| The Indian Runner | |
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| Directed by | Sean Penn |
| Produced by | Don Phillips |
| Written by | Sean Penn |
| Starring | Viggo Mortensen David Morse Patricia Arquette Valeria Golino Charles Bronson Dennis Hopper Benicio del Toro |
| Music by | Jack Nitzsche David Lindley |
| Cinematography | Anthony B. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie David Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an Emmy Award -nominated American stage, Television, and Film actor Patricia T Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. Valeria Golino ( Βαλέρια Γκολίνο; born October 22 1966) is an Italian - Greek film and television actress Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis Bučinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30, Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Film -maker Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19 1967 is a Puerto Rican Actor and Film producer. Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche ( April 22 1937 &ndash August 25 2000) was an arranger producer songwriter and Academy Award David Lindley (born 1944 in San Marino California) is an American Guitarist and Multi-instrumentalist (his instruments include a variety Richmond |
| Editing by | Jay Cassidy |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | September 20, 1991 |
| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
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Plot
The story involves two very different brothers, some time during the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 One, Joe (played by David Morse) is a small town police officer, and the other, Frank (played by Viggo Mortensen), is an outlaw with violent tendencies, returning from service in Vietnam and trying to work his way back into society. David Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an Emmy Award -nominated American stage, Television, and Film actor Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr (born October 20 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Academy Award -nominated Danish American Theater and movie The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Before the events of the film, Joe had tried to farm for a living, but was unable to make ends meet, and the bank eventually foreclosed on his property. He became a police officer as a way to support his young wife and child, and is a conscientious, upstanding, productive member of society. However, Joe has his own demons to fight with. The opening shot of the film shows a car chase which ends with Joe using his gun to kill a man in self-defense. This results in Joe's conflicted feelings about killing the criminal, as well as the praise and scorn from members of his community from this shooting. Frank, who had been involved with run-ins with the law before going to Vietnam, is described by his father as having "restlessness. " Upon his return to town, he breaks into his brother's home and is nearly shot by Joe's wife. The next day, Frank leaves town without ever stopping by his parents' home. As Joe states in the narration, Frank was correct in his assessment that his parents would understand, as they seem to have an understanding of Frank's ways.
Joe does not hear from his brother for some time, but eventually discovers that he is in jail in another state from their father, who had kept the information quiet to avoid upsetting the brothers' mother. In jail, Frank demonstrates his outgoing personality, along with his continued tendency toward violence. Upon release, Frank returns to his hometown, settles down and finds a job, but is unable to reconcile his wandering, angry violent nature with this lifestyle.
The film explores the inner and outer conflicts the two brothers face as adulthood and the resulting responsibilities come to bear upon them.
Critic Roger Ebert has noted how the two brothers in this film represent not only the two sides of manhood in society, but also, possibly, the two sides of Sean Penn's own character. [1]
Production
Producer Don Phillips gave Sean Penn's screenplay to two producers who liked it but felt that the ending was not commercial enough to interest a Hollywood studio. [2] Time passed and a friend of Phillips and fellow producer, Thom Mount had his own production company and was a big fan of Penn's work. Thom Mount (born May 28, 1948) is the former President of Universal Pictures and one of America's most well-known independent producers Mount thought that they might interest a studio if they could get a movie star like Tom Cruise interested starring in Penn's film. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Penn spotted Viggo Mortensen in a film called Fresh Horses and was drawn to the actor's "angularity, a severity to his handsomeness", that he thought would be perfect for the role of Frank. Fresh Horses is a 1988 Drama film starring Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald, directed by David Anspaugh. [2]
Penn and Phillips sent Mortensen the script while he was making Young Guns II in Tucson, Arizona and flew there to meet with him. Young Guns II is a 1990 western film, and the sequel to Young Guns ( 1988) Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast [2] The actor agreed to star in Penn's film. Penn had David Morse and Mortensen rehearse their pivotal scene in a bar for two weeks. The director had a bar set up in a gymnasium which allowed the actors to blow off steam by shooting baskets in between rehearsals. While making the film, Penn felt that Mortensen's "inherent kindness" was too visible and had him work with a member of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club that the director knew in order to acquire an edginess that Penn felt necessary for the character. [2]
References
- ^ :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: The Indian Runner (xhtml)
- ^ a b c d Kelly, Richard T. "Sean Penn: His Life and Times", Faber and Faber, 2005. Faber and Faber, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing
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