Overview
A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating mentally.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (1999)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor (1999)
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Box office
Grossed $6.33M worldwide on a $6M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Quebec
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Setting
Set in New Hampshire
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Music
Music by Michael Brook
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Paul Sarossy
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Russell BanksNovel
- Paul SchraderScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 12, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6M
- Revenue
- $6.3M
- Countries
- United States of America, Canada, Japan
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Cast
Nick NolteWade Whitehouse
Sissy SpacekMargie Fogg
James CoburnGlen Whitehouse
Willem DafoeRolfe Whitehouse
Mary Beth HurtLillian
Jim True-FrostJack Hewitt
Marian SeldesAlma Pittman
Holmes OsborneGordon LaRiviere- Brigid TierneyJill
Sean McCannEvan Twombley
Wayne RobsonNick Wickham
Eugene LipinskiJ. Battle Hand
Tim PostChick Ward
Christopher HeyerdahlFrankie Lacoy
Janine TheriaultHettie Rogers
Paul StewartHorner
Sheena LarkinLugene Brooks- Penny MancusoWoman Driver
- Danielle DesormeauxElaine
- Donovan ReiterShort-haired Local
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