No Country for Old Men (2007)

Directors:

Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

Writers (WGA):

Joel Coen (screenplay) &
Ethan Coen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

There Are No Clean Getaways

Plot:

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande.

Plot Keywords:

Mariachi Band | Gas Station | Mother | Killer | Violence

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 86 wins & 36 nominations

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
Javier Bardem	...	Anton Chigurh
Josh Brolin	...	Llewelyn Moss
Woody Harrelson	...	Carson Wells
Kelly Macdonald	...	Carla Jean Moss
Garret Dillahunt	...	Deputy Wendell
Tess Harper	...	Loretta Bell
Barry Corbin	...	Ellis
Stephen Root	...	Man who hires Wells
Rodger Boyce	...	Sheriff Roscoe Giddens
Beth Grant	...	Carla Jean's Mother
Ana Reeder	...	Poolside Woman
Kit Gwin	...	Sheriff Bell's Secretary
Zach Hopkins	...	Strangled Deputy
Chip Love	...	Man in Ford

Also Known As:

Sin lugar para los débiles (Argentina) (Mexico) (Venezuela) [es]
Non, ce pays n'est pas pour le vieil homme (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ei ole maad vanadele meestele (Estonia) [et]
Este País Não É Para Velhos (Portugal) [pt]
Ihtiyarlara yer yok (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kamia patrida gia tous mellothanatous (Greece) [el]
Menetetty maa (Finland) [fi]
Nô kantorî (Japan) [ja]
Nem vénnek való vidék (Hungary) [hu]
Nema zemlje za starce (Croatia) [hr]
Nema zemlje za starce (Serbia) [sr]
No Country for Old Men (Denmark) [da]
No Country for Old Men (Norway) [no]
No Country for Old Men (Japan: English title) [en]
No Country for Old Men (Germany) [de]
No es País para Viejos (Spain) [es]
Non è un paese per vecchi (Italy) [it]
Onde os Fracos não Têm Vez (Brazil) [pt]
Táto krajina nie je pre starých (Slovakia) [sk]
Tahle zeme není pro starý (Czech Republic) [cs]
To nie jest kraj dla starych ludzi (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Taiwan:R-18 | Ireland:15A | Brazil:16 | South Korea:18 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | France:-12 | Malaysia:18PL | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | USA:R (certificate #43473) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Japan:R-15 | New Zealand:R16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:16 | Italy:VM14 | Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Austria:16 | South Africa:16 (16V) | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Israel:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta)

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Paramount Vantage

Trivia:

While on location in Marfa, Texas, There Will Be Blood (2007) was the neighboring film production. While filming a wide shot of the landscape one day, directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen had to halt shooting for the day as a gigantic dark cloud of smoke floated conspicuously into view. The source of this was found to be from Paul Thomas Anderson testing the pyrotechnics of an oil derrick set ablaze on the set of his film. The Coens had to resume filming the day afterward, when the smoke finally dissipated. Both this film and There Will Be Blood were the leading contenders at the Academy Awards a year and a half later.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In each hotel, modern models of smoke and heat detectors are visible on the ceilings.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ed Tom Bell: I was sheriff of this county when I was twenty-five years old. Hard to believe. My grandfather was a lawman; father too. Me and him was sheriff's at the same time; him up in Plano and me out here. I think he's pretty proud of that. I know I was. Some of the old time sheriffs never even wore a gun...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood (#33.5)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Puño de tierra

over-rated and unsatisfying

i wish i would have stopped watching while two-thirds in. that would have had made some sense or give some satisfaction at least. the end is one of the dumbest i have seen in a while!

it starts very promising for all mature viewers; it evolves in a quiet enjoying "cat and mouse" game that includes irrational but practical behavior. all has some logic up to the point where the movie shifts in creating something that seems very much like a forced conclusion upon the viewer. a conclusion that consists in not being there in the "normal" sense at least.that would WORK as it did in many other "film Le-no-ire" thrillers.but the problem with this one is that you will Literally be left "in the air". what can be so much "talked about" that is simply not there!? OK so i try to comment further on the ONLY aspect i could possibly think of from what i have seen...

there are more "problems"; this feature, as most viewers likely noticed already targets the "baby-boom " generation. keeping that in mind, it strongly leads to imply that the youngest generation(S) are not a product or a result of their own past and present shaping of the north American social norms and ethics, but instead they are the product of irrational thinking at best (regardless if they are the "good" or "bad" guys).it creates a GAP between generations regardless of which one you belong.

on artistic merits, there are some, i did like some of the camera work.however Javier Bardem is over-rated here as well for deserving an Oscar. because he PLAYS an tight stone-cold killer there is noting "artistic" in his acting at all.his scenes are non-conventional and the credit should go to the screenwriter on that score alone. the other actors including Tommy Lee Jones seem way to "standard" for such a plot.

oh well, for such a time waster i think i already have mentioned more then there could be to "talk about". other then the elderly generation in need of SOME explanations regardless of their agreement or not i would not recommend this to anyone. only the middle chase scene (20minutes or so) will keep you interested , everything else , to me at least, seems pure nonsense.