A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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- Director
- Writers
- Steven Naifeh(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
- Gregory White Smith(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
- Barbara Turner(screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Steven Naifeh(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
- Gregory White Smith(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
- Barbara Turner(screenplay)
- Stars
- See more at IMDbPro
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total
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- Arloie's Babyas Arloie's Baby
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- Director
- Writers
- Steven Naifeh(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
- Gregory White Smith(book "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga")
- Barbara Turner(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
Storyline
At the end of the 1940's, abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) is featured in Life magazine. Flashback to 1941, he's living with his brother in a tiny apartment in New York City, drinking too much, and exhibiting an occasional painting in group shows. That's when he meets artist Lee Krasner, who puts her career on hold to be his companion, lover, champion, wife, and, in essence, caretaker. To get him away from booze, insecurity, and the stress of city life, they move to the Hamptons where nature and sobriety help Pollock achieve a breakthrough in style: a critic praises, then Life magazine calls. But so do old demons: the end is nasty, brutish, and short. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- A True Portrait of Life and Art.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and brief sexuality
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaEd Harris's father bought his son a book about Jackson Pollock simply because he felt Ed bore a strong resemblance to the painter. Ever since then, Ed Harris became fascinated with Pollock's life.
- GoofsWhen the photographer is making the movie of Pollock he "zooms" in on the shoes. But the old 16 mm camera he is using has a three fixed lens turret. He should not be able to zoom. All his other shots are as expected from fixed lenses of different focal lengths.
- Quotes
Jackson Pollock: If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.
- SoundtracksThe Mighty Blues
Improvisation
Performed by The Port of Harlem Jazzmen
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
By Arrangement with EMI Capitol Music Special Markets
Top review
A good biopic...
Ed Harris has taken the biopic to a new level. Although the skeleton of the film is no more than the troubled life of an alcoholic struggling with fame, the power of the acting and sequence of the film take it a step further. The relationship between Krasner and Pollock mirrors that of Stanley and Stella Kowalski but Krasner is a much stronger character and Marcia Gay Harden more than deserved the oscar she received for the part. The only part that concerned me was the explanation Harris chose to show Pollock's progression to his drip paintings. The arbitrariness of the "revelation" seems stretched to me and suggests that it is actually known how Pollock made that movement. All in all, the movie is excellent and worth seeing.
Just be careful - I cringed every time he got into a car...
Just be careful - I cringed every time he got into a car...
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- L8nDA
- May 2, 2001
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,598,593
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $44,244
- Dec 17, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $10,994,533
- Runtime
- 2h 2min
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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