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Frailty

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7.2/10
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Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Matt O'Leary, and Jeremy Sumpter in Frailty (2001)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
84K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,546
314
  • Director
    • Bill Paxton
  • Writer
    • Brent Hanley
  • Stars
    • Bill Paxton
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Powers Boothe
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bill Paxton
  • Writer
    • Brent Hanley
  • Stars
    • Bill Paxton
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Powers Boothe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 555User reviews
    • 166Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 16 nominations

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    Bill Paxton, Matt O'Leary, and Jeremy Sumpter in Frailty (2001)
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    Top cast

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    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Dad Meiks
    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Adam Meiks
    Powers Boothe
    Powers Boothe
    • FBI Agent Wesley Doyle
    Matt O'Leary
    Matt O'Leary
    • Young Fenton
    Jeremy Sumpter
    Jeremy Sumpter
    • Young Adam
    Luke Askew
    Luke Askew
    • Sheriff Smalls
    Levi Kreis
    Levi Kreis
    • Fenton Meiks
    Derk Cheetwood
    Derk Cheetwood
    • Agent Griffin Hull
    Missy Crider
    Missy Crider
    • Becky Meiks
    • (as Melissa Crider)
    Alan Davidson
    • Brad White
    Cynthia Ettinger
    Cynthia Ettinger
    • Cynthia Harbridge
    Vincent Chase
    • Edward March
    Gwen McGee
    Gwen McGee
    • Operator
    Edmond Scott Ratliff
    • The Angel
    Rebecca Tilney
    Rebecca Tilney
    • Teacher
    Blake King
    • Eric
    Brad Berryhill
    Brad Berryhill
    • Teenage Demon
    Greg Serano
    Greg Serano
    • FBI Agent #1
    • Director
      • Bill Paxton
    • Writer
      • Brent Hanley
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When asked why the axe used by his character has the name "OTIS" carved into the handle, Paxton stated that he wanted the axe to have its own personality and to be unique. He found the name in Pasadena when he was there scouting for locations to film. Paxton met a homeless man and offered to give him some money. The homeless man did not want charity, so Paxton instead offered to buy the use of the man's name for his movie. The homeless man's name was Otis.
    • Goofs
      At around 1 hr 31 mins when viewing the FBI surveillance tape, the text reads PAL. PAL stands for Phase Alternating Line but it is not the video system used in North America. North American countries use NTSC.
    • Quotes

      Young Adam: I've got the joy joy joy joy down in my heart, down in my heart... and if the devil don't like it he can sit on a tack.

      Young Fenton: Ouch.

    • Crazy credits
      Directors Sam Raimi, Ivan Reitman and James Cameron, among others, are thanked at the end of the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of 'Frailty' (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      (There Will Be) Peace In The Valley For Me
      Written by Thomas A. Dorsey
      Arrangement by Johnny Cash (as John R. Cash)
      Performed by Johnny Cash
      Courtesy of Mercury Records
      Published by Song of Cash, Inc. (ASCAP)
      Administered by Bug Music, Inc.

    User reviews555

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Not your typical God fearing man.
    A very promising directorial debut for Bill Paxton. A very dark thriller/who-really-done-it recommended by Stephen King. This is a strong, well-conceived horror tale about a devout, but demented man in Thurman, Texas that goes on a murdering spree after getting orders from God to eliminate demons trying to control mankind. A couple of plot twists and an eerie finale makes for your moneys worth. Most of the violence you don't really see, but still enough to double up your stomach.

    Director Paxton plays the twisted man to be known as the Hand of God Killer. Matthew McConaughey is equally impressive as the demented man's eldest son that ends up telling this story to a Dallas FBI Agent(Powers Boothe). Boothe, as always, is solid and flawless. Suspenseful white knuckler! Highly recommended.
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    • michaelRokeefe
    • Apr 13, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 12, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Đồi Bại
    • Filming locations
      • Leonard Avenue & Hanawalt Avenue - Wasco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • David Kirschner Productions
      • American Entertainment
      • Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,110,448
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,208,655
      • Apr 14, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,423,030
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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