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MYSTIC RIVER (2003) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Though they live in the same houses where they grew up, Jimmy, Dave and Sean have drifted apart over time. Their distance is due to a disturbing and violent episode that occured when they were children. Even now, as adults married with kids, they have never managed to overcome their fear and guilt about what happened. Dave and his wife still live next to Jimmy, who is married to a tough-sexy blonde and has three daughters. When Jimmy's 19-year-old girl is murdered, he turns to Sean, who works as a policeman, and delivers an ultimatum: find the killer fast or I'll go after him myself. Little do they know, the culprit is the last person they'd ever suspect. |
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| Sean Penn (Jimmy Markum), Tim Robbins (Dave Boyle), Kevin Bacon (Sean Devine), Laurence Fishburne (Whitey Powers), Marcia Gay Harden (Celeste Boyle), Laura Linney (Annabeth Markum), Kevin Chapman (Val Savage), Tom Guiry (Brandan Harris), Emmy Rossum (Katie Markum), Spencer Treat Clark (Silent Ray Harris), Matty Blake (State Trooper), Andrew Blesser (Sibling), Douglass Bowen Flynn (Cop at Barricade), Jonathan Togo (Pete), Cayden Boyd (Michael), Charley Broderick (Medical Examiner), Ken Chesseman (Dave's Friend), John Doman (Driver), Brad R. Douglas (Boston Police Officer), Celine du Tertre (Nadine Markum), Shawn Fitzgibbon (Funeral Director), Ari Graynor (Eve Pigeon), Lance Norris (Bartender), Ed O'Keefe (Priest), John Pungitore (Worker), Zabeth Russell (Diane Cestra), Joe Stapleton (Drew Pigeon), Stephen O'Neil Martin, Andrew Taurasi (Boston Cops), Brian Van Kay (Detective), Robert Wahlberg (Kevin Savage), Eli Wallach (Liquor Store Owner. uncredited). |
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WE BURY OUR SINS. WE WASH THEM CLEAN. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: Clint Eastwood (Midnight in the Garden...)
WRITERS: Brian Helgeland, and based on the novel by Dennis Lehane.
PRODUCERS: Clint Eastwood, Judie Hoyt and Robert Lorenz.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Bruce Berman.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Clint Eastwood.
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. |
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QUOTES |
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| Jimmy: We bury our sins here, we wash them clean. |
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| Brendan Harris: I know you can talk, so say you love me! |
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FACTS |
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Jimmy: This part...you do alone. |
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RELEASE DATE: October 8th, 2003 (USA)
DVD RELEASE DATE: TBA
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $640,815 (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $90.1 million (USA)
BUDGET: $25 million (USA)
SHOOTING DATES: September 2002 -- November 2002
- The film was shot in 39 days.
- More than 2,000 people who wanted to be extras in the movie showed up at the Boston Teachers Union on September 14th, 2002 for the open casting call. Carolyn Pickman of Collinge-Pickman Casting told the Boston Globe a week later abotu two-thirds of those trying out would be called to fill a church and a local bar, play spectators at a parade, or walk through other scenes. All types of people from the greater Boston area (and as far away as New Hampshire) attended the call, where they waited in long lines to eventually hand in their applications and get their pictures taken.
- The marching band seen in the movie is the Boston University Marching Band.
- Dennis Lehane, author of the novel "Mystic River", can be seen waving from the back of a convertible in the parade sequence.
- Laurence Fishburn's character, "Whitey", is a reference to the Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulgar. A "South" and Irish, Bulgar's life was more similar to Sean Penn's role in the movie. However, the irony of naming a black policeman, played by Fishburne, after an infamous criminal nicknamed "Whitey" creates a nice double contrast.
- Clint Eastwood narrated the teaser trailer.
- The tune that the band is playing during the parade at the end of the movie is john Philip Sousa's "Semper Fidelis", which is Latin for "always faithful".
- Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Actor (Sean Penn) and Best Supporting Actor (Tim Robbins). The film was also nominated for four more Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. |
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Brendan: Do you love me Ray? Do you love me enough to kill my fucking girlfriend? |
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[After the hockey ball rolls into the gutter]
Young Dave: I guess I don't know my own strength.
Young Jimmy: [sarcastically] You know, Dave, that must be it |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"Vibrant and coldly compelling, Mystic River succeeds in spinning a profoundly American tale on the level of grand tragedy." -- Donald Munroe, Fresno Bee |
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"A powerful tale of crime, guilt, and punishment." -- James Berardinelli, Reelviews |
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"A solid crime thriller." -- Jami Bernard, New York Daily News |
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"The film and its actors are at their best when acknowledging the tragedy of inarticulate men banging their heads against fate." -- Ty Burr, Boston Globe |
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"A riveting story with complex situations and extremely well defined characters." -- Paul Clinton, CNN |
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"Eastwood and his terrific cast leave you shaken in ways that matter." -- Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News |
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"River leads moviegoers on a suspense-filled, sometimes fainful adventure marked by great performances." -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times |
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