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In the Electric Mist

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 57m
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6.1/10
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Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman in In the Electric Mist (2009)
A detective in the deep South is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.
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A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynch... Read allA detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.
IMDb RATING
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420
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    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Jerzy Kromolowski(screenplay)
      • Mary Olson-Kromolowski(screenplay)
      • James Lee Burke(novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead")
    • Stars
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • John Goodman
      • Peter Sarsgaard
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Jerzy Kromolowski(screenplay)
      • Mary Olson-Kromolowski(screenplay)
      • James Lee Burke(novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead")
    • Stars
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • John Goodman
      • Peter Sarsgaard
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    • 117User reviews
    • 97Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Interview 27:10
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    Tommy Lee Jones in In the Electric Mist (2009)
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    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • Dave Robicheaux
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
    Peter Sarsgaard
    Peter Sarsgaard
    • Elrod T. Sykes
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Bootsie Robicheaux
    Kelly Macdonald
    Kelly Macdonald
    • Kelly Drummond
    Justina Machado
    Justina Machado
    • Rosie Gomez
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Twinky LeMoyne
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • Ben Hebert
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    • Lou Girard
    Levon Helm
    Levon Helm
    • General John Bell Hood
    Buddy Guy
    Buddy Guy
    • Sam 'Hogman' Patin
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    Julio Cesar Cedillo
    • Cholo Manelli
    Bernard Hocke
    Bernard Hocke
    • Murphy Doucet
    John Sayles
    John Sayles
    • Michael Goldman
    Gary Grubbs
    Gary Grubbs
    • Sheriff
    Walter Breaux
    • Batist
    Alana Locke
    • Alafair Robicheaux
    Adella Gautier
    • Clothilde (Cleaning Woman)
    • Director
      • Bertrand Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Jerzy Kromolowski(screenplay)
      • Mary Olson-Kromolowski(screenplay)
      • James Lee Burke(novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead")
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    • Trivia
      Former Iberia Parish Sheriff Sid Hebert was supposed to play the Sheriff, but he was later replaced by Gary Grubbs. As a sort of consolation, numerous "Re-Elect Sid Hebert" signs were placed in the Sheriff's office, and other places in the film.
    • Goofs
      When a caller hangs up on Dave's cell phone, you hear a dial tone. Cell phones do not have dial tones.
    • Quotes

      Elrod Sykes: Ya ever see the lights in the cypress trees at night?

      Dave Robicheaux: That's swamp gas. It'll ignite and all that across the water. It's like ball lightning.

      Elrod Sykes: No sir, that's not what it is. It's these guys that are wounded by the lake. They have lanterns coming from some of the ambulances. A lot of the soldiers had maggots on their wounds. It's the only reason they lived. It's 'cause the maggots ate out the infection.

      Dave Robicheaux: You been drunk a long time, Elrod. Pretty soon all the trees and alligators will be talking to you.

      Elrod Sykes: Yeah... I wasn't drunk. This guy... a General... was standing on a crutch right by the water when he said to me, 'You and your friend, the Law Man, must repel them'.

      Dave Robicheaux: I think you're delusional. You might wanna think about goin' to uh A-A meeting with me one time.

      Elrod Sykes: Maybe I was a little drunk.

    • Alternate versions
      The film was taken away from its director, Bertrand Tavernier, in post-production, the producers preparing the edit of the film that was released in North America and the UK (running at 104 minutes). However, after the completion of the producers' cut of the film, Tavernier went back to the picture and created his own 'director's cut' of the film, running 117 minutes. This version of the film has been released widely in Europe, and is available on DVD (in an English-friendly version) in France and the Benelux countries.
    • Connections
      Follows Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      La Terre tremblante
      Written by Dirk Powell

      Composed by Marco Beltrami

      Performed by Dirk Powell and Courtney Granger

    User reviews117

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Solid but misses something
    French director Betrand Tavernier usually makes (excellent) films in his own language; but 'In The Electric Mist' is set in deepest Lousiana, and not the Cajun-speaking part either. It's a solid police procedural, but it never rises to the heights of Tavernier's greatest work: one by one, the bodies mount up, strangely without causing anyone but the hero exceptional concern, while the overall portrait of the deep south is somewhat clichéd, a racist place (although the real villains are more misanthropist than particularly racist) but one where the ghost of a confederate general is somehow also a symbol of honour and decency. Tommy Lee Jones puts in a decent turn in the lead role, and I also liked the soundtrack (though it sounded more like mountain than bayou music to me). It's a watchable film, but not one that takes its viewer in any surprising directions.
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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2009 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official site
      • TFM Distribution (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead
    • Filming locations
      • New Iberia, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ithaca Pictures
      • Little Bear
      • TF1 International
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,999,896
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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