Nebraska (2013)

An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.

Director:

Alexander Payne

Writer:

Bob Nelson

Stars:

Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb

Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 157 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Dern	...	Woody Grant
Will Forte	...	David Grant
June Squibb	...	Kate Grant
Bob Odenkirk	...	Ross Grant
Stacy Keach	...	Ed Pegram
Mary Louise Wilson	...	Aunt Martha
Rance Howard	...	Uncle Ray
Tim Driscoll	...	Bart
Devin Ratray	...	Cole
Angela McEwan	...	Peg Nagy
Glendora Stitt	...	Aunt Betty
Elizabeth Moore	...	Aunt Flo
Kevin Kunkel	...	Cousin Randy
Dennis McCoig	...	Uncle Verne
Ronald Vosta	...	Uncle Albert

Storyline

"NEBRASKA" is a father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska that gets waylaid at a small town in central Nebraska, where the father grew up and has scores to settle. Told with deadpan humor and a unique visual style, it's ultimately the story of a son trying to get through to a father he doesn't understand.

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Plot Keywords:

nebraska | billings montana | lincoln nebraska | aging | pickup truck | 

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Taglines:

Life's not about winning or losing. It's about how you get there in the end.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Spain]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Небраска

Filming Locations:

Plainview, Nebraska, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$140,401 (USA) (15 November 2013)

Gross:

$17,613,460 (USA) (14 March 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Vantage, FilmNation Entertainment, Blue Lake Media Fund

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat (LCR Sound) Dolby Digital (LCR Sound)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bryan Cranston auditioned for the role of David, but director Alexander Payne didn't feel that he was right for the part. Matthew Modine, Paul Rudd and Casey Affleck were also considered.

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Goofs

When the Grant males are in the Hawthorne living room, presumably watching a Chicago Bears game on TV, the audio is the Bears' radio broadcasting team, Jeff Joniak and Tom Thayer, who never appear on telecasts. If they are listening to a radio broadcast with the TV audio down, it would be very unlikely to be so clear in Nebraska, and it doesn't look as if they are streaming the audio online.

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Quotes

David Grant: Oh. Okay. Dad, I found it. Here it is.
[Runs up holding partial]
David Grant: Oh. Wait. This isn't yours.
Woody Grant: [Goes back to looking]
David Grant: I was kidding. Here.
[Hands it over]
Woody Grant: [Examines it] These ain't mine.
David Grant: Of course they're yours.
Woody Grant: No.
David Grant: Whose else is it going to be? See if it fits.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

All "coordinator" positions are listed as "coördinator" (with the dieresis over the second "o").

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Connections

Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 26 February 2014 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Check Yes Or No
Written by Dana Hunt Black (as Dana Hunt) & Danny Wells
Performed by George Strait
Courtesy of MCA Nashville
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A great film

My favorite comedy is sideways (among others) and I love Mr Paynes films (like Election. As an advanced senior I was totally with Bruce Dern, the crankiness, the lack of balance, the drinking the boredom. the many naps. WIll Forte is absolutely superb as a kind loving son, in every way. His patience his help on the many scrapes his dad gets into and his true love. He is a cinch for an Oscar nomination. So are Dern and the actor who plays his wife. Although the film is outright funny, the sensitivity which Payne shows in handling the actors and the bleakness of Nebraska. The people of the small towns are portrayed is as close to real people as you can get. The black and white added to the story, especially the portrayal of the cities and small farms. I think this film will be loved by seniors. Younger people, after they have see Hunger Games could learn a lot from the lives of their grand-parents. A magnificent film, go see it!!