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Southland Tales (2007)
Released By: Samuel Goldwyn Films   Rating: R   In Theaters: 11/14/2007
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Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Kelly
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.southlandtales.com/
Theatrical Release: 11/14/2007
Home Video Release: 3/18/2008
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, Rock, The, Cheri Oteri
Published ID: 409246
UPC: 043396182837, 043396263673,
Plot: California is at the epicenter of a political and environmental disaster that threatens to destroy the world in this ambitious fusion of comedy, drama, dystopian science fiction, and music from writer and director Richard Kelly, his first film after gaining a cult following with Donnie Darko. In the year 2005, a nuclear attack wipes out part of the state of Texas, and three years later America is a virtual police state, with the government taking control of nearly every part of people's lives, supposedly for their own good. A German firm has found a way to generate energy using seawater, but both public and private concerns are desperate to prevent the new technology from being introduced in the gasoline-starved United States. A Marxist underground based on the West Coast is determined to bring down the federal government through violent revolution. In this midst of this chaos, we follow a number of stories that continually return to three principle characters. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock) is an actor famous for his role in action films; he's trying to secure financing for a new project, but reality keeps mirroring the events in his script and he struggles to hold on to his identity following a bout with amnesia. Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a porn star who is reinventing herself as a television pundit offering her views on politics, contemporary culture, and teenage sex. And Roland Taverner (Seann William Scott) is an L.A. police officer whose identity has mysteriously split in two, and he struggles to track down his other half. Featuring a massive supporting cast which includes Mandy Moore, Miranda Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Amy Poehler, and Justin Timberlake, Southland Tales received its world premiere at the {~2006 Cannes Film Festival}; director Kelly also created an accompanying series of three graphic novels that chart these events and characters prior to this story. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Waste of time...
Added 11/21/2009
Has quite a few interesting innovation, but it is so stupid, I had to force myself to watch it and I could not even finish it.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The Truth Will Set You Free
Added 11/13/2009
You know a movie's bad when the soundtrack sells better than the movie... But for real, it's a tight flick, but it isn't easy to follow. Not for the faint of thought or brain capacity.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A real attention grabber
Added 10/16/2009
I'd caught parts of this film on cable, but never managed to catch the whole thing. I was intrigued, and just couldn't get it out of my mind. Having finally managed to see the entire film from beginning to end, I can highly recommend it. If you liked Donnie Darko, you will love Southland Tales (especially since the same mastermind is behind both)! A great addition to your collection of films that make you think.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Can we please get "propaganda" included in the rating system?
Added 9/30/2009
Seriously.... Can we please get some kind of "Propagana Warning" incorporated into the rating system, please.......


All the other positive ratings are going to result in me trying this thing again, (right now, in fact), but I'm not holding out much hope.


When the opening sequence is talking about "republicans" and features a video shot of an elephant boffing another .... can it really go anywhere but down from there?????


I'll try... but I'm not expecting much...





1 out of 4 people found this helpful.
baaaad
Added 9/29/2009
I was excited to see this film. I really enjoy many of the actors but the film is terrible. It's nothing like the preview. It's very long, and very boring. I looked online to see how well it did in the box office because I wondered why I hadn't heard of it. It made approx 350 thousand dollars worldwide. Seriously, look it up.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Waste of time...
Added 11/21/2009
Has quite a few interesting innovation, but it is so stupid, I had to force myself to watch it and I could not even finish it.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The Truth Will Set You Free
Added 11/13/2009
You know a movie's bad when the soundtrack sells better than the movie... But for real, it's a tight flick, but it isn't easy to follow. Not for the faint of thought or brain capacity.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A real attention grabber
Added 10/16/2009
I'd caught parts of this film on cable, but never managed to catch the whole thing. I was intrigued, and just couldn't get it out of my mind. Having finally managed to see the entire film from beginning to end, I can highly recommend it. If you liked Donnie Darko, you will love Southland Tales (especially since the same mastermind is behind both)! A great addition to your collection of films that make you think.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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