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Earthwork

  • 20092009
  • PGPG
  • 1h 33m
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8.4/10
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Earthwork (2009)
Crop artist Stan Herd travels to New York City to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump.
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The story of real-life crop artist Stan Herd. In 1994, Stan risked everything and traveled from Kansas to New York City to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trum... Read allThe story of real-life crop artist Stan Herd. In 1994, Stan risked everything and traveled from Kansas to New York City to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump.The story of real-life crop artist Stan Herd. In 1994, Stan risked everything and traveled from Kansas to New York City to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump.
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  • Director
    • Chris Ordal
  • Writer
    • Chris Ordal
  • Stars
    • John Hawkes
    • Bruce MacVittie
    • Chris Bachand
Top credits
  • Director
    • Chris Ordal
  • Writer
    • Chris Ordal
  • Stars
    • John Hawkes
    • Bruce MacVittie
    • Chris Bachand
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    • 14User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 15 wins

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    Earthwork
    Trailer 2:31
    Earthwork

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    Sam Greenlee and John Hawkes in Earthwork (2009)
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    John Hawkes and Laura Kirk in Earthwork (2009)
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    John Hawkes
    John Hawkes
    • Stan Herdas Stan Herd
    Bruce MacVittie
    Bruce MacVittie
    • Peter B Kaplanas Peter B Kaplan
    Chris Bachand
    • Ryanas Ryan
    Scott Allegrucci
    • Andy Weissas Andy Weiss
    Bob Augelli
    • Uninterested patronas Uninterested patron
    Everett Dexter
    • DeWayne Herdas DeWayne Herd
    Tecia Esposito
    • Kaplan's cool chickas Kaplan's cool chick
    Brendon Glad
    • Cageas Cage
    Sam Greenlee
    • El-Tracas El-Trac
    Zach Grenier
    Zach Grenier
    • Mayoras Mayor
    Matthew Hensley
    • News Produeras News Produer
    Jackson Hoy
    • Young Stan Herdas Young Stan Herd
    Keaton Hoy
    • Evan Herdas Evan Herd
    Dragan Ilich
    • Rental Rep.as Rental Rep.
    Ed Kershen
    Ed Kershen
    • Delivery Manas Delivery Man
    Laura Kirk
    Laura Kirk
    • Janis Herdas Janis Herd
    Jeanne Kisling
    • News Reporteras News Reporter
    Charlotte Kyle
    Charlotte Kyle
    • Pregnant Womanas Pregnant Woman
    • Director
      • Chris Ordal
    • Writer
      • Chris Ordal
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    • Trivia
      In the opening scene of the film on his fathers farm the barn seen is a machine shed used by the Kirk family in Eastern Kansas.
    • Connections
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    9/10
    John Hawkes Delivers in this Sweet Film
    The film opens with a young Stan Herd living on a farm finding ways to use his imagination creating art on the land. He uses pretty much whatever he can find. For all the joy he finds creating his art in the dirt, he finds the real place to see it is from the air. While living on a farm near Lawrence, Kansas, he has the luck to have his work photographed by a New York photographer who suggests he find a way to do a project, an earthwork, in NYC. Stan Herd has enormous gumption and heart. He makes the trip to New York and convinces Donald Trump to let him do an earthwork on land Trump plans to later develop.

    All of the actors deliver performances that are in the category of what I would call sublime. There's an unusual cast of characters who arrive one by one in the New York portion of the film. Stan Herd's Kansas family is supportive, kind and caring. These are people deserving of a quiet portrayal, with real emotion that comes through without having to rise to a passion that is bombastic. They make their points softly. John Hawkes becomes a very focused Stan Herd in this film. He shows us a strong minded, talented, trusting and sweet natured man. The audience gets pulled into his world, which is actually quite beautiful and full of sunshine.
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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Lawrence, Kansas, USA
    • Production companies
      • CO,ink.
      • Hometown Collaborations
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      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
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