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In the Electric Mist (2009) -- A detective in the deep South is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.
In the Electric Mist (2009) -- Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke.
In the Electric Mist (2009) -- Press conference from the cast and crew of In the Electric Mist at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
In the Electric Mist (2009) -- A detective gets caught up with the New Orleans mob while investigating the death of a hooker
In the Electric Mist (2009) -- Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones leads an all-star cast in this psychological thriller based on the bestselling novel by James Lee Burke.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Bertrand Tavernier
Writers (WGA):
Jerzy Kromolowski (screenplay) &
Mary Olson-Kromolowski (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 April 2009 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
A detective in the deep South is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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User Comments:
Fantastic adaptation of the James Lee Burke, Dave Robicheaux Series! more

Cast

  (Credited 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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dans la brume électrique (France)
In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (USA) (working title)
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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 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:M18

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Any time Dave sees or speaks to Lou Girard, it is night time. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dave is pistol whipping Adonis Brown. His facial wounds don't change after the last blow. more
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.
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Movie Connections:
Follows Heaven's Prisoners (1996) more
Soundtrack:
La Terre tremblante more

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52 out of 81 people found the following comment useful:-
Fantastic adaptation of the James Lee Burke, Dave Robicheaux Series!, 4 January 2009
10/10
Author: jaredlallatin from United States

I have been a long time fan of the writing of James Lee Burke. When they made Heaven's Prisoners into a movie I was disappointed with the finished product. So was everyone else and they didn't make any more of his books into films. I was glad to see that now, years later, they have decided to make another film. The casting is excellent and the story telling is true to the book. Tommy Lee Jones plays the main character about as well as I could imagine anyone playing Dave. I hope the movie is received with good reviews because I would love to see more of the series made into films. I highly recommend this excellent film to anyone. I think that James Lee Burke fans would be pleased, as well as people unfamiliar with the books. See this movie!!! It does not disappoint. The only thing I wish they had done, was make a movie out of one of the books that has Clete Purcel as a main character. I would love to see Black Cherry Blues made into a movie. I just think it would be hard to cast Clete. Maybe that character is too big for the silver screen.

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