A Single Shot (2013)

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

Director:

David M. Rosenthal

Writers:

Matthew F. Jones (novel), Matthew F. Jones (screenplay)

Stars:

Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey Wright, Kelly Reilly

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Rockwell	...	John Moon
William H. Macy	...	Pitt
Ted Levine	...	Cecile
Kelly Reilly	...	Jess
Jason Isaacs	...	Waylon
Joe Anderson	...	Obadiah
Jeffrey Wright	...	Simon
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Abbie
Amy Sloan	...	Carla
W. Earl Brown	...	Puffy
Heather Lind	...	Mincy
Christie Burke	...	Ingrid
Jenica Bergere	...	Colette
Lana Giacose	...	Angela
David A. Flannery	...	Shitbird (as David Flannery)

Storyline

The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

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Plot Keywords:

hostage | poacher | babysitter | throat slitting | loner | 

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Taglines:

One Chance

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence, sexual content, nudity, language and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Fassbender, Thomas Haden Church, Forest Whitaker, Alessandro Nivola, Emily Mortimer, Juliette Lewis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Terrence Howard, James Badge Dale, Juno Temple and Leslie Mann were considered and cast in various roles during production but they dropped out.

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Goofs

When John buries the dead body at the end of the movie, the girl's eyes are open in one shot and closed in the next.

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Quotes

[first lines]
John Moon: Shit.

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Connections

Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #7.135 (2013)

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Soundtracks

It Can Never Be
(uncredited)
Written by Cindy Walker
Performed by Cindy Walker

User Reviews

Beautiful and haunting render of modern times.

A superb film upon which our grasp of perception and reality has been exquisitely en-captured in a heart wrenchingly yet sober filled drama.

We are involved from the very start in the life of a blue collar worker who has a dark, yet ambiguous human option. The darker of this option he takes unfortunately. The final part of the film has some memento style cleaning of his history (without the time travel) whilst progressing successfully a personal and thrilling characterisation of our lead character.

I found this film a tribute and somewhat "ordinary" Sam Rockwell film. "Ordinary" in this review is built upon other films he has acted in and which can be construed as "OUTSTANDING". Great film, watch it.

Details

Official Sites:

MovieScore Media [Sweden] Official site

Country:

UK USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Single Shot

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,020, 22 September 2013

Gross USA:

$18,642

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,642

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unified Pictures, Media House Capital, A Single Shot Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1