God's Pocket (2014)

A blue collar worker tries to cover things up when his stepson is killed in a suspicious accident, but a local reporter senses that something's amiss.

Director:

John Slattery

Writers:

Peter Dexter (novel), Alex Metcalf (screenplay)

Stars:

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christina Hendricks	...	Jeanie Scarpato
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Mickey Scarpato
Eddie Marsan	...	Smilin' Jack Moran
Caleb Landry Jones	...	Leon Hubbard
Jack O'Connell	...	Mole Ferrell
Bill Buell	...	Ray
Rebecca Kling	...	Fat Pat
David Apicella	...	Priest
Bridget Barkan	...	Joyce
Michael Drayer	...	Danny
Prudence Wright Holmes	...	Eleanor
Eddie McGee	...	Petey Kearns
Molly Price	...	Joanie
John Turturro	...	Arthur 'Bird' Capezio
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Sal Cappi

Storyline

When Mickey's crazy step-son Leon is killed in a construction 'accident', nobody in the working class neighborhood of God's Pocket is sorry he's gone. Mickey tries to bury the bad news with the body, but when the boy's mother demands the truth, Mickey finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle between a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please and a debt he can't pay.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | place name in title | directorial debut | two word title | independent film | 

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Taglines:

The only thing they can't forgive is not being from ... God's Pocket

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 August 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Accident à God's Pocket

Filming Locations:

Yonkers, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,400, 11 May 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$104,401, 16 May 2014

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$400,194, 24 August 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Park Pictures, Cooper's Town Productions, Shoestring Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the last completed movie of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Goofs

Taking place in a Philadelphia blue collar neighborhood, the logo on the door of the police car is the actual one used in Philadelphia, as are the shoulder id patches on the policeman's shirts, but the police car itself, as well as the breast, and hat badges, are obviously NOT of Philadelphia.

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Quotes

Jeanie Scarpato: [Jeanie and Mickey are having sex] Oh, your balls. Oh, my God!
Mickey Scarpato: It's good, right?
Jeanie Scarpato: Oh, it's so good! Your cock is so good.

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

Take Me Baby
Written by Michael Clare
Performed by Johnny Lunchbreak
Courtesy of The Numero Group
By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

A wonderful movie

I can not understand how people who call themselves critics can dismiss this movie as boring or uninvolving.I mean I can understand everyone's right not to like what's going on in a film or not to find a kind of narration interesting, but when you want to be called a film critic you have to acknowledge the perfection of this subtle movie, in which the low tones gradually and masterfully build to a piece of art.I enjoyed the film very much, it is superbly written, acted and directed (and I have to say that it is the second time recently that a wonderful film comes out of a Pete Dexter book, after the Paperboy), and I was glad I spent my time watching it.And yes, we will miss Philip Seymour Hoffman very much, as he probably was the best actor of his generation.