Where the Air Is Cool and Dark (1997)

Thirty-year-old Emmett LeClere, a former logger and recovering drug addict, returns from school in New York to make a film in his Olympic Peninsula hometown. To finance the project, he ... See full summary »

Director:

Brion Rockwell

Writer:

Brion Rockwell

Stars:

Jason Bortz, Raphael Carlo, Damien P. Daley

Cast

Credited cast:
Jason Bortz	...	Billy Triggs
Raphael Carlo	...	Driver
Damien P. Daley	...	Earl
Johnny Klein	...	Dell (as John Klein)
Jerry Lloyd	...	Minnesota Fats
Emmanuel Malcolm Martinez	...	Emmett LeClere
Kristi Sandeno	...	Lisa
Darlene Sellers	...	Madeleine Wild (as Darlene Renee Sellers)
Hollis Welsh	...	Laura Fine

Storyline

Thirty-year-old Emmett LeClere, a former logger and recovering drug addict, returns from school in New York to make a film in his Olympic Peninsula hometown. To finance the project, he decides to grow marijuana with an old buddy. After an abbreviated affair with an ex-girlfriend ends in a drug binge, Emmett finds a promising but doomed new romance. Countering good intentions with dishonesty, Emmett is soon left questioning his place in the world.

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Plot Keywords:

logger | marijuana | 1990s | surrealism | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Like the lead character of Emmett LeClere, writer/director Brion Rockwell once worked as a logger and is a former drug addict.

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Soundtracks

Border Town
Written by Chris Eckman
Performed by The Walkabouts

User Reviews

This movie has captured it

The atmosphere, the doing time in a town of nothing-but-work, the people, drugs and work.. it's all in here.

Most won't understand this movie though, but I do.. been living that way of life also. It's life when you're surrounded by people you like, but ... it's not that simple. Work, is something you have to do also. Emmett returns to his old hometown and after a while he's using lots of cocaine, selling pot and trying to live normal life. As in real life, no party lasts for ever.

It's like an excerpt from someone's real life these days. And a very entertaining one, I didn't feel like 'fwd button, where are you?' a single time during this movie, so in a way, goal accomplished, isn't it?

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Where the Air Is Cool and Dark

Filming Locations:

Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shave and a Haircut Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color