That Evening Sun (2009)

Director:

Scott Teems

Writers:

Scott Teems (screenplay)
William Gay (short story "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down")

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

I worked too hard. And too long. I aint goin down without a fight.

Plot:

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm. |

Plot Keywords:

Tennessee | Farm | Flashback | Dog | Teenager

Awards:

10 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Hal Holbrook	...	Abner Meecham
Ray McKinnon	...	Lonzo Choat
Walton Goggins	...	Paul Meecham
Mia Wasikowska	...	Pamela Choat
Carrie Preston	...	Ludie Choat
Barry Corbin	...	Thurl Chessor
Dixie Carter	...	Ellen Meecham
Barlow Jacobs	...	J.D. the Cabbie
Anthony Reynolds	...	Hollis the Phone Worker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Edward Keith	...	Deputy Keith (as Brian Keith)
Bruce McKinnon	...	Sheriff Roller
William J. Mode	...	Deputy Davies
Jacob Parkhurst	...	Steve Goodwin Jr.

Directed by
Scott Teems

Writing credits
Scott Teems		(screenplay)
William Gay		(short story "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down")

Produced by
Terence Berry	....	producer
Raul Celaya	....	executive producer (as Raul L. Celaya)
Walton Goggins	....	producer
Adrian Jay	....	executive producer
Larsen Jay	....	executive producer
Ray McKinnon	....	producer
Anthony Reynolds	....	associate producer
Jeanine Rohn	....	co-producer
Jeanine Rohn	....	line producer
Laura D. Smith	....	producer
Michael Twardy	....	segment producer
Brandon Ward	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Michael Penn

Cinematography by
Rodney Taylor		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Travis Sittard

Casting by
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Mara LePere-Schloop

Set Decoration by
Kelly Anne Ross

Costume Design by
Alexis Scott

Makeup Department
Mary Young Everett	....	key hair stylist
Laura Godwin	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Raul Celaya	....	executive in charge of production (as Raul L. Celaya)
Kim T. Le	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ian Campbell	....	second second assistant director
Kim McCray	....	second assistant director
Jim Simone	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rachel Boulden	....	art department coordinator
Rachel Boulden	....	set decoration buyer
Rachel Boulden	....	art department coordinator: set decoration department
John Gajda	....	set dresser and swing
Frank Gray III	....	property master
Matt Hodges	....	construction foreman
Carianne Lance	....	assistant property master
Jim Prodger	....	leadman
Eric Brice Swartz	....	lead scenic artist (as Eric Swartz)
Eric Brice Swartz	....	on set dresser (as Eric Swartz)

Sound Department
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Paul B. Clay	....	supervising sound editor
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Penny Harold	....	dialogue editor
Jim Hawkins	....	sound mixer
Steve Kinsey	....	sound mixing technician
Ethan Payne	....	boom operator
Drew Ponder	....	boom operator
Carl Rudisill	....	sound mixer
David Torres	....	foley mixer
Ben Whitver	....	adr mixer
Sid Williams	....	additional sound mixer (as Sidney Williams)

Special Effects by
Lisa Reynolds	....	effects assistant
Bob Shelley	....	special effects coordinator
Randy Southerland	....	effects assistant

Stunts
JoAnn Bernat	....	stunt double: Carrie Preston (2009)
Bob Fisher	....	stunt double
Jacob Parkhurst	....	stunts
Susan Saddler	....	stunt double: Mia Wasikowska
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Aycock	....	grip
Katherine Bomboy	....	still photographer
Gary W. Brooks	....	additional grip (as Gary Brooks)
Darrell Brown	....	additional electric
Ron Clifford	....	electric
Jared Coatney	....	additional electric
Jim Conn	....	third electric
Cooper Dunn	....	camera operator
Cooper Dunn	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Durfee	....	grip
Ramon Engle	....	Steadicam operator
Tracy Facelli	....	second assistant camera
Gray Hemphill	....	additional camera loader
Gray Hemphill	....	additional second assistant camera
Roger Herron	....	additional electric
Kenneth Howard	....	best boy grip
Tad Howard	....	best boy grip
Gary Johnson	....	best boy electric
Daniel Murphy	....	gaffer
Doug Oh	....	first assistant camera
John Stewart	....	additional grip
Dustin Tate	....	key grip
Manny Villegas	....	additional grip

Casting Department
Michelle Babin	....	casting assistant
Jen Levy	....	casting associate
Jennifer Levy	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Celeste Dye	....	set costumer
Amira Inas	....	additional costumer
Nancy Jones	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Tyler L. Cook	....	assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer

Music Department
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Alistair South	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Chelsea Summer Bledsoe	....	pass van driver
Ciara Skye Bledsoe	....	driver
Doug Bledsoe	....	driver: honeywagon
E. Michael Bledsoe	....	additional driver
Ron Bledsoe	....	transportation coordinator
Sam Johnson	....	driver
Timothy E. Roberts	....	driver
Katrinka Steele	....	additional driver
David Whitsell	....	additional driver
Kenny Wright	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Zack Ballard	....	cast production assistant
Jim Dobson	....	publicist
Andrew Dunlap	....	office production assistant
Judy Geletko	....	post-production accountant
William Q. Horton	....	office production assistant
Ben Jay	....	set production assistant
Rachel E. Kaufman	....	production assistant intern
Brian Edward Keith	....	on-set medic (as Brian Keith)
Bryan Meyers	....	first assistant accountant
Mary Beth Roberts	....	location manager
Chelsea Samples	....	associate production office coordinator
Tyler Sheldon	....	production secretary
Shari Sontag	....	key production accountant
John P. Stepleton	....	key set production assistant
Greg Tresan	....	head animal wrangler
Penny Walker	....	medic
Mari Wilson	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Justin Bell	....	special thanks
Perry Gibson	....	special thanks
Rebecca Green	....	special thanks
Zeke Lopez	....	special thanks
Nathan Lux	....	special thanks
Gisela Moore	....	special thanks
Vicki Peterson	....	special thanks
Bob Raines	....	special thanks
Michael R. Williams	....	special thanks (as Michael Williams)

Production Companies

• Dogwood Entertainment (presents)
• Ginny Mule Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
• Freestyle Releasing (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission  special thanks

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some violence, sexual content and thematic elements

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45107)

Filming Locations:

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Dogwood Entertainment

Trivia:

Scott Teems' screenplay for the film won the Emerging Narrative Screenplay Award at the 2006 IFP Market in New York.

Quotes:

Abner Meecham:Ha! Folks in hell will be eating Eskimo Pies before Lonzo Choat hauls me anywhere.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: The Romantics (#1.6)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Blue Yodel #3

Hal at his best

What a film.! Anyone who has experienced elderly members of the family being stubborn, or old fashioned without obvious reason, then this film will ring true.

Although members of our family/community age, and reach the final stages of their life does not make them an outcast, it does not make them less worthy of ourselves.

This film make the valid point that, yes, life does indeed go on, but at the same time, memories still live too, and if someone is still breathing the free air we all breath today, then they are still entitled to live out their life, and spend their living days how they see fit.

Without spoiling this film, or should I say without giving out any spoilers, basically, if you have come to that stage in your life where you have had to make the very difficult decision to put your mother, or father in a care home, watch this film.! Although your father, or mother maybe aging, and to you, look somewhat out of control, they are now, you should be listening to them more carefully, even muffled speech, of rambled they may sound, listen to them, memories live on.

This film is all about pride, being faithful to ones past, mistakes, and choices. One may make path to their own siblings which gives them the job of good fortune, but at the same time, they question you when your old, and in many peoples eyes "Past it". This film opens the eyes of the unforgiving.!

I cried watching this film, and Im 40 years young. Maybe I related to this film more than most, but at the same time, I had to write about this film, and how it impacted myself alone.

Enjoy, its a great piece of film making, and Hal, is at his best in this. We all remember him from his earlier pieces, usually in a courtroom.