Twixt (2011)

A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a... See full summary »

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writer:

Francis Ford Coppola

Stars:

Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Val Kilmer	...	Hall Baltimore
Bruce Dern	...	Sheriff Bobby LaGrange
Elle Fanning	...	V
Ben Chaplin	...	Poe
Joanne Whalley	...	Denise
David Paymer	...	Sam
Anthony Fusco	...	Pastor Allan Floyd
Alden Ehrenreich	...	Flamingo
Bruce A. Miroglio	...	Deputy Arbus
Don Novello	...	Melvin
Ryan Simpkins	...	Caroline
Lucas Rice Jordan	...	P. J.
Fiona Medaris	...	Vicky
Katie Crom	...	Circe
Lucy Bunter	...	Library Assistant

Storyline

A writer with a declining career arrives in a small town as part of his book tour and gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V. He's unsure of her connection to the murder in the town, but is grateful for the story being handed to him. Ultimately he is led to the truth of the story, surprised to find that the ending has more to do with his own life than he could ever have anticipated.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | small town | ghost | writer | novelist | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some bloody violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2012 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Twixt Now and Sunrise

Filming Locations:

Aetna Springs, Pope Valley, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Zoetrope

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 88 min (original)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The french poem that Flamingo quotes is Charles Baudelaire's "Spleen" (Number LXXVIII) from his poem collection "Les fleurs du mal" ("The flowers of Evil"). It is interesting to note that Baudelaire translated the works of Edgar Allan Poe - who plays a major role in this film - into French and contributed to him becoming a respected poet in Europe and eventually in the United States.

User Reviews

Coppola has lost not only his touch, but his marbles

This film is an embarrassment for all concerned. If the rumors are correct, and Coppola's inspiration for the screenplay was a night spent indulging in alcohol-fueled dreams, might I suggest that this turned out a great deal worse for him than it did for Val Kilmer's character in the film. Have you ever had a dream that seemed vivid and fraught with "meaning" and symbolic "importance" to you, and then tried to describe that dream to others? Remember how their eyes glazed over after a few moments, and they stopped paying attention to you? Well, that's what is going to happen to you if you see this film.

Shockingly, Val Kilmer is the best part of the film. Fans who have watched *his* career circle the drain, consider that statement. He has at least a couple of great scenes. The first shows him, as a failed writer struggling with writer's block, trying to come up with the first lines of his new novel. The result is hilarious. The second is him sitting down over a bottle of Irish whiskey in the dream plane with Edgar Allen Poe and getting a lesson in writing technique from the master. If Coppola had such a dream-lesson himself, he should have listened more carefully.

Plus, Coppola uses a bunch of visual techniques that make him look like a first-year film student, not the director of the first two "Godfather" movies. He pretty much flushes his career down the toilet with this film, and I'm inclined to give the handle a second push to make sure there are no "floaters" left around. I suspect that the only person who will like this film is David Lynch, because finally there is a film that is less coherent than one of his. :-)