The Details (2011)

When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.

Director:

Jacob Aaron Estes

Writer:

Jacob Aaron Estes

Stars:

Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Ray Liotta

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tobey Maguire	...	Jeff Lang
Gary Schwartz	...	Plans Inspector
José Gandara	...	José
Elizabeth Banks	...	Nealy Lang
Miles Ellenwood	...	Miles
Kerry Washington	...	Rebecca Mazzoni
Ray Liotta	...	Peter Mazzoni
Rose Cano	...	Alma
Laura Linney	...	Lila
Traci L. Crouch	...	Pregnant Traci (as Traci Crouch)
Dennis Haysbert	...	Lincoln
Cathy Vu	...	Fantasy Fruit Girl
Gretchen Liebrum	...	Great Internet Boobs
Marlette Buchanan	...	Angela
James Kruk	...	Wine and Cheese Man

Storyline

When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.

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Plot Keywords:

raccoon | murder | written by director | masturbation | kidney transplant | 

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Taglines:

Doing the right thing has never gone so wrong.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content, some drug use and brief violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Detailid

Filming Locations:

Kirkland, Washington, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$18,528 (USA) (2 November 2012)

Gross:

$63,595 (USA) (9 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

LD Entertainment, Mark Gordon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

James McAvoy was originally cast as Jeff, but dropped out due scheduling conflicts and Tobey Maguire replaced him.

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Quotes

Lincoln: It's impossible to reason with an unreasonable person.

User Reviews

One of the most original and hilarious dark comedies that I have seen. Writing is great and really keeps you watching. I say B+

"In life when something disastrous happens you go back and replay everything to see where it went wrong." Jeff Lang (Maguire) has just found a family of raccoons ripping up his new sod in his back yard. He decides to place traps to kill them and take back his yard. This one little event leads to adultery, murder, transplants and everything in between. This movie is one of the most interesting, entertaining and fun movies that I have seen in awhile. I would call this a comedy but a definite dark comedy, so if you offend easy I would avoid this. The writing is so clever that the movie keeps you wanting to see what happens next and you are both horrified and smiling about it. I really can't say to much about this movie because I don't want to give anything away but each event triggers something worse. I really enjoyed this and I recommend this sleeper hit. Overall, one of the darkest and funniest comedies that I have seen in a while and a real under the radar movie that deserves to be seen. I give it a B+.