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A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.

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Box office
Grossed $10.5M worldwide, about 15.0 times its $700K budget
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Filmed in Georgia
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Setting
Set in Atlanta
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Music
Music by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
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Cinematography
Cinematography by David Boyd
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Details

Director: Aaron Schneider
Writers: Chris ProvenzanoScreenplay
C. Gaby MitchellScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: July 30, 2010
Original language: English
Budget: $700K
Revenue: $10.5M
Countries: United States of America, Germany, Poland

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