Lake City (2008)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Directors:

Hunter Hill
Perry Moore

Writers:

Hunter Hill (screenplay)
Perry Moore (screenplay)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

When you are on the run, the last place you expect to end up is home.

Plot:

In this searing Southern drama, a mother and son reunite under desperate circumstances years after a family tragedy drove them far apart. |

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	12:15 PM	SHOW
Tue. Nov. 17	3:15 PM	SHOW
Sun. Nov. 22	10:15 AM	SHOW

Cast

Sissy Spacek	...	Maggie
Troy Garity	...	Billy
Rebecca Romijn	...	Jennifer
Dave Matthews	...	Red (as David Matthews)
Drea de Matteo	...	Hope
Colin Ford	...	Clayton
Keith Carradine	...	Roy
Barry Corbin	...	George
Allison Sarofim	...	Beth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sydney ter Avest	...	Young Jennifer
Heather Bailey	...	Loretta the Bartender
Pete Burris	...	Foreman
Robert Christian	...	AA Member
Jason Davis	...	Tom
Justin Dray	...	Rick
Cheryl Fare	...	Irma
James Green	...	Pool Player
Kenny Hinkle	...	Andy
Jessica Hutson	...	Lucy
Todd A. Langenfeld	...	Plain Clothes Street Cop
Joseph T. Lee	...	AA Member
Alina Phelan	...	Linda
Dexter Romweber	...	Frank
Victoria Van Dorn	...	Young Jennifer look alike
Jack Weber	...	Young Billy
Jeff Wincott	...	Leo
Irene Ziegler	...	Nancy Kaye

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Company:

Mark Johnson Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the grocery store, at the beginning of the movie, the 911 operator starts to speak as the last number is dialed. There is no time for a connection to be made.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Moviemaking in Virginia: Take 3 (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

World Without Tears

Excellent and powerful film. A must see!

Lake City is a powerful film, well made, well casted and well scripted. The direction is remarkable and the acting is fabulous. Each actor comes across very natural and the characters are very believable....at many times, it is almost like watching a real life situation. The director's have dealt with the story in a very special manner - delicately maintaining the fine balance between the feelings of love, anger, rage, guilt, and compassion. The mother and son relationship is the best any celluloid has ever been able to portray. Please do not miss this special film - A Must See!! I also had the pleasure of meeting both director's (Perry Moore and Hunter Hill) at the informal q n a at the Quad Cinemas in NY. Getting to know about the budget and time frame of the shoot, it was beyond impressive. I wish both Perry and Hunter my very best and would love to see more films that I am confident will make a difference contributing to GOOD cinema. thanks for a great film.