Stars: Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris, Christopher Denham, Madison Hu, Lauren Bowles, Patrick Fischler | Written and Directed by The China Brothers
Up until recently I worked the night shift in a hotel, so I know how creepy it can feel at times, especially when you’re getting used to the place with all of the building’s odd little noises and quirks. That’s the position Gwen finds herself in.
Recently moved into the area and in need of money, she’s answered an ad for a temporary overnight position at the All Tucked Inn. The owner Teddy, who seems to be making his story up as he goes along, tells her the woman who regularly does the job has been sidelined with medical issues. He’d love to stay and help, but he has a date. But there’s nothing to worry about, this is a quiet, peaceful place where nothing ever happens.
Up until recently I worked the night shift in a hotel, so I know how creepy it can feel at times, especially when you’re getting used to the place with all of the building’s odd little noises and quirks. That’s the position Gwen finds herself in.
Recently moved into the area and in need of money, she’s answered an ad for a temporary overnight position at the All Tucked Inn. The owner Teddy, who seems to be making his story up as he goes along, tells her the woman who regularly does the job has been sidelined with medical issues. He’d love to stay and help, but he has a date. But there’s nothing to worry about, this is a quiet, peaceful place where nothing ever happens.
- 3/19/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Nancy Green-Keyes, a casting director who worked on the first two Rush Hour films and on six films directed by Nick Cassavetes, including John Q, The Notebook and My Sister’s Keeper, has died. She was 68.
Green-Keyes died Wednesday of respiratory failure at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, her brother Andrew told The Hollywood Reporter.
A former agent, Green-Keyes launched Barry/Green-Keyes Casting with a former client, actor Matthew Barry, and they got their start on Rush Hour (1998), directed by Brett Ratner. They would share Artois Awards from the Casting Society of America in 2002 for The Family Man and in 2005 for The Notebook.
They also cast the Cassavetes films Alpha Dog (2006) — on which they received producer credit, too — Yellow (2012) and The Other Woman (2014).
Green-Keyes also was a producer on 100 Mile Mule (2002), Lonely Street (2008), Bad Country (2014) and Of Mind and Music (2014).
Born on May 29, 1955, in Providence, Rhode Island, Green-Keyes graduated from Brandeis University...
Green-Keyes died Wednesday of respiratory failure at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, her brother Andrew told The Hollywood Reporter.
A former agent, Green-Keyes launched Barry/Green-Keyes Casting with a former client, actor Matthew Barry, and they got their start on Rush Hour (1998), directed by Brett Ratner. They would share Artois Awards from the Casting Society of America in 2002 for The Family Man and in 2005 for The Notebook.
They also cast the Cassavetes films Alpha Dog (2006) — on which they received producer credit, too — Yellow (2012) and The Other Woman (2014).
Green-Keyes also was a producer on 100 Mile Mule (2002), Lonely Street (2008), Bad Country (2014) and Of Mind and Music (2014).
Born on May 29, 1955, in Providence, Rhode Island, Green-Keyes graduated from Brandeis University...
- 1/20/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Randy Couture, Oleg Prudius, Natalie Eva Marie, Neal McDonough, Rashad Evans, Frank Mir, Chuck Zito, Jonathan Camp, Bai Ling | Written and Directed by Daniel Zirilli
Everett Grant has beef with Russian mobster Maxim Vasiliiv played by Oleg Prudius or if you’re a pro wrestling fan, Vladimir Kozlov. It seems Everett’s security company has been cutting into the Russian mob’s profits and they’re not happy about that. Since Phoenix is an action film, they decide to settle it with a fight to the death. That would be Everett’s death via a bullet to the head made to look like suicide.
WWE wrestler Natalie Eva Marie plays Everett’s daughter Fiona, Phoenix to her friends. She’s told of his death by General Shackleton. She knows he would never have killed himself and decides to put her hand-to-hand combat trainer’s skills to work finding answers.
Everett Grant has beef with Russian mobster Maxim Vasiliiv played by Oleg Prudius or if you’re a pro wrestling fan, Vladimir Kozlov. It seems Everett’s security company has been cutting into the Russian mob’s profits and they’re not happy about that. Since Phoenix is an action film, they decide to settle it with a fight to the death. That would be Everett’s death via a bullet to the head made to look like suicide.
WWE wrestler Natalie Eva Marie plays Everett’s daughter Fiona, Phoenix to her friends. She’s told of his death by General Shackleton. She knows he would never have killed himself and decides to put her hand-to-hand combat trainer’s skills to work finding answers.
- 9/12/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
As high-ranking executives at the most famous record company in the world, it was essential for us to project the utmost professionalism at all times. We talked in hushed tones nodding politely at staff whom, when we approached lowered their heads once pass the whispered comments began.
Denys Cowan and I were walking the halls of Motown Records. Denys had just joined me at Motown Animation and Filmworks as Senior Vice President. I was giving him the ten-cent tour of Motown’s brand spanking new offices as we discussed plans to take over the world.
“My god, they nodded at us.”
“We’re so blessed.”
“Long live the saviors of Motown.”
“Nay, saviors of the entertainment industry!”
“Nay Nay The World!!”
“Why Y’All Keep Saying My Name?” Said, Nay Nay.
Nay Nay commented that we “Looked like GQ cover models.” Denys was in Armani, I wore Boss— we both...
Denys Cowan and I were walking the halls of Motown Records. Denys had just joined me at Motown Animation and Filmworks as Senior Vice President. I was giving him the ten-cent tour of Motown’s brand spanking new offices as we discussed plans to take over the world.
“My god, they nodded at us.”
“We’re so blessed.”
“Long live the saviors of Motown.”
“Nay, saviors of the entertainment industry!”
“Nay Nay The World!!”
“Why Y’All Keep Saying My Name?” Said, Nay Nay.
Nay Nay commented that we “Looked like GQ cover models.” Denys was in Armani, I wore Boss— we both...
- 3/18/2019
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Tony Sokol Jul 17, 2017
Very sad news: veteran stuntman John Bernecker has died after an accident on The Walking Dead set.
AMC’s The Walking Dead suffered a real-life tragedy after veteran stuntman John Bernecker sadly died from injuries suffered during an accident on the set. Bernedecker was 33 years old and had more than 10 years’ experience in film and television stunt work.
See related Baby Driver review Baby Driver 2 is tempting, admits Edgar Wright
On Wednesday, July the 12th, Bernecker fell off a 25-foot-high balcony while rehearsing a fight scene with an actor at the Raleigh Studio in Georgia. He lost his footing and hit the concrete floor. He was airlifted to the Atlanta Medical Center with massive head injuries and placed on a ventilator. According to the medical examiner, Bernecker died in the hospital's intensive care unit on Thursday when a ventilator was turned off. He was surrounded by family and friends,...
Very sad news: veteran stuntman John Bernecker has died after an accident on The Walking Dead set.
AMC’s The Walking Dead suffered a real-life tragedy after veteran stuntman John Bernecker sadly died from injuries suffered during an accident on the set. Bernedecker was 33 years old and had more than 10 years’ experience in film and television stunt work.
See related Baby Driver review Baby Driver 2 is tempting, admits Edgar Wright
On Wednesday, July the 12th, Bernecker fell off a 25-foot-high balcony while rehearsing a fight scene with an actor at the Raleigh Studio in Georgia. He lost his footing and hit the concrete floor. He was airlifted to the Atlanta Medical Center with massive head injuries and placed on a ventilator. According to the medical examiner, Bernecker died in the hospital's intensive care unit on Thursday when a ventilator was turned off. He was surrounded by family and friends,...
- 7/14/2017
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Finance secured for Thai boxing feature starring Joe Cole; first-look image.
Chinese financier Meridian Entertainment, through its production deal with James Schamus’ Symbolic Exchange, has boarded finance on action film A Prayer Before Dawn, starring rising actor Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Green Room).
Principal photography got underway in Thailand last week on the sophomore feature from director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, whose debut Johnny Mad Dog premiered in Un Certain Regard in 2008.
Former Wild Bunch exec Rita Dagher (Soy Nero), Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter (Sunset Song) and Nicholas Simon are producing. HanWay handles international sales, CAA reps the Us.
Former Focus CEO Schamus (Brokeback Mountain) will executive produce with Meridian’s Jennifer Dong and Woody Mu, along with Hanway’s Thorsten Schmuacher. Writer is Jonathan Hirschbein (Bad Country), based on a prior draft by Nick Saltrese.
Cole will star as Billy Moore, whose autobiography is the basis for the film, which tells the...
Chinese financier Meridian Entertainment, through its production deal with James Schamus’ Symbolic Exchange, has boarded finance on action film A Prayer Before Dawn, starring rising actor Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Green Room).
Principal photography got underway in Thailand last week on the sophomore feature from director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, whose debut Johnny Mad Dog premiered in Un Certain Regard in 2008.
Former Wild Bunch exec Rita Dagher (Soy Nero), Sol Papadopoulos and Roy Boulter (Sunset Song) and Nicholas Simon are producing. HanWay handles international sales, CAA reps the Us.
Former Focus CEO Schamus (Brokeback Mountain) will executive produce with Meridian’s Jennifer Dong and Woody Mu, along with Hanway’s Thorsten Schmuacher. Writer is Jonathan Hirschbein (Bad Country), based on a prior draft by Nick Saltrese.
Cole will star as Billy Moore, whose autobiography is the basis for the film, which tells the...
- 5/11/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
On Demand DVD New Releases June 9-15 Bad Country When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter’s death and Weiland’s ID’d as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss who ordered the hit. Tom Berenger, John Braymer, Patrick Brinker (1:35) 6/13 Ghost of Goodnight Lane When the staff inside a renovated film studio finds a co-worker dead one morning, the pieces of a forty year puzzle add up to … Continue reading →
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- 6/9/2014
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
VOD Release Date: June 3, 2014, DVD Release Date: June 10, 2014
Price: DVD $24.99
Studio: Breaking Glass Pictures
Chris Marquette (Bad Country) was praised by critics for his performance in drama movie The Odd Way Home.
Marquette plays Duncan in the independent film, a reclusive man with autism who lives in a middle-of-nowhere town in New Mexico. His life is changed when he meets Maya (Rumer Willis, TV’s 90210 and the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore), who’s on the run trying to escape an abusive past in Los Angeles.
Despite being socially awkward, Duncan is a expert and maps and directions. The two join together to go on a journey across the American Southwest, which helps Maya learn to care for someone and shows Duncan a new world.
The Off Way Home premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2013 but debuts for wide audiences with this DVD and video-on-demand release.
The...
Price: DVD $24.99
Studio: Breaking Glass Pictures
Chris Marquette (Bad Country) was praised by critics for his performance in drama movie The Odd Way Home.
Marquette plays Duncan in the independent film, a reclusive man with autism who lives in a middle-of-nowhere town in New Mexico. His life is changed when he meets Maya (Rumer Willis, TV’s 90210 and the daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore), who’s on the run trying to escape an abusive past in Los Angeles.
Despite being socially awkward, Duncan is a expert and maps and directions. The two join together to go on a journey across the American Southwest, which helps Maya learn to care for someone and shows Duncan a new world.
The Off Way Home premiered at the Austin Film Festival in 2013 but debuts for wide audiences with this DVD and video-on-demand release.
The...
- 5/14/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Bold Films, one of the expanding monied production companies, has gotten a couple sharp executive to steer its movies. Chairman Michel Litvak and CEO Gary Michael Walters have brought Matthew Rhodes over from running the specialty label Mandalay Vision. He will become president of Motion Pictures for Bold, and oversee the development and production departments. He reports to Litvak and Walters. They’ve also appointed vet Jeffrey Stott to head up physical production. Rhodes joined Mandalay Vision in 2011, and was a producer on the Marjane Satrapi-directed Sundance pic The Voices, which starred Ryan Reynolds, Anna Kendrick, Gemma Arterton and Jacki Weaver. He’s also a producer on the Gilles Paquet-Brenner-directed adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel Dark Places which stars Charlize Theron. Rhodes also produced the Lionsgate Bruce Willis-starrer Fire With Fire and Sony’s Bad Country, which stars Matt Dillon and Willem Dafoe. Before that, he ran his own shingle,...
- 5/14/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"Escape from Tomorrow"
What's It About? A trip to the House of Mouse becomes a surreal nightmare for a father of two.
Why We're In: Filmed secretly on location at Disney World and Disneyland, "Escape from Tomorrow" is creepier than "It's a Small World."
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Il Sorpasso" (Criterion)
What's It About? A wild bachelor and an uptight law student go on a road trip for the ages in this adored Italian comedy.
Why We're In: It's been spiffed up and digitally restored, and even the subtitles got a makeover. Plus, there are all the Criterion bells and whistles we know and love.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Bad Country"
What's It About? Willem Dafoe and Matt Dillon star as a cop and a criminal who are forced to work together to bring down an even bigger baddie. Neal McDonough,...
"Escape from Tomorrow"
What's It About? A trip to the House of Mouse becomes a surreal nightmare for a father of two.
Why We're In: Filmed secretly on location at Disney World and Disneyland, "Escape from Tomorrow" is creepier than "It's a Small World."
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Il Sorpasso" (Criterion)
What's It About? A wild bachelor and an uptight law student go on a road trip for the ages in this adored Italian comedy.
Why We're In: It's been spiffed up and digitally restored, and even the subtitles got a makeover. Plus, there are all the Criterion bells and whistles we know and love.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
"Bad Country"
What's It About? Willem Dafoe and Matt Dillon star as a cop and a criminal who are forced to work together to bring down an even bigger baddie. Neal McDonough,...
- 4/30/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
On Demand DVD New Releases April 28-May 4 Bad Country When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter’s death and Weiland’s ID’d as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss who ordered the hit. Tom Berenger, John Braymer, Patrick Brinker (1:35) 4/29 Same day as theatrical release Black Nativity Based on the play by Langston Hughes, this is the story of a teenage boy sent to live with … Continue reading →
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- 4/28/2014
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
What frustrates me the most about Bad Country, a self-proclaimed “gritty action thriller” set in 1980s Louisiana, is how much it wants to be taken seriously. There’s hardly any light in the whole picture, actors growl every line and the dialogue pushes far past the point of believability in hopes of being as gruff and brooding as possible. And yet, no amount of posturing can mask the fact that Bad Country more than lives up to its name – this is one bad, bad movie, from laughable writing and lousy editing to performances that are utterly eclipsed by terrible accents and even worse mustaches.
It’s a shame that Bad Country is such a chore to watch; the cast, on paper, should be perfect for an ’80s-set shoot-em-up. Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon and Tom Berenger, all known for playing rough-and-tumble sorts in thrillers from that decade, take on lead roles...
It’s a shame that Bad Country is such a chore to watch; the cast, on paper, should be perfect for an ’80s-set shoot-em-up. Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon and Tom Berenger, all known for playing rough-and-tumble sorts in thrillers from that decade, take on lead roles...
- 4/21/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
This week we continue our ongoing “Six of the Best” series with a tribute to a wonderful, versatile performer who has appeared in some of the most popular movies of the last 30 years. He’s played heroes, villains, husbands, fathers, grifters, vampires – I think you get the point. Of course, I’m talking about Willem Dafoe.
Indeed, you’d be hard-pressed to find another performer who can match the success that Dafoe has found in Hollywood. He’s built a career out of mastering the role of “supporting actor”, no matter what the character calls for. One look at his resume confirms as much. After all, do you know any other actor who can play the Green Goblin and Jesus Christ?
He takes a role in the late Chris Brinker’s Bad Country, a tough crime drama based on real life events in which loyalties move like shifting sands beneath...
Indeed, you’d be hard-pressed to find another performer who can match the success that Dafoe has found in Hollywood. He’s built a career out of mastering the role of “supporting actor”, no matter what the character calls for. One look at his resume confirms as much. After all, do you know any other actor who can play the Green Goblin and Jesus Christ?
He takes a role in the late Chris Brinker’s Bad Country, a tough crime drama based on real life events in which loyalties move like shifting sands beneath...
- 3/10/2014
- by Damen Norton
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
To mark the release of Bad Country on 11th March, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter (Dafoe) busts contract killer Jesse Weiland (Dillon), he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter’s death and Weiland is ID’d as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss (Berenger) who ordered the hit. Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough, Amy Smart and Tom Berenger star in Bad Country, a gritty action thriller from director Chris Brinker, a producer of The Boondock Saints.
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When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter (Dafoe) busts contract killer Jesse Weiland (Dillon), he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter’s death and Weiland is ID’d as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss (Berenger) who ordered the hit. Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough, Amy Smart and Tom Berenger star in Bad Country, a gritty action thriller from director Chris Brinker, a producer of The Boondock Saints.
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- 2/25/2014
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment invites action and suspense fans to discover Bad Country, the new crime thriller available April 29 on Blu-ray. and DVD. This high-stakes drama tells the gripping tale of a Louisiana detective (Willem Dafoe) who teams up with a contract killer-turned-informant (Matt Dillon) to take down the most powerful criminal enterprise in the South. The cast starring alongside two-time Academy Award® nominee Dafoe (Best Supporting Actor, Shadow of the Vampire, 2001; … Continue reading →
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- 2/19/2014
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
Bad Country Trailer. Chris Brinker‘s Bad Country (2014) movie trailer stars Willem Dafoe, Neal McDonough, Amy Smart, Matt Dillon, and Tom Berenger. Bad Country‘s plot synopsis (spoilers): “Inspired by real events, Bad Country is a gritty Louisiana set crime drama. Detective Bud Carter’s investigations lead to the arrest [...]
Continue reading: Bad Country (2014) Movie Trailer: Matt Dillon Rats for Willem Dafoe...
Continue reading: Bad Country (2014) Movie Trailer: Matt Dillon Rats for Willem Dafoe...
- 2/19/2014
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Release Date: April 29, 2014
Price: DVD $Tba, Blu-ray $Tba
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2014 crime thriller movie Bad Country joins Matt Dillon (Armored) and Willem Dafoe (Daybreakers) against Tom Berenger (Gettysburg).
Dafoe plays Bud Carter, a Louisiana detective who busts contract killer Jesse Weiland (Dillon) and convinces him to become an informant. Damon’s job is to rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. When the syndicate orders Carter’s death and ID’s Weiland as a snitch, the two must join forces to take down crime boss Lutin (Berenger), who ordered the hit.
Amy Smart (Columbus Circle) and Neal McDonough (Red 2) also star in the R-rated film, which is the first feature directed by Chris Brinker, producer of The Boondock Saints and its sequel.
Bad Country wasn’t screened in theaters, making the DVD and Blu-ray its debut format.
Both formats contain two special...
Price: DVD $Tba, Blu-ray $Tba
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
2014 crime thriller movie Bad Country joins Matt Dillon (Armored) and Willem Dafoe (Daybreakers) against Tom Berenger (Gettysburg).
Dafoe plays Bud Carter, a Louisiana detective who busts contract killer Jesse Weiland (Dillon) and convinces him to become an informant. Damon’s job is to rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. When the syndicate orders Carter’s death and ID’s Weiland as a snitch, the two must join forces to take down crime boss Lutin (Berenger), who ordered the hit.
Amy Smart (Columbus Circle) and Neal McDonough (Red 2) also star in the R-rated film, which is the first feature directed by Chris Brinker, producer of The Boondock Saints and its sequel.
Bad Country wasn’t screened in theaters, making the DVD and Blu-ray its debut format.
Both formats contain two special...
- 2/18/2014
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Squeals of delight can be heard from facial hair aficionados across the land upon devouring the newly released trailer for Bad Country. Willem Dafoe and his expansive mustache square off against Matt Dillon’s equally stunning example of facial masculinity in the upcoming thriller from first-time director Chris Brinker. The film, previously known as Whiskey Bay, is being distributed by Mandalay Pictures and will likely be released in digital formats and direct-to-dvd later this year.
Inspired by true events, Bad Country follows contract killer turned police informant Jesse Weiland as he battles against his former criminal employer throughout the Louisiana Bayou. Amy Smart, Tom Berenger, Bill Duke and Neal McDonough fill out the excellent supporting cast. Unfortunately, early impressions of the film have not been favorable. Audiences have become numb to the typical cop and robber stories and this trailer does not do much to give an impression of originality.
Inspired by true events, Bad Country follows contract killer turned police informant Jesse Weiland as he battles against his former criminal employer throughout the Louisiana Bayou. Amy Smart, Tom Berenger, Bill Duke and Neal McDonough fill out the excellent supporting cast. Unfortunately, early impressions of the film have not been favorable. Audiences have become numb to the typical cop and robber stories and this trailer does not do much to give an impression of originality.
- 2/18/2014
- by Dominick Grillo
- We Got This Covered
Today we have the trailer for "Bad Country" thriller, starring Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Amy Smart, Tom Berenger, Bill Duke and Neal McDonough. Check it out below. Plot: Detective Bud Carter's investigations lead to the arrest of Jesse Weiland, a contract killer from a criminal syndicate. Weiland, facing life in prison and losing his family, puts his trust in Carter and becomes an informant. The case attracts the FBI, who in turn, wrestles control from Carter. When a sting goes bad, the syndicate boss, Lutin Adams uses crooked politicians and lawyers to identify Weiland as the 'rat.' His family is executed, setting Weiland on a path of revenge executing targets on a manhunt for Lutin. Carter takes control, pursuing the syndicate to the French Quarter. The climax explodes as Carter, Weiland and Lutin are caught in a triangular crossfire. The new movie is the directorial debut of "Boondock Saints" producer Chris Brinker.
- 2/18/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
Here’s the first full trailer for Boondock Saints franchise producer Chris Brinker’s directorial debut, Bad Country. The film stars Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, Neal McDonough, and Amy Smart. Those are all actors I always enjoy watching — even if the films they’re in aren’t always befitting their talents. Having this group of actors together caught my eye — as did Dafoe and Dillon’s crazy '80s mustaches. I was even more intrigued after seeing the film being touted as a “backwoods gumbo noir.” Here’s some story info from DenOfGeek:
Supposedly inspired by real events, Bad Country is the tale of what happens when one detective’s (Dafoe) investigations leads to the arrest of Jesse Weiland (Dillon), a contract killer for the seedy bayou underworld. Facing life in prison and the prospect of losing his wife (Amy Smart), Jesse cuts a deal to rat on his criminal syndicate.
Supposedly inspired by real events, Bad Country is the tale of what happens when one detective’s (Dafoe) investigations leads to the arrest of Jesse Weiland (Dillon), a contract killer for the seedy bayou underworld. Facing life in prison and the prospect of losing his wife (Amy Smart), Jesse cuts a deal to rat on his criminal syndicate.
- 2/13/2014
- by Eli Reyes
- GeekTyrant
If you want to bring down a crime ring, you have to start thinking like a criminal. Any good movie cop knows that, and Willem Dafoe’s Bud Carter is no exception.
In Bad Country, Bud Carter teams up with Matt Dillon’s Jesse Weiland, an incarcerated man with Aryan Brotherhood affiliations, to try to uncover a larger, more sinister organization plaguing the Bayou environs. “He’s the ticket to something big,” Bud tells his fellow cops. Bud needs Jesse, and Jesse just wants to get back to his wife (played by Amy Smart) and his kid, so he becomes...
In Bad Country, Bud Carter teams up with Matt Dillon’s Jesse Weiland, an incarcerated man with Aryan Brotherhood affiliations, to try to uncover a larger, more sinister organization plaguing the Bayou environs. “He’s the ticket to something big,” Bud tells his fellow cops. Bud needs Jesse, and Jesse just wants to get back to his wife (played by Amy Smart) and his kid, so he becomes...
- 7/9/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Forty-two-year-old producer and director Chris Brinker died suddenly Friday morning, EW confirmed. According to a report, Brinker began experiencing chest pains late Thursday night. Doctors were unable to treat the extensive damage from the aortic aneurysm.
Producer Lloyd Segan, who was working with Brinker on his next project Baby Proof, told EW “He was a dear friend of a whole lot of people including me. It’s very tough. I want people to know what an amazing person he was and an inspiration too. I’ve known him since he was in college, since he was an intern for me.
Producer Lloyd Segan, who was working with Brinker on his next project Baby Proof, told EW “He was a dear friend of a whole lot of people including me. It’s very tough. I want people to know what an amazing person he was and an inspiration too. I’ve known him since he was in college, since he was an intern for me.
- 2/9/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Up-and-coming actors largely make a name for themselves in Hollywood, based on their adaptability to successfully portray any challenging role they’re cast in. One such versatile actor is John Edward Lee, who garnered attention last year in a minor supporting role in ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2,’ the hit adventure fantasy adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s final novel in her popular ‘Twilight’ series. While appearing as the drunken English rocker in the movie, who’s ultimately killed by the vampire Garrett, played by Lee Pace, Lee further shows he’s willing to take on a diversity of roles. Coming off the successful run of ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2,’ Lee is [ Read More ]
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- 1/2/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
I was happy enough to see Willem Dafoe and Matt Dillon come together on The Whiskey Bay, yet the crime thriller is still managing to cohere rather nicely. According to Deadline, Tom Berenger, Neal McDonoguh, Amy Smart, Frederick Weller (In Plain Sight), and Christopher Marquette (Kilimanjaro, Life During Wartime) will also star for debut director Chris Brinker.
We had previously been told that his debut, penned by Jonny Hirschbein, would follow “a veteran cop (Dafoe)” who uses “estranged white supremacist and ex-con, Jesse Wheeler (Dillon)” as an undercover agent against the man’s former Aryan Brotherhood brethren; this is reflected in the casting, as Berenger is coming on to appear as the group’s “amoral architect,” as Amy Smart has been signed for the role of Jesse‘s wife.
Should things work out, Whiskey Bay will end up being, in Brinker‘s words, “a movie which is reminiscent of my...
We had previously been told that his debut, penned by Jonny Hirschbein, would follow “a veteran cop (Dafoe)” who uses “estranged white supremacist and ex-con, Jesse Wheeler (Dillon)” as an undercover agent against the man’s former Aryan Brotherhood brethren; this is reflected in the casting, as Berenger is coming on to appear as the group’s “amoral architect,” as Amy Smart has been signed for the role of Jesse‘s wife.
Should things work out, Whiskey Bay will end up being, in Brinker‘s words, “a movie which is reminiscent of my...
- 8/28/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Hatfields & McCoys‘ Tom Berenger, Amy Smart, Bill Duke, Neal McDonough, Christopher Marquette and Frederick Weller have been set to join Matt Dillon and Willem Dafoe in the dramatic-thriller Whiskey Bay. The film is a co-production between Cb Productions, Ana Media and Mandalay Vision, and shooting is just getting underway in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Producer Chris Brinker is making his directorial debut from a script written by Johnny Hirschbein. Inspired by a true story, Whiskey Bay concerns a veteran Baton Rouge detective (Dafoe) who infiltrates the most powerful criminal enterprise in the South and, after taking down its top lieutenant and contract killer (Dillon), convinces him to turn informant to help bring down the entire organization including its amoral architect (Berenger). Amy Smart plays Dillon’s wife. Brinker produces with Ana’s Scott Einbinder, Mandalay Vision President Matthew Rhodes, Nancy Green-Keyes and Jim Crabbe. Kevin Chapman and Don Yesso...
- 8/27/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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