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Overview

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Director:
Michael Polish
Writers (WGA):
Mark Polish (written by) &
Michael Polish (written by)
Contact:
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Genre:
Comedy
Plot:
A comedy about manure salesmen in 1960s heartland America. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Billy Bob Thornton ... Patrick

Téa Leoni ... Rosemary Rose
Mark Polish ... Thaddeus Young

Ed Helms ... Chet Pigford

Kyle MacLachlan ... Jimmy St. James
Pruitt Taylor Vince ... Cleveland Clod
Frances Conroy ... Agnes May
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Aria Alpert ... Housewife #4

Sean Andrews ... Miracle Worker

Michael Arturo ... Hot Dog Vendor

Patrick Bauchau ... Mr. Rose

Brooke Baumer ... Housewife #5

Christian Eric Billings ... Miracle Worker

Brent Briscoe ... Shotgun Farmer

Scott Michael Campbell ... Mr. Diehl

Damian Cecere ... Miracle Worker
Luke Cheeseman ... Miracle Worker #8

Carolyn Christian ... Buyer (as Carole Bardwell)

David A. Cooper ... Miracle Worker #1

Vincent De Paul ... Milagro Miracle Worker
Janet DuBois ... Housewife #2

Gerald Emerick ... Sunflower Farmer

Steve Fite ... Miracle Worker #4

Massi Furlan ... Milagro man at diner

Jon Gries ... Early Dunchanp

Jeff Gum ... Miracle Worker #5

Brian A. Gutierrez ... Miracle Worker

Jeffrey Hallman ... Miracle Worker #7

Valorie Hubbard ... Waitress Grace

Derek Johnson ... Milagro man
Ken Johnson ... Miracle worker #2

Bryan Law ... Bean Farmer

Martin Mathieu ... Miracle Worker
Don McGovern ... Miracle worker

D.W. Moffett ... Agent Chestnut
Tony Monsour ... FBI Agent

Erin O'Shaughnessy ... Mrs. Diehl

Jamie Preston ... Miracle Worker

David Schroeder ... Federal Judge

David Shackelford ... Carrot farmer

Aaron Skinner ... Miracle Worker

Sadie Stratton ... Housewife #3

Mark Tomesek ... Potato Farmer
Elizabeth Van Amelsvoort ... Miracle Worker
Liz Van Amelsvoort ... Miracle Worker
Rachel Winfree ... Housewife #1
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
p-u., 23 January 2009
4/10
Author: alerblue from United States

I watched this at Sundance (not the premiere) and the audience laughed at some of the opening scenes but soon ended up almost completely silent through the rest of the film. Plenty of "when is this going to be over?" shifting and sighing by the end. Everyone left, overall underwhelmed. In fact, I heard one person remark (of the several big stars in the film), "How did they talk those people into doing that?"

It is, however, often visually compelling (a dreamy, somewhat aged look in a wash of brown (no doubt to ensure that the entire film revolves around its title subject)) but after a while even that gets old under the heft of repetitious "cleverly funny" names, predictable jokes and a limp plot. And, yeah, the villains are villainous enough that you root for the poop guys but, otherwise, it's hard to feel much emotion for them. As with the film, I tried to like the characters enough to care about the outcome but it just didn't happen.

Overall (almost from the very beginning), the film felt like it was trying its damnedest to be something that it possibly could've been (if it had, for one thing, better writing) -- a sort of "Amélie" ode to a not-so-faraway era of dapper salesmen in the American Heartland. Pff, never mind -- it just wanted to be an "Amélie" -- clever, stunning, lovable and, yet, with "an outrageous, ingenious subject!" of something normally "yucky" at its core.

It wanted to be talked about with wide eyes. It wanted to wow, it wanted to dazzle, it wanted to be beloved for its vision. It wanted to be the secret gem you share with your friends. (Yawn) Whatever. The strain was tiring. It's like the people who try too hard to be cool -- the trying makes them uncool. Less self-conscious posing and better writing combined with the visual appeal could've made it so much more.

Oh, and the bottom line behind the wispy backdrop of a phony, ethereal Kansas: This thing obviously ate a lot of money so it could get dumped out onto an audience. I'm guessing many who invested their cash (and those who showed their face therein) are wishing they could cram it back into the screen and regurgitate all that moolah. A shame.

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