In the Electric Mist (2009)

Director:

Bertrand Tavernier

Writers (WGA):

Jerzy Kromolowski (screenplay) &
Mary Olson-Kromolowski (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 April 2009 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

No one can escape the sins of the past.

Plot:

A detective in post Katrina New Orleans area has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of friendly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching and corrupt local businessmen.

Plot Keywords:

Corpse | Drunk Driving | Mobster | Deep South | Movie Star

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Dave Robicheaux
John Goodman	...	Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Elrod Sykes
Mary Steenburgen	...	Bootsie Robicheaux
Kelly Macdonald	...	Kelly Drummond
Justina Machado	...	Rosie Gomez
Ned Beatty	...	Twinky LeMoyne
James Gammon	...	Ben Hebert
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Lou Girard
Levon Helm	...	General John Bell Hood
Buddy Guy	...	Sam 'Hogman' Patin
Julio Cedillo	...	Cholo Manelli (as Julio Cesar Cedillo)
Bernard Hocke	...	Murphy Doucet
John Sayles	...	Michael Goldman
Gary Grubbs	...	Sheriff
Walter Breaux	...	Batist
Alana Locke	...	Alafair Robicheaux
Adella Gautier	...	Clothilde (Cleaning Woman) (as Adella Gauthier)
Louis Herthum	...	Doobie Patout
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Club Leon Bartender
Tony Molina Jr.	...	Adonis Brown
Randy Austin	...	St. Clare Parish Deputy
Richard Jones	...	Sollie Rothberg
Andrea Frankle	...	Margot
William Burton	...	Thug #1
Rio Hackford	...	Thug #2
Ryan Rilette	...	Jimmie
Greg Guirard	...	Old Cajun Fisherman
Cindy Blanchard	...	Parole Officer
Sandra Leigh Babineaux	...	Newspaper Clerk
Danny Grisaffe	...	Uniformed Patrolman #1
Steve Broussard	...	Mr. Trajan
John Wilmot	...	Mr. Meaux
Richard Landry	...	Photographer
Matt Naquin	...	Waiter
Katie Tull	...	Assistant (as Kathleen Tull)
Dennis Paul Williams	...	Himself - Guitar
Herman Brown	...	Himself - Drums
Robert Leblanc	...	Himself - Bass
Mark A. Williams	...	Himself - Rubboard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Damon Lipari	...	Stuntman
Nathan Williams	...	Band Member 1 / Accordion
Samantha Beaulieu	...	Amber (voice) (uncredited)
Allen Boudreaux	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Zach Broussard	...	Captain (uncredited)
Louis Dupuy	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Bria Hobgood	...	Beautiful Girl at Party (uncredited)
Chukwuma Onwuchekwa	...	Dewitt Prejean (uncredited)

Directed by
Bertrand Tavernier

Writing credits (WGA)
Jerzy Kromolowski		(screenplay) &
Mary Olson-Kromolowski		(screenplay)
James Lee Burke		(novel "In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead")

Produced by
Deborah Dobson Bach	....	co-producer
Clelio Boccato	....	associate producer
Frédéric Bourboulon	....	producer
Michael Fitzgerald	....	producer
Penelope Glass	....	executive producer
Gulnara Sarsenova	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Bruno de Keyzer

Film Editing by
Thierry Derocles		(french version)
Larry Madaras
Roberto Silvi

Casting by
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Merideth Boswell

Art Direction by
Kelly Curley

Set Decoration by
Elizabeth Keenan

Costume Design by
Kathy Kiatta

Makeup Department
Leo Corey Castellano	....	prosthetic design and application
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup artist: Mr. Jones
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head
Krystal Kershaw	....	additional makeup artist
Darryl Lucas	....	additional makeup
Yolanda Mercadel	....	key hair stylist
Kellie Robinson	....	makeup artist
Remi Savva	....	makeup artist
Donna Spahn	....	department head: hair

Production Management
Olivier Gravenhorst	....	post-production supervisor
John Hardy	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Hardage	....	first assistant director (as Philip Hardage)
Katie Tull	....	second assistant director (as Kathleen Tull)

Art Department
Michael Calabrese	....	leadman
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master
Monique Champagne	....	set decoration buyer
Chris Clinton	....	art department production assistant
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	set dresser
Jaime Fernandez	....	on-set dresser
Virginia Fuselier	....	art department production assistant
Sara L. Holman	....	art department coordinator
Michael A. Johnson	....	leadman
Alexander Lasseigne III	....	set dresser
Daniel A. Maes	....	set dresser
Keith Walters	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
David Bach	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Bach	....	supervising sound editor
Olivier Dô Hùu	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Farris	....	sound utility
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Heather Gross	....	sound effects editor
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Timothy O. LeBlanc)
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
Bridget O'Driscoll	....	supervising sound editor
Kira Roessler	....	additional dialogue editor (as Kira)
Maxime Saleix	....	sound mix technician
Manuel Vidal	....	dialogue editor
Clayton Weber	....	supervising foley editor
Elmo Weber	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Timothy D. McKeown	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Brian Bankston	....	special effects technician (as Brian E. Bankston)
Stephen Bourgeois	....	special effects co-coordinator
Bill Larson	....	special effects foreman
Michael Nami Sr.	....	special effects foreman (as Michael Nami)
David K. Nami	....	special effects co-coordinator
Ian M. Stockstill	....	special effects technician (as Ian Moses Stockstill)
Neil Stockstill	....	special effects coordinator
Rebecca Walker	....	special effects assistant (as Rebecca L. Walker)

Visual Effects by
Greg Cheng	....	digital effects artist
Alan De Castro	....	digital opticals (as Alan DeCastro)
Michael Degtjarewsky	....	digital compositor
Emily Fenster	....	visual effects associate producer
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor
David Geoghegan	....	digital compositor
Maureen Healy	....	digital compositor (as Maureen Nixon)
Alicia Johnson	....	visual effects coordinator
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor
Cristian A. Kong	....	digital opticals (as Cristian Kong)
Tom Lamb	....	digital compositor
Ladd Lanford	....	visual effects producer
Miles Lauridsen	....	digital opticals
Elodie Ly Tri	....	retouch and restoration
Jenna Mateo	....	digital opticals
Matthew Melia	....	digital opticals (as Matthew Melis)
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor
Dolores Pope	....	digital compositor
David Sosalla	....	visual effects supervisor
Sebastien Betsch	....	digital painter (uncredited)

Stunts
Billy Burton	....	stunt coordinator
Louis Dupuy	....	precision driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum	....	director of photography: second unit
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	rigging gaffer
Brad Garris	....	electrician
Penelope Helmer	....	camera loader
Daniel H. Jacobs	....	rigging electrician
Dawn Jones	....	still photographer
Alan Keffer	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
James Trapper McEvoy	....	best boy rigging grip
Lee McLemore	....	best boy grip
Jonathan Morrill	....	electrician
Charlie Nauman	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Paul Olinde	....	gaffer
Joseph Paolucci Jr.	....	best boy rigging electrician
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	film loader
Chris Squires	....	Steadicam operator
Chris Squires	....	camera operator
Jonathan Stoll	....	grip
Nathan Tape	....	rigging electric
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator
Henry Tirl	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Robb W. Turner	....	rigging electrician
Jeremy Webre	....	grip
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gerard Martin	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lisa Mae Fincannon	....	location casting
Brinkley A. Maginnis	....	casting director: background
Pepper Morgan	....	extras casting
Leslie Woo	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Claire Bergkamp	....	costumes coordinator
Caryn Frankenfield	....	costumer
Misti Moreaux	....	costume production assistant
Leeann Radeka	....	costume supervisor
Stephanie A. Steel	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Cindy Bond	....	digital intermediate producer
Anders Bramsen	....	teaser editor
Nathan R. Fitzgerald	....	digital intermediate editor
Maxine Gervais	....	digital intermediate colorist
Bob Hart	....	negative cutter
Alicia Johnson	....	digital intermediate coordinator
David Kennedy	....	digital intermediate color assist
Camille Langlais	....	second assistant editor
Sylvie Petat	....	assistant editor
Florent Retz	....	first assistant editor
Mark Sachen	....	colorist: dailies
Aidan Stanford	....	color timer

Music Department
Michael K. Bauer	....	music editor (as Mike Bauer)
William Boston	....	orchestrator (as Bill Boston)
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor
Rossano Galante	....	orchestrator
David Greely	....	music consultant: cajun music
Janet Ketchum	....	orchestra contractor
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer
John Kurlander	....	score recordist
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Jason Ruder	....	music editor
Buck Sanders	....	score co-producer
Jacqueline Simms	....	music supervisor
Jamie Steele	....	pro tools operator
Kay Stern	....	concert master
Andre Zweers	....	music digital recordist

Transportation Department
Dennis G. Carter	....	driver
Keith N. Collis	....	driver co-captain
Monica W. Fuller	....	driver (as Monica Williamson)
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator
Paul Salard III	....	production van driver
David Carlton White	....	driver: honeywagon
Jeff J. Williams	....	driver: vip

Other crew
James Bearb	....	production assistant
Ken Beggs	....	head animal trainer (as Ken Biggs)
Michael Betz	....	key assistant location manager
Zach Broussard	....	production assistant
Robert Carvajal	....	stand-in
Bobbi Colorado	....	animal coordinator
Crystal Dallas	....	key craft service
Louis Dupuy	....	stand-in
Laura Fearon	....	payroll accountant
Jeff Galpin	....	animal wrangler: crabs
Michael Grigsby	....	production accountant
Miles Hardy	....	location assistant
Molly Harrison	....	production assistant
Rodney Hess	....	production assistant
Kendrick Hudson	....	assistant production coordinator
Jay Johnson	....	lead title artist: Pacific Title
Ashley Kravitz	....	rights and clearances
Jennifer Massetti	....	title coordinator: Pacific Title
Timothy D. McKeown	....	post-production coordination
Wayne Douglas Morgan	....	staff assistant
Stacy Parker	....	production coordinator
Brent Parris	....	title coordinator: Pacific Title
Jennalee Rhodes	....	production assistant
Rip Russell	....	first assistant accountant
Valerie Ryan	....	location assistant manager
Estelle Sanson	....	administrator
Risa Schultz	....	animal trainer
John Solis	....	title graphics: Pacific Title
Joanna Spears	....	second assistant accountant
Sam Sullivan III	....	script supervisor
Chris Welcker	....	office production assistant

Thanks
Philippe Noiret	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Ithaca Pictures
• Little Bear
• TF1 International (in co-production with)

Distributors

• International Film Distribution Consultants (2009) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Bioscop (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Filmax (2010) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Budapest Film (2009) (Hungary) (DVD)
• California Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Koch Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2009) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (all media)
• Video Film Express (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Video Film Express (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• BAM Casting  
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chicago Recording Company  adr: Chicago
• Honig Company, The  publicity
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Services)
• Keith Harter Music  adr: San Antonio (as Keith Harter Studio)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Pacific Title  main and end titles (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  digital intermediate
• Pictorvision  stabilized ground head
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Skywalker Sound  score recorded and mixed at
• Skywalker Symphony Orchestra  orchestra
• Sound One  adr: New York
• Sound Satisfaction  foley facility
• Storyville Post  adr: New Orleans
• Technicolor Creative Services  telecine: dailies
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  re-recorded at (as Warner Bros. Stages)
• Wildfire Studios  adr stage: Los Angeles (as Wildfire Stages)

Also Known As:

"Dans la brume électrique" - France
"Às Margens de um Crime" - Brazil
"Az elektromos ködben" - Hungary
"En el centro de la tormenta" - Spain (imdb display title)
"In the Electric Mist - L'occhio del ciclone" - Italy (imdb display title)
"In the electric Mist - Mord in Louisiana" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Kataigida stin omihli" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Sislerin içinden" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"V elektrizující mlze" - Czech Republic (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity

Runtime:

Germany:117 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:102 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:MA (2009) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | Germany:12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Albania Plantation - 1842 LA 182 E., Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Ithaca Pictures

Trivia:

The U.S. Army installation Ft. Hood in Texas, is named after Gen. John Bell Hood (Levon Helm's character), the site of the 2009 massacre.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Tommy Lee bashes the guy's head into the pay phone at the bus station, his head clearly goes between the phone and the divider, not hitting anything.

Quotes:

[first Lines]
Dave Robicheaux:My name's Dave Robicheaux. I'm an alcoholic. Sometimes I'm tempted to have a drink. But I never do.

Movie Connections:

Follows Heaven's Prisoners (1996)

Soundtrack:

La Terre tremblante

Good film

I can count on my fingers with half my hand cut away the number of times I've ever been disappointed by Tommy Lee Jones's performance in a film. This film here is no exception. John Goodman is another who always delivers a solid performance and they both give us a great show. The writing of the script is solid and the setting of the film is provoking. The entire film works well with support from veteran character actors like Ned Beatty, craggy faced James Gammon and ex-drummer Levon Helm, as well as younger performers like Mary Steenburgen, Justina Machado,Kelly Macdonald and the up and coming Peter Sargaard.

One might argue that this kind of a role is almost type casting for Tommy Lee Jones but I would argue otherwise. An actor works with what he has and TLJ has always been able to use his face to great advantage from a stone-cold glare to a sheepish grin. The story is told from his character's point of view, in this case, a person with an uncompromising sense of justice-- not a paragon of virtue, by any means, but one who refuses to sacrifice his principles of right and wrong, i.e., the hero with a decidedly human face. The tension does not let up as the hunt draws closer and closer to the conclusion. While I think the little coda at the end was unneeded, it still works to make a good story.