Take Shelter (2011)

Director:

Jeff Nichols

Writer:

Jeff Nichols (written by)

Release Date:

10 November 2011 (Croatia)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.

Plot Keywords:

Storm | Storm Shelter | Illness | Backyard | Tears

Awards:

33 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Michael Shannon	...	Curtis
Jessica Chastain	...	Samantha
Tova Stewart	...	Hannah
Shea Whigham	...	Dewart
Katy Mixon	...	Nat
Natasha Randall	...	Cammie
Ron Kennard	...	Russell
Scott Knisley	...	Lewis
Robert Longstreet	...	Jim
Heather Caldwell	...	Special Ed Teacher
Sheila Hullihen	...	Woman in Road
John Kloock	...	Man in Road
Marianna Alacchi	...	Bargain Hunter
Jacque Jovic	...	News Anchor
Bob Maines	...	Walter Jacobs
Charles Moore	...	Man at Window
Pete Ferry	...	Melvin
Molly McGinnis	...	Janine
Angie Marino-Smith	...	Kathryn
Isabelle Smith	...	Sue
Tina Stump	...	Nurse
Ken Strunk	...	Doctor Shannan
Maryanne Nagel	...	Insurance Agent
Hailee Dickens	...	Pharmacist
Kathy Baker	...	Sarah
Guy Van Swearingen	...	Myers
LisaGay Hamilton	...	Kendra
William Alexander	...	EMT
Joanna Tyler	...	Attendant
Stuart Greer	...	Army-Navy Dave
Ray McKinnon	...	Kyle
Jake Lockwood	...	Andy
Kim Hendrickson	...	Customer
Bart Flynn	...	Dave
Nick Koesters	...	Rich
Jeffrey Grover	...	Psychiatrist
Qenny O.T. Vitosha	...	Red the Dog (as Qenny OT Vitosha)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Botsford	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)
Joe Zamora	...	EMT by Ambulance (uncredited)

Directed by
Jeff Nichols

Writing credits
Jeff Nichols		(written by)

Produced by
Tyler Davidson	....	producer
Kevin Flanigan	....	co-executive producer
Sarah Green	....	executive producer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones	....	executive producer
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos	....	executive producer (as Christos Konstantakopoulos)
Sophia Lin	....	producer
Chris Perot	....	executive producer
Richard Rothfeld	....	executive producer
Robert Ruggeri	....	co-producer
Colin Strause	....	executive producer
Greg Strause	....	executive producer
Adam Wilkins	....	co-producer

Original Music by
David Wingo

Cinematography by
Adam Stone		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Parke Gregg

Casting by
Lillian Pyles

Production Design by
Chad Keith

Art Direction by
Jennifer Klide

Set Decoration by
Adam Willis

Costume Design by
Karen Malecki

Makeup Department
Liz DuChez	....	hair stylist assistant
Liz DuChez	....	makeup artist assistant
Julia Lallas	....	key hair stylist
Julia Lallas	....	key makeup artist
Susan R. Prosser	....	hair stylist assistant (as Sue Prosser)
Susan R. Prosser	....	makeup artist assistant (as Sue Prosser)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Johnson	....	first assistant director
Lia Lockert	....	second assistant director
Cosmo Pfeil	....	second second assistant director
Darius Shahmir	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jon Alexander	....	carpenter
Jeremy Brauning	....	art intern
Schuylar Dane Croom	....	prop master (as Schuylar Groom)
J.T. Fraser	....	set construction (as JT Fraser)
Robbie Fraser	....	carpenter
Ben Haehn	....	set dresser
Jason Johns	....	carpenter
Juliana Johnson	....	props intern
Carmen Navis	....	on-set dresser
Chris Preneta	....	set construction assistant
Janie Rauscher	....	props intern
Jonathan Rudak	....	leadman
Andy Schofield	....	set dresser
Mike Shepley	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Marco Alicea	....	digital audio services
Joshua Chase	....	sound designer
Will Files	....	sound re-recording mixer
Will Files	....	supervising sound designer
Lyman Hardy	....	foley artist
Lyman Hardy	....	sound designer
Lyman Hardy	....	sound effects editor
Michael Levine	....	digital audio services
Brandon Proctor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Putz	....	sound mixer
Bill Rudolph	....	sound effects editor
Clint Smith	....	dialogue editor
Leonard Suwalski	....	boom operator
Ronni Brown	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Zach Martin	....	assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited)
William Storkson	....	foley supervisor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chad Ball	....	rain effects
Timothy R. Hoffman	....	special effects coordinator (as Tim Hoffman)
Francis Link	....	rain effects (as Francis 'Boysie' Link)
Sean Webster	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Curtis Augspurger	....	visual effects lighting technician: [hy*drau"lx] (as Curtis Augsperger)
Jarrod Avalos	....	camera tracking layout supervisor: [hy*drau"lx]
Dominik Bauch	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx]
Adam Briggs	....	animator: dynamic effects, [hy*drau"lx]
T.J. Burke	....	visual effects lighting technician: [hy*drau"lx]
Ed Chapman	....	on-set plate supervisor: [hy*drau"lx]
Daniel Chavez	....	visual effects producer: {hy*drau"lx]
Cameron Coombs	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx]
Hector de la Torre	....	modeler: [hy*drau"lx] (as Hectore de la Torre)
Tamer Eldib	....	modeler: [hy*drau"lx]
Nicholas Elwell	....	visual effects coordinator: {hy*drau"lx]
Patrick Flannery	....	visual effects reference photographer: [hy*drau"lx]
Chris Fregoso	....	compositor: {hy*drau"lx]
Darrel Green	....	visual effects resource manager: [hy*drau"lx]
Chris Haney	....	pipeline supervisor: {hy*drau"lx]
Matt 'Chief' Hightower	....	animator: dynamic effects, [hy*drau"lx] (as Matt Hightower)
Mike Hollingshead	....	visual effects reference photographer: [hy*drau"lx]
Rob Hubbard	....	animator: dynamic effects, [hy*drau"lx]
Eric Kohler	....	visual effects coordinator: {hy*drau"lx]
Daniel Kruse	....	cg supervisor: [Hy*drau"lx] (as Dan Kruse)
Bill Kunin	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx]
Erik LaPlant	....	cg coordinator: {hy*drau"lx]
Sun Lee	....	senior matte painter: [hy*drau"lx]
Erik Liles	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx]
Russell Lloyd II	....	animator: dynamic effects, [hy*drau"lx] (as Russell Lloyd)
Michael Meagher	....	visual effects executive producer: [hy*drau"lx] (as Tony Meagher)
David Michaels	....	character rigger: {hy*drau"lx]
Pablo Osky Ramos	....	visual effects lighting technician: [hy*drau"lx]
Satoshi Ozeki	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx]
Eugene Paluso	....	camera tracking layout: [hy*drau"lx]
Bruno Parenti	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx]
John Polyson	....	smoke operator: [hy*drau"lx]
Scott Rader	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx]
Krystal Sae Eua	....	modeler: [hy*drau"lx]
Greg Souers	....	lead compositor: {hy*drau"lx]
Dave Strause	....	technical support: [hy*drau"lx]
Linda Strause	....	visual effects finance manager: [hy*drau"lx]
Alexander Tirasongkran	....	camera tracking layout: [hy*drau"lx] (as Alex Tirasongkran)
Chris Wells	....	visual effects supervisor
Derek Winslow	....	matte painter: [hy*drau"lx]
Steven D. Wolff	....	compositor: [hy*drau"lx] (as Steve Wolff)
Loeng Wong-Savun	....	lead compositor: {hy*drau"lx] (as Loeng Wong Savun)
Michael Zavala	....	2d coordinator: [hy*drau"lx]
Josh Elmore	....	model/texture artist: Hydraulx (uncredited)
Atsushi Imamura	....	model/texture artist: Hydraulx (uncredited)
Brian Janelli	....	model/texture artist (uncredited)
Scott Michelson	....	visual effects executive producer (uncredited)
Chun Seong Ng	....	model/texture artist: Hydraulx (uncredited)
Van Ouk	....	modeler: Hydraulx (uncredited)
Pablovsky Ramos-Nieves	....	digital lighter: Hydraulx (uncredited)
Tim Simon	....	modeler (uncredited)
Josh Sutherland	....	visual effects editor: Hydraulx (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard Fike	....	stunt coordinator
E. Ray Goodwin	....	stunt safety
Richard Fike	....	stunt double: Michael Shannon (uncredited)
Richard Fike	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Sheila Hullihen	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
John Kloock	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Boehme	....	additional electric
Nick Cannavino	....	camera intern
Hal Carlton-Ford	....	company grip
Dylan Conrad	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Countryman	....	video services
Nick Evert	....	best boy electric
Andrew Fenske	....	company grip
Scott Gardner	....	still photographer
Chuckie Lewis	....	rigging best boy (as Chuck Lewis)
Chance Madison	....	best boy grip
Noel Maitland	....	additional still photographer
Kevin Martt	....	key grip
Stephen McBride	....	second assistant camera
Craig McKinstry	....	rigging gaffer
Kenneth Neil Moore	....	director of photography: second unit
David Regan	....	first assistant camera
Michael Roy	....	gaffer
Alexander Sablow	....	camera production assistant
Rick Stern	....	additional electric
Rick Stern	....	additional grip
Joe Thompson	....	company electric
John Torrijos	....	video services (as John 'J.T/' Torrijos)
Andrew T. Weaver	....	grip intern (as Andrew Weaver)
Michael Wendt	....	grip intern

Animation Department
Nicholas Avallone	....	character animator: [hy*drau"lx] (as Nick Avallone)
Billy-Vu Lam	....	character animator: [hy*drau"lx] (as Billy Vu Lam)

Casting Department
Lavelle Brown	....	casting assistant: Ohio
Roxie Brown	....	casting assistant: Ohio
Charles Moore	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Will F. Moore	....	casting assistant: Ohio
Shannon Ready	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lainie Anderson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Brittney Benson	....	wardrobe intern (as Brittney Ann Benson)
Travis Meadows	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Quinn George	....	editor: epk
Steven Gonzales	....	editorial consultant
Parke Gregg	....	colorist
Parke Gregg	....	on-line editor
Cosmo Grimes	....	assistant editor
Joe Malina	....	additional colorist
Sam Tirado	....	colorist: dailies
Allison Turrell	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
James Alexander	....	musician: viola
Aisha Burns	....	musician: violin
Travis Chapman	....	musician: bass
Henna Chou	....	musician: cello
Nick Gregg	....	musician: cello
Matt Smith	....	engineer: strings, Hot Tracks Recording Studio
Stefan Karrer	....	soundtrack album producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Johnspn	....	transportation coordinator
Matthew R. Zboyovski	....	driver: cast (as Matt 'Z' Zboyovski)

Other crew
Mark Babb	....	chef
Courtne Benson	....	set production assistant
Deanna Bouchahine	....	location intern
Matt Cahill	....	location manager
Jean-Paul Chreky	....	script supervisor
Travis Cleary	....	craft service production assistant
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance research: IndieClear (as Carol Compton)
Carolyn Corzine	....	assistant production office coordinator
Joseph Alan Croisant	....	stand-in (as Joseph Croisant)
Rebecca DeNoewer	....	set intern
Andrew Dolph	....	chef
Cris Doss	....	dog wrangler
Brian Doyle	....	chef
Audra Gabler	....	office production assistant
Barb Green	....	accounting services: Mayor CPA Group
Maylon Hines	....	set intern
Jonathan M. Hodes	....	legal services: securities, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles
Amelia Host	....	production office coordinator
Patrick Jackson	....	location manager
Andy Kasubienski	....	dog owner and trainer
Peter Keller	....	set intern
Cameron Kowall	....	set production assistant
Chad Krawtschenko	....	chef
Joe Kurak	....	stand-in
Joel Large	....	tv newscast: G.L.W. Broadband
Mike Mayor	....	accounting services: Mayor CPA Group (as Michael S. Mayor)
Matt McNeely	....	set intern
Timothy Muir	....	office production assistant (as Tim Muir)
Harry Nangle	....	assistant to producers
Olivia Otten	....	set intern
Jamee Patrice	....	craft service intern
Robert Reynolds	....	set intern
Ryan Reynolds	....	key set production assistant (as Ryan A. Reynolds)
Alex-Marie Rezac	....	set intern (as Alex Rezac)
Phillip L. Rosen	....	legal services: Rosen Law Group
Melissa Ryant	....	interpreter: ASL
Brandon Schneider	....	epk director
Jon Short	....	stand-in
Emily Smith	....	double: Hannah
Carl Sullenberger	....	tv newscast: G.L.W. Broadband
Tyler Chou Young	....	legal services: Rosen Law Group
Patrick Ziska	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Bailey Conway	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Hydraulx (as Hydraulx Entertainment) (presents)
• REI Capital (presents)
• Grove Hill Productions (presents)
• Strange Matter Films

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Ad Vitam Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Ares Film (2012) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Presidio (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2011) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Germany) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Atlantic Film (2012) (Finland) (DVD)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Shochiku Home Video (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2012) (Argentina) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Hydraulx (visual effects) (as [hy*drau"lx])

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  production insurance
• Arri CSC  camera package
• Chameleon Chef  catering
• Checkmark  funding
• DitlevFilms  end title design
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• G.L.W. Broadband  tv newscast
• Hot Tracks Recording Studio  music engineering facility: strings
• IndieClear  script clearance research
• Indiepay  payroll services
• Kodak  film stock
• Mayor CPA Group  accounting services
• Midwest Grip & Lighting  grip and electric equipment
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Rosen Law Group  production legal
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Stubbs Alderton & Markiles  securities legal
• Stuck On On  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some language

Runtime:

121 min | USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46673) | Australia:M | Malaysia:18 | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Japan:G | Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:PG13 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Elyria, Ohio, USA

Company:

Hydraulx

Trivia:

As it is mentioned in the DVD special features, the extras in the group lunch at the Lion's Club were only told they would get free lunch and be in a movie. They had no idea the scene would escalate to a physical fight and (seemingly) psychotic rant.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Curtis has his seizure, the time on the nightstand clock changes from 2:23 to 2:30, and then back to 2:28 (which then changes to 2:29 on camera).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Curtis:[to daughter] No, no, no. Don't feed the dog, darling.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.12" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Shelter

Intelligent, nicely shot film with great lead from Shannon

Take Shelter is an intelligent, thought provoking, nicely shot film featuring an excellent performance by Michael Shannon (an Oscar nomination, surely?), who was also great in director Nichols' previous/first film, Shotgun Stories. The film explores the line between fear and paranoia, or objectivity and subjectivity, as it's protagonist - a blue-collar family man of few words - wrestles with apocalyptic dreams and visions of a strange, possibly supernatural storm, responding to them as best he can as both literal warnings AND possible signs of mental illness. The film has a brooding, at times Hitchcockian atmosphere and a very timely feel to it (think financial and environmental disasters). Set in a rural community, we have plenty of lovely wide shots of the land- and sky-scape (also a strong element of Shotgun Stories) with some added CGI on the latter for the dream/visions. Shannon's performance constitutes at least 50% of this films worth but the rest of the cast are good too. It's a slow mover and, at around two hours and fifteen minutes, perhaps a bit too long. My wife and I did have a few criticisms after watching it (at the Sydney Film Festival), but I wouldn't want to discourage anyone from seeing this film, which will no doubt be a hot topic and bring Nichols deserved recognition when it goes on general release (September 30 2011 in US)