In the Electric Mist (2009)

Director:

Bertrand Tavernier

Writers (WGA):

Jerzy Kromolowski (screenplay) &
Mary Olson-Kromolowski (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 April 2009 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A detective in the deep South is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.

Plot Keywords:

Corpse | Drunk Driving | Mobster | Deep South | Movie Star

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Dave Robicheaux
John Goodman	...	Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Elrod Sykes
Kelly Macdonald	...	Kelly Drummond
Mary Steenburgen	...	Bootsie Robicheaux
Justina Machado	...	Rosie Gomez
Ned Beatty	...	Twinky LeMoyne
James Gammon	...	Ben Hebert
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Lou Girard
Levon Helm	...	General John Bell Hood
Buddy Guy	...	Sam 'Hogman' Patin
Julio Cedillo	...	Cholo Manelli
Alana Locke	...	Alafair Robicheaux
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randy Austin	...	St. Clare Parish Deputy
Sandra Leigh Babineaux	...	Newspaper Clerk
Samantha Beaulieu	...	Amber (voice)
Cindy Blanchard	...	Parole Officer
Walter Breaux	...	Batist
Steve Broussard	...	Mr. Trajan
Zach Broussard	...	Captain
Herman Brown	...	Band Member 3 / Drums
Andrea Frankle	...	Margot
Adella Gauthier	...	Old Woman
Danny Grisaffe	...	Uniformed Patrolman
Gary Grubbs	...	Sheriff
Greg Guirard	...	Old Cajun Fisherman
Rio Hackford	...	Thug 2
Louis Herthum	...	Doobie Patout
Bernard Hocke	...	Murphy Doucet
Richard Jones	...	Sollie Rothberg
Richard Landry	...	Photographer
Robert Leblanc	...	Himself - Band Member 4 / Bass
Damon Lipari	...	Stuntman
Tony Molina Jr.	...	Adonis Brown
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Bartender
Matt Naquin	...	Waiter
Chukwuma Onwuchekwa	...	Dewitt prejean
Ryan Rilette	...	Jimmie
John Sayles	...	Michael Goldman
Katie Tull	...	Assistant
Dennis Paul Williams	...	Himself - Band Member 2 / Guitar
Mark A. Williams	...	Band Member 5 / Rubboard
Nathan Williams	...	Band Member 1 / Accordion
John Wilmot	...	Mr. Meaux

Also Known As:

Dans la brume électrique (France)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

Germany:117 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:102 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Albania Plantation - 1842 LA 182 E., Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Ithaca Pictures

Trivia:

The character Dave Robicheaux was previously played by Alec Baldwin in the film Heaven's Prisoners (1996), which is based on an earlier novel by James Lee Burke.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the coroner is showing Dave the facial wounds on the dead Amber Martinez, the actress' left eye twitches.

Quotes:

[first Lines]
Dave Robicheaux: My name's Dave Robicheaux. I'm an alcoholic. Sometimes I'm tempted to have a drink. But I never do.

Movie Connections:

Follows Heaven's Prisoners (1996)

Soundtrack:

La Terre tremblante

Tommy Lee nails the part

Tommy Lee Jones has either read Burke's books or he is really that good. Unlike Alec Baldwin's Robicheaux in "Heaven's Prisoners" Jones has the complex nature of Robicheaux's personality down. Jones can deliver on the character's contrasting moods -- the sensitivity of his care for others versus the fire of his smoldering anger. Good flick. No stupid CGI tricks, no political correctness, just a good old fashioned crime mystery with a very riveting main character. There are some unresolved elements regarding the Goodman and Beatty parts but the dogged pursuit of the criminal element by Jones is worth the price of admission. I've read all of Burke's books and this is as close as anyone is going to get to myriad aspects of Dave Robicheaux's tortured soul. Burke fans disappointed by "Heaven's Prisoners" should see this one.