The Brave (1997)

A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of which could greatly help his poverty stricken family.

Director:

Johnny Depp

Writers:

Gregory McDonald (novel), Paul McCudden (screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Marshall Bell

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Raphael
Marlon Brando	...	McCarthy
Marshall Bell	...	Larry
Elpidia Carrillo	...	Rita
Frederic Forrest	...	Lou Sr.
Clarence Williams III	...	Father Stratton
Max Perlich	...	Lou Jr.
Luis Guzmán	...	Luis
Cody Lightning	...	Frankie
Nicole Mancera	...	Marta
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Papa
Pepe Serna	...	Alessandro
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Maria
Alexis Cruz	...	Heyman
Chuck E. Weiss	...	Whizzy

Storyline

An unemployed alcoholic Native American Indian lives on a trailer park with his wife and two children. Convinced that he has nothing to offer this world, he agrees to be tortured to death by a gang of rednecks in return for $50,000.

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | death | poverty | native american | snuff film | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In this film, Johnny Depp plays a Native American. A character mocks him by calling him "Tonto." Johnny Depp also played the character Tonto in The Lone Ranger (2013).

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Larry: Hey, listen to this. The other day I was driving down the highway, had the air-conditioner on, smoking my stogies, listening to some tunes, and this big fat crow lands on a billboard. Biggest, fattest crow I ever saw in my life. And I fix on him, and he dropped dead - boom, in the sand. Damndest thing I ever saw. Kind of made me sick. In fact, it made me poop. It made me poop my pants. It was about a four-inch, bell-shaped fece, very hard, very firm. Things haven't been going too good for me.

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Connections

References The Lone Ranger (1949)

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Soundtracks

El Sacamandu
(Traditional Arranged by Perla Tamaulipeca)
Performed by Perla Tamaulipeca
Courtesy of Discos Corason, Mexico
By Arrangement with Rounder Records and Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Beautiful movie. Depp is an excellent director andactor.

At the first glance one could believe that "The Brave" is an action movie: a desperate man enters in the wrong place and he has to run away in order to keep himself alive. For those who love the adventures and action movies this one could be the prefect beginning for another one. Instead, the film moves into the philosophical reflection of meaning of life and death. The story is about love and struggling against fatality.

Depp gives us a beautiful movie that shows an excellent director: the photography is wonderful, the first sequence is hallucinant; the only regret is that it remembers Jarmush's "Dead Man".

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 July 1997 (France)

Also Known As:

The Brave

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jeremy Thomas Productions, Acappella Pictures, Brave Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (DeLuxe Color)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1