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Buster's Mal Heart

  • 2016
  • Unrated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
11K
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Rami Malek in Buster's Mal Heart (2016)
A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as The Inversion.
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A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as the Inversion.A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as the Inversion.A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as the Inversion.

  • Director
    • Sarah Adina Smith
  • Writer
    • Sarah Adina Smith
  • Stars
    • Rami Malek
    • DJ Qualls
    • Kate Lyn Sheil
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sarah Adina Smith
    • Writer
      • Sarah Adina Smith
    • Stars
      • Rami Malek
      • DJ Qualls
      • Kate Lyn Sheil
    • 84User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Rami Malek
    Rami Malek
    • Buster
    DJ Qualls
    DJ Qualls
    • The Last Free Man
    Kate Lyn Sheil
    Kate Lyn Sheil
    • Marty
    Sukha Belle Potter
    • Roxy
    Toby Huss
    Toby Huss
    • Deputy Winston
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Pauline
    Mark Kelly
    Mark Kelly
    • Oscar
    Bruce Bundy
    Bruce Bundy
    • Ranger Meg
    Teresa Yenque
    Teresa Yenque
    • Adelita
    Jared Larson
    • Dale
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    • Mrs. Bowery
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • Mr. Bowery
    R.J. Burns
    R.J. Burns
    • Ryan
    • (as RJ Burns)
    Gabriel Clark
    Gabriel Clark
    • Bill Western
    Lily Gladstone
    Lily Gladstone
    • Morning Shift Concierge
    Chris Torma
    • Detective
    Shi Ne Nielson
    Shi Ne Nielson
    • Local Newscaster
    Ricky Hartung
    • Ophthalmologist
    • Director
      • Sarah Adina Smith
    • Writer
      • Sarah Adina Smith
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rami Malek's identical twin brother Sami Malek serves as his body double.
    • Goofs
      Jonah tells the stranger that all the hotel's rooms are non-smoking, and that he has to have a credit card to book a room. In the mid-1990s, when the film is set, most hotels (especially in small towns) still had both smoking and non-smoking rooms. Also at that time, most smaller hotels would accept cash without a credit card.
    • Quotes

      Buster: [In Spanish] It was a cosmic mistake... that we got this far.

      Buster: [aside] One of us is a coward. I don't think it's me.

    • Soundtracks
      Starving in the Belly of a Whale
      Written by Tom Waits

      Published by Jalma Music (ASCAP)

      Performed by Caleb Cressman, Colin Gully, Ethan Philbrick, Andre Quackenbush and Mark Stoney

      Courtesy of Coq Au Vin LLC

    User reviews84

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    8/10
    Well made, but it left things just a little too unexplained for my tastes.
    'BUSTER'S MAL HEART': Four Stars (Out of Five)

    An indie mystery about a mentally unstable mountain man, and former family man, who now survives by breaking into empty vacation homes, while he constantly warns others (on talk radio) about an upcoming 'Inversion' at the change of the millennium. It was written and directed by Sarah Adina Smith, and it stars Rami Malek (in his first starring film role), Toby Huss, Kate Lyn Sheil and DJ Qualls. The movie had it's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it's received mostly positive reviews from critics. I found it to be bizarrely interesting, and for the most part pretty well made, but it also left things just a little too unexplained for my tastes.

    The film opens with a mountain man, Buster (Malek), desperately trying to escape the authorities that are chasing him. He makes it to the top of a mountain, where the film then flashes back to his past as a family man, with a wife (Sheil) and daughter (Sukha Belle Potter). He also recollects on his time breaking into empty vacation homes, and calling into radio shows ranting about an upcoming 'Inversion' (at the turn of the millennium). Buster also has multiple visions of being lost at sea. As a viewer we have to interpret what's real, what isn't, and when and where it's all taking place.

    The film is definitely bizarre and interesting, and I was always curious of where it was leading to. I think the acting is good in the film (especially Malek in the lead) and Smith is obviously a very talented filmmaker. I was just hoping for a little more from the conclusion. I don't need everything explained to me in a film, but I don't like everything to be left a question mark either. I'm sure some viewers will think they understand it, but I think most of the film is entirely left up to individual interpretation. If you like that type of movie you'll probably love it, I'm not a huge fan of the genre though.

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • 他的腦子有病
    • Filming locations
      • Kalispell, Montana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Everything Is Everything
      • Gamechanger Films
      • Snowfort Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,121
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,137
      • Apr 30, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $73,121
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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