No Country for Old Men (2007)

Directors:

Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

Writers (WGA):

Joel Coen (screenplay) &
Ethan Coen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

There Are No Clean Getaways

Plot:

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Assassin | Shot In The Chest | Trailer Home | Coin Toss

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 85 wins & 37 nominations

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
Javier Bardem	...	Anton Chigurh
Josh Brolin	...	Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson	...	Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald	...	Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt	...	Deputy Wendell
Tess Harper	...	Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin	...	Ellis
Stephen Root	...	Man who hires Wells
Rodger Boyce	...	Sheriff Roscoe Giddens
Beth Grant	...	Carla Jean's Mother
Ana Reeder	...	Poolside Woman
Kit Gwin	...	Sheriff Bell's Secretary
Zach Hopkins	...	Strangled Deputy
Chip Love	...	Man in Ford

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Africa:16 (16V) | Brazil:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Ireland:15A | Taiwan:R-18 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Israel:16 | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/18 | USA:R (certificate #43473) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18PL | Singapore:NC-16 | Italy:VM14 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Spain:18 | Germany:16 | Austria:16 | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Denmark:15 | France:-12

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Paramount Vantage

Trivia:

The Coen Brothers used a photo of a brothel patron taken in 1879 as a model for Anton Chigurh's hair style. Looking at its weirdness after getting the hair cut, Javier Bardem said "Oh no, now I won't get laid for the next two months".

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Area code 210 appears on Llewelyn's phone bill, however this area code wasn't created until 1992.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ed Tom Bell: I was sheriff of this county when I was twenty-five years old. Hard to believe. My grandfather was a lawman; father too. Me and him was sheriff's at the same time; him up in Plano and me out here. I think he's pretty proud of that. I know I was. Some of the old time sheriffs never even wore a gun...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best of 2007" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Blood Trails

Tangible Fear As Art

I don't remember being so scared in a movie theater since "Don't Look Now" Here the Coen Brothers take everything a step further with exhilarating ease. The terror was genuine and not because we were rooting for Josh Brolin or anybody in particular. The terror was personal, Joel and Ethan Coen made that terror visceral and tangible. It has to do with our own nightmares. Josh Brolin was a perfect piece of casting because in a way he doesn't have many personal colors. He's one of the bunch, one of us and we could put ourselves in his shoes. That is the art of film narrative expressed in a way that we've never experienced before. I heard people old enough to have seen Hitchcock's "Psycho" in the theaters and what glued them to the screen was their own fear. Well, that's what I've experienced here. Javier Bardem is superb, considering that he's the reason for the fear. He carries a human/inhuman kind of strength and we know he'll get us, sooner or later and if we consider the ending of the film, he might still do. Worthy Oscar winners, all of it and all of them.