Homegrown (1998)

Director:

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Writers (WGA):

Jonah Raskin (story) &
Stephen Gyllenhaal (story) ...

Release Date:

17 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

A comedy that goes to your head.

Plot:

Life is good for Jack, Carter and Harlan, three inept ne'r-do-wells who help run master dope-grower...

Plot Keywords:

Marijuana | Drugs | Cannabis

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 26

5:00 AM

TMC

Cast

John Lithgow	...	Malcolm / Robert Stockman
Jon Tenney	...	Helicopter Pilot
Ryan Phillippe	...	Harlan Dykstra
Hank Azaria	...	Carter
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Jack Marsden
Kelly Lynch	...	Lucy
Jon Bon Jovi	...	Danny
Kleoka Renee Sands	...	4-Year-Old Girl
Matt Ross	...	Ben Hickson
Judge Reinhold	...	Policeman
Leigh French	...	Waitress
Christopher Dalton	...	Old Farmer
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Sierra Kahan
Tiffany Paulsen	...	Heather the Stockbreeder
Jeanette H. Wilson	...	White Haired Woman

Also Known As:

Cosecha propia (Spain) [es]
Homegrown - I piantasoldi (Italy) [it]
Homegrown - hamppukunkut (Finland) [fi]
L'héritage de Malcolm (Canada: French title) [fr]
På farlig mark (Sweden) [sv]
Três Sócios Duvidosos (Brazil) [pt]
Traficantes Aprendizes (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Wild Smokers (Japan: English title) [en]

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug content and language, and for some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Aptos, California, USA

Company:

Lakeshore International

Goofs:

Continuity: After an establishing shot that shows Jack Marsden driving into San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge, the close-up of him in the BWM shows he's traveling on a different bridge - one that's constructed of grey metal trusses and girders, rather than the famous red-orange of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Quotes:

Carter: Do you know that you're acting exactly like Malcolm?
Jack: What's wrong with that?
Carter: Nothin'. It's just... kind of creepy.
Jack: Well, if I'm acting like Malcolm at all, you should be grateful.
Carter: Well, uh, yeh, Malcolm got himself killed.

Movie Connections:

References Ms. Pac-Man (1981) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Devil's Train

Follows in the footsteps of a classic

This is a pretty good movie heavily influenced by John Huston's "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" with Humphrey Bogart, but original in its content and conflict. It is not so much a comedy as a quirky drama, like Treasure, though its point is not as sharp at the end. You should see Treasure (again) before or after seeing this.