the producers wish to thank)
- Greystone Park & Mansion (the producers wish to thank)
- Thornewood Castle (the producers wish to thank)
- National Baseball Hall of Fame Library (the producers wish to thank)
- Marathon Funding (financing in part provided by)
- Berlin Film Festival (festival)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Filmtools (expendables)
- Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing (vintage clothing rentals)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Kallista Marketing & PR (international publicity)
- Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates (negative cutting)
- Murray Weissman and Associates (marketing and promotion)
- Nonesuch Records (soundtrack)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses)
- Pivotal Post (avid editing equipment)
- Sande Alessi Casting (extras casting)
- Sony Pictures Studios (foley recorded at)
- Star Waggons (wardrobe trailer)
- Studio Solutions Group (Film Rights Acquisition)
- The Domain Group (clearances) (The Domain Group)
- Truck Brokers (logistics management)
- Warner Bros. Post Production CreativeServices (adr recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The intersecting life stories of Daniel Plainview and Eli Sunday in early twentieth century California is presented. Miner turn oilman Daniel Plainview is a driven man who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He works hard but he also takes advantage of those around him at their expense if need be. His business partner is his son H.W., who in reality he "acquired" when H.W.'s biological single father, who worked on one of Daniel's rigs, got killed in a workplace accident. Daniel is deeply protective of H.W. if only for what H.W. brings to the partnership. Eli Sunday is one in a pair of twins, whose family farm Daniel purchases for the major oil deposit located on it. Eli, the local preacher and a self-proclaimed faith healer, wants the money from the sale of the property to finance his own church. The lives of the two competitive men often clash as Daniel pumps oil off the property and tries to acquire all the surrounding land at bargain prices to be able to build a pipeline to the coast, and as Eli tries to build his own religious empire. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | There Will Be Greed. There Will Be Vengeance. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $302,845, 30 Dec 2007 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $77,208,711 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Dillon Freasier (who plays H.W. Plainview, the son of the character played by Sir Daniel Day-Lewis) was not an actor; he was an elementary student near the film's West Texas shooting location. On the radio program "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," Paul Thomas Anderson told Gross that when the production was trying to convince Dillon's mother to allow Dillon to be in the movie, his mother wanted to figure out who Day-Lewis was, so she rented a copy of Gangs of New York (2002) (in which Day-Lewis plays a murderous gang leader nicknamed "The Butcher"). She panicked at the idea of her son spending time with the man she saw in that movie, so the 'There Will Be Blood' casting department rushed to her a copy of The Age of Innocence (1993), in which Day-Lewis plays a civilized and gentle man. See more » |
| Goofs | When Eli Sunday lists the towns he will be visiting on his mission, he includes Taft, which would have been named Moron until the 1920s. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Best of 2007 (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Popcorn Superhet Receiver See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There are no opening credits, except for the title. See more » |
| Quotes |
Eli Sunday:
Why are you talking about Paul? Daniel Plainview: I did what your brother couldn't. Eli Sunday: Don't say this to me. Daniel Plainview: I broke you and I beat you. It was Paul who told me about you. He's the prophet. He's the smart one. He knew what was there and he found me to take it out of the ground, and you know what the funny thing is? Listen... listen... listen... I paid him ten thousand dollars, cash in hand, just like that. He has his own company now. A prosperous little business. Three wells producing. Five thousand dollars a week. [Eli cries] Daniel Plainview: Stop crying, you sniveling ass! Stop your nonsense. You're just the afterbirth, Eli. Eli Sunday: No... Daniel Plainview: You slithered out of your mother's filth. Eli Sunday: No. Daniel Plainview: They should have put you in a glass jar on a mantlepiece. Where were you when Paul was suckling at his mother's teat? Where were you? Who was nursing you, poor Eli? One of Bandy's sows? That land has been had. Nothing you can do about it. It's gone. It's had. Eli Sunday: If you would just take... Daniel Plainview: You lose. Eli Sunday: ...this lease, Daniel... Daniel Plainview: Drainage! Drainage, Eli, you boy. Drained dry. I'm so sorry. Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that's a straw, you see? Watch it. Now, my straw reaches acroooooooss the room and starts to drink your milkshake. I... drink... your... milkshake! [sucking sound] Daniel Plainview: I drink it up! Eli Sunday: Don't bully me, Daniel! [Daniel roars and throws Eli across the room] Daniel Plainview: Did you think your song and dance and your superstition would help you, Eli? I am the Third Revelation! I am who the Lord has chosen! See more » |