Land of Plenty (2004)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

Scott Derrickson (story)
Michael Meredith (screenplay)
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Release Date:

10 September 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.

Plot Keywords:

Los Angeles | Disillusionment | Vigilante | Peace Activist | The 911 Effect

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Michelle Williams	...	Lana
John Diehl	...	Paul
Shaun Toub	...	Hassan
Wendell Pierce	...	Henry
Richard Edson	...	Jimmy
Burt Young	...	Sherman
Yuri Elvin	...	Officer Elvin (as Yuri Z. Flynn)
Jeris Poindexter	...	Charles (as Jeris Lee Poindexter)
Rhonda Stubbins White	...	Dee Dee
Victoria Thomas	...	News Reporter
Matthew Kimbrough	...	News Anchor
Paul West	...	Policeman
Jeffrey Vincent Parise	...	Coroner's Assistant (as Jeff Parise)
Christa Lang	...	Trailer Park Woman
Warren Stearns	...	Mortician
Bernard White	...	Youssef
Gloria Stuart	...	Old Lady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Golan Ramras	...	Shlomo (uncredited)

Directed by
Wim Wenders

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Scott Derrickson		story
Michael Meredith		screenplay
Wim Wenders		screenplay
Wim Wenders		story

Produced by
Jake Abraham	....	producer
Caroline Kaplan	....	executive producer
In-Ah Lee	....	producer
Samson Mucke	....	producer
Peter Schwartzkopff	....	executive producer
Jonathan Sehring	....	executive producer
John Sloss	....	executive producer
Mandy Tagger	....	associate producer
Gary Winick	....	producer

Original Music by
Nackt
Thom

Cinematography by
Franz Lustig		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Moritz Laube

Casting by
Ellen Lewis
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Nathan Amondson

Art Direction by
William Budge
Nicole Lobart

Set Decoration by
Dominique Navarro
Lia Roldan

Costume Design by
Alexis Scott

Makeup Department
Barbara Leister	....	hair stylist
Barbara Leister	....	makeup artist
Susanne Niederhoff	....	assistant hair stylist
Susanne Niederhoff	....	assistant makeup artist
Haruyo Sawada	....	assistant hair stylist
Haruyo Sawada	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Emily Gardiner	....	post-production supervisor
Shaun McNally	....	production supervisor
Tom Michel	....	post-production supervisor
Samson Mucke	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josef Lieck	....	first assistant director
Edward McGurn	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Isaac Amondson	....	art department intern
Siau Yene Ang	....	graphic artist
Brian Anspach	....	computer graphics
Zach Bangma	....	art department intern
Paul Foyder	....	art department intern
Chris Kitisakkul	....	property master
Ben Kuden	....	art department intern
Jennifer Lo	....	art department intern
Dominique Navarro	....	set dresser
Lia Roldan	....	dressing props
Lia Roldan	....	propmaker
Anna Skarbek	....	art department intern (as Anna M. Skarbek)
Luke Thoburn	....	art department intern
Svenja Sunny Willebrand	....	set dresser (as Svenja Willebrand)

Sound Department
Michael Baird	....	sound editor
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Mark Andrew Clark	....	boom operator
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	post-production sound recordist (as Scott Hinckley)
Claude Letessier	....	supervising sound designer
Barry London	....	sound mixer
Matthew Nicolay	....	sound mixer
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Walter Spencer	....	adr supervisor
Walter Spencer	....	dialog editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Ward	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo

Special Effects by
Brent Anderson	....	special effects technician
Ian Eyre	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Wolf Bosse	....	digital intermediate producer
Peter Delnas	....	color grader
Philipp Fehling	....	digital compositor
Kalle Max Hofmann	....	lead visual effects artist
Alex Klippe	....	arri laser recordist
Dominik Trimborn	....	recording coordinator

Stunts
William Devital	....	stunts
Yuri Elvin	....	stunt driver
Danny Hernandez	....	stunt double
Philip Tan	....	stunt coordinator
Kofi Yiadom	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Aiello	....	second assistant camera
Alec Boehm	....	assistant director of photography
Alec Boehm	....	camera operator
Glendel R. Bondoc	....	electrician (as Glendel Bondoc)
Jon Callesen	....	best boy electric (as Jon C. Callesen)
Adam Camacho	....	best boy grip
Marie Chao	....	first assistant camera
Joseph Dianda	....	speciality grip
Brian Fischer	....	grip
Michael Glover	....	gaffer
Trevor Houghton	....	best boy electric
Patrick Lawson	....	camera intern
Chris Lindsay	....	key grip
Eric Meeks	....	electrician
Matt Perry	....	grip (as Matthew Perry)
Mark Smith	....	gaffer
Mark Smith	....	grip
Satoshi Takai	....	electrician
Donata Wenders	....	still photographer
Tate Wittenberg	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Peter Alwazzan	....	extras casting
Robyn Owen	....	casting associate
Yesi Ramirez	....	casting assistant
Andrew Stubblefield	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amber Clark	....	costume intern
Rosalida Medina	....	assistant costume designer
Chrys Wong	....	costume intern

Editorial Department
Stephanie Argy	....	camera test editor
Nina Caspers	....	assistant editor
Michael E. Phillips	....	consultant: digital editing
Bianca Stumpf	....	color timer

Music Department
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Moritz Laube	....	music editor
Jed Smith	....	music assistant
Alex Steyermark	....	executive music supervisor

Transportation Department
Yuri Elvin	....	precision driver
Bill Isaacson	....	driver: process trailer
Jarmo Sallinen	....	picture van technician

Other crew
Luis Ambris	....	craft service (as Luis Ambriz)
Edward Bump	....	production associate
David D'Alessio	....	production associate
Mark De Cristo	....	set production assistant
Aaron Dunsay	....	set production assistant (as Aaron Dunsey)
Arturo Guzman	....	set production assistant
Brian Hoagland	....	set medic
Carlos Huizar	....	production assistant
Carlos Huizar	....	runner
Soo-yun Lee	....	assistant: Wim Wenders
Soo-Yun Lee	....	assistant: Wim Wenders
David Lincoln	....	set production assistant
David B. Lyons	....	key set production assistant (as David Lyons)
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager (as George McDowell)
Golan Ramras	....	military advisor
Golan Ramras	....	set production assistant
Adam Ripp	....	police technical advisor
Jesse Toledano	....	set production assistant
Marla Ulrich	....	location manager
Suzanne Unrein	....	researcher
Greg Villalovos	....	security officer
Eva Von Malotky	....	assistant: Wim Wenders

Thanks
Leonard Cohen	....	thanks
Bill Pullman	....	special thanks
Elizabeth Rial	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Emotion Pictures
• InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
• Reverse Angle International

Distributors

• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Dolmen Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• First Productions (2005) (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) (all media)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Karma Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Manga Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Mikado (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Océan Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Saturn Enternainment (2005) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bite Me Craft Service  craft service
• High Desert Casting  extras casting
• Hitter's Catering  catering
• Jacopo's Catering  catering
• Prime Casting  extras casting
• SGO / Mistika  digital equipment
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Angst and Alienation in America (USA) (working title)
Untitled Wim Wenders Project (USA) (working title)
Bolluk ülkesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I gi tis epangelias (Greece) (festival title) [el]
La terra dell'abbondanza (Italy) [it]
Medo e Obsessão (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Runsauden maa (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
Tierra de abundancia (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Slovakia:12 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Emotion Pictures

Trivia:

Bill Pullman was considered for the part of Paul.

Quotes:

Paul: They're trying to destroy our country. They're trying to infect us. I'm not going to let them.

Movie Connections:

References The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

An insight into American fears and hopes ...

A must-see for anyone who is either a Wim Wenders fan or a person interested in the fears and hopes of contemporary America. German director in a brilliant way makes us ponder upon all the issues so essential to understanding American reality after 9/11. Ethnic prejudices, stereotypes, homelessness,terrorism, Vietnam war, pursuit for an identity, search for lost relatives - all these components are omnipresent, smoothly woven. Wenders mastery reveals in the fact that he manages to touch upon serious topics and in the same time introduce elements of humor and even grotesque.

"Land of plenty" leaves us with the voice of Leonard Cohen and plenty of thoughts about relation between individual and contemporary world.