Three marijuana farmhands see their boss killed, ending their peaceful existence in NW California. They decide to harvest, process and sell the crop themselves. Crime bosses, corrupt cops, killer pilot, greed etc. ensue.
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| John Lithgow | ... |
Malcolm / Robert Stockman
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| Jon Tenney | ... |
Helicopter Pilot
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| Ryan Phillippe | ... |
Harlan Dykstra
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| Hank Azaria | ... |
Carter
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| Billy Bob Thornton | ... |
Jack Marsden
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| Kelly Lynch | ... |
Lucy
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| Jon Bon Jovi | ... |
Danny
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Kleoka Renee Sands | ... |
4-Year-Old Girl
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| Matt Ross | ... |
Ben Hickson
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| Judge Reinhold | ... |
Policeman
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| Leigh French | ... |
Waitress
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Christopher Dalton | ... |
Old Farmer
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| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... |
Sierra Kahan
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| Tiffany Paulsen | ... |
Heather the Stockbreeder
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Jeanette H. Wilson | ... |
White Haired Woman
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Matthew Winter | ... |
Shine Kahan
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| Jake Gyllenhaal | ... |
Jake / Blue Kahan
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| Michelle C. Bonilla | ... |
Nurse
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| Matt Clark | ... |
Sheriff Stanley Kroopf
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| Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... |
Christina the Babysitter
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Ramsay Midwood | ... |
Bill the Gas Station Guy
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Milo Plasil | ... |
Mafia Enforcer
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| Ted Danson | ... |
Gianni Saletzzo
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Daniel Alonso | ... |
Thug Holding Dog
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Tom Burke | ... |
Straight Man
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| Seamus McNally | ... |
Hippie
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Joe McCrackin | ... |
Cowboy
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Paul Prendergast | ... |
25-Year-Old Man
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J. Neil Bloomer | ... |
Crowd Scene Hippie (uncredited)
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| Steve Carell | ... |
Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
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| Michael A. Casey | ... |
Farmer (uncredited)
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Sarah Kane | ... |
Sierra Kahan's mom (uncredited)
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| Jailyn Osborne | ... |
Pregnant Teen (uncredited)
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| Ungenita Prevost | ... |
4-Year-Old Girl's Mother (uncredited)
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Marc Ramos | ... |
Extra / Ripper & Sheriff Deputy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stephen Gyllenhaal | ||
Written by
| Jonah Raskin | ... | (story) & |
| Stephen Gyllenhaal | ... | (story) |
| Nicholas Kazan | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Stephen Gyllenhaal | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Howell Caldwell | ... | associate producer (as J. Patrick Caldwell) |
| Jason Clark | ... | producer |
| Naomi Foner | ... | executive producer |
| Andre Lamal | ... | co-producer |
| Tom Rosenberg | ... | executive producer |
| Sigurjon Sighvatsson | ... | executive producer |
| Ted Tannebaum | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Trevor Rabin | ||
Cinematography by
| Greg Gardiner | ||
Editing by
| Michael Jablow | ||
Editorial Department
| Carmen Abramian | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Rob Kokes | ... | technical editorial consultant |
| Peter Kwong | ... | post-production assistant |
| Tamara McDonough | ... | second assistant editor |
| Heather Mullen | ... | first assistant editor |
| Jud Nelson | ... | second assistant editor |
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | ... | negative cutter |
| Stephen R. Sheridan | ... | color timer (as Steve Sheridan) |
Casting By
| John Brace | ||
| Linda Lowy | ||
Production Design by
| Richard Sherman | ||
Set Decoration by
| Maurin L. Scarlata | ... | (as Maurin Scarlata) |
Costume Design by
| Joseph A. Porro | ||
Makeup Department
| Amy Lederman | ... | personal makeup artist: Judge Reinhold |
| Kathie Potter | ... | additional makeup artist: Santa Cruz |
| Julie Purcell | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Lisa Schulze | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| J. Patrick Clark | ... | unit production manager |
| James Glander | ... | production manager (as Jim Glander) |
| James McQuaide | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Steve Battaglia | ... | second assistant director |
| Howell Caldwell | ... | first assistant director |
| Jodi Lowry | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Mark Brooks | ... | swing gang |
| Michael A. Casey | ... | props |
| Tally Duke Floyd | ... | lead set dresser |
| Marc S. Gannes | ... | property master (as Marc Gannes) |
| Jeph Haines | ... | assistant property master |
| Michael Mestas | ... | props |
| Michael Perle | ... | swing gang |
| Maurin L. Scarlata | ... | art director: additional photography unit (as Maurin Scarlata) |
| Anja Seebaum | ... | swing gang |
| Don Stroud | ... | swing gang |
| Lisa Tong | ... | swing gang |
| Erik Whittaker | ... | graphic artist (as Eric Whittaker) |
| Travis Young | ... | swing gang |
| J. Neil Bloomer | ... | swing gang (uncredited) |
| Nick Speed | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Dana Austin | ... | adr recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter) / foley recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter) |
| Ron Bedrosian | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
| Odin Benitez | ... | sound effects editor |
| John Boyd | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Andrew Bracken | ... | sound production assistant |
| Steven Brimmer | ... | recording supervisor (as Steve Brimmer) |
| Allan Bromberg | ... | assistant: sound editor |
| G.W. Brown | ... | adr supervisor |
| Walsh Carvalho | ... | boom operator |
| Yann Delpuech | ... | co-supervising sound editor |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer |
| Matthew Dettmann | ... | foley walker |
| Kira Edmunds | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Tom 'Coach' Ehle) |
| Ryan Eldred | ... | foley editor / foley supervisor |
| Albee Gordon | ... | sound mixer |
| Kim Hayes | ... | dialogue editor |
| Allen Hurd | ... | sound recordist |
| Tony Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Lawrence Keating | ... | sound production assistant |
| Darren King | ... | sound editor |
| Gregory King | ... | supervising sound editor (as Greg King) |
| E. Niles Klein | ... | sound production assistant |
| Suzi Krstanovski | ... | sound editor intern |
| Ross Levy | ... | boom operator |
| Jim Meier | ... | sound recordist |
| Timothy Pearson | ... | foley walker (as Tim Pearson) |
| Bruce Stubblefield | ... | dialogue editor |
| Large Marge Taylor | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Meg Taylor | ... | assistant sound editor / first assistant sound editor |
| Dan Wallin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Eric Beauchamp | ... | assistant special effects coordinator |
| Wayne Beauchamp | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Ron Althoff | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
| Kevin Beauchamp | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Moore Brian | ... | stunts (as Brian Moore) |
| Jake Crawford | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Carlos A. Herzer | ... | stunts (as Carlos Herzer) |
| Mike H. McGaughy | ... | stunts |
| George P. Wilbur | ... | stunts (as George Peter Wilbur) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pete Barge | ... | electrician |
| Paul Beauchemin | ... | still photographer |
| Phil Bowen | ... | helicopter first assistant camera: additional photography unit |
| Hugh Casey | ... | best boy electric |
| Michael Chapman | ... | director of photography: additional photography |
| Jose Danner | ... | best boy grip |
| Kevin Du Toit | ... | electrician |
| Jason Elliott | ... | best boy grip (as Jason Elliot) |
| Gene Evans | ... | camera operator: "b" camera, Santa Cruz / director of photography: second unit |
| Dominik Feller | ... | electrician (as Nick Feller) |
| Leyla Monique Guzman | ... | camera loader |
| Mark Haffenreffer | ... | electrician |
| Joe 'Babu' Jennings | ... | grip (as Joe Jennings) |
| Joseph Jennings | ... | grip: Santa Cruz |
| Mike Lancaster | ... | grip |
| Anne Lee | ... | second assistant camera |
| Aggie Lukaszewski | ... | first assistant camera: Santa Cruz |
| Skip McCraw | ... | gaffer |
| Dave Mitchell | ... | electrician: Santa Cruz |
| Phil Pastuhov | ... | helicopter camera operator: additional photography unit |
| Caitlin Phillips | ... | camera loader |
| Paul Sanchez | ... | first assistant camera |
| David A. Santos | ... | dolly grip (as David Santos) |
| Chris Shaw | ... | key grip |
| Joe Spaan | ... | grip |
| Rob Sweeney | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Dave Wilkins | ... | electrician (as David Wilkins) |
| Peter K. Wilson | ... | first assistant camera: additional photography unit (as Peter Wilson) |
Casting Department
| Julia Atkinson | ... | extras casting assistant: Santa Cruz |
| Sierra French-Myerson | ... | casting assistant |
| Rich King | ... | extras casting |
| Mariann H.W. Lee | ... | extras casting |
| Mary Anne Lee | ... | extras casting |
| Marilyn Michaels | ... | extras casting: Santa Cruz |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nancy Bernal | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Lis Bothwell | ... | costumer |
| Elizabeth Camilo | ... | wardrobe intern (as Elizabeth Camillo) |
| Christine Collins | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Annie Dunn | ... | costumer (as Ann Dunn) |
| Kelly Fredrickson | ... | wardrobe intern (as Kelly Frederickson) |
| Judi Jensen | ... | costume supervisor |
| Lawrence Quon | ... | costumer |
| Lysa Rose | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Lisa Wong | ... | wardrobe intern |
Location Management
| Gary Bechtel | ... | location scout |
| Darin Burt | ... | location manager |
| Richard Powell | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Stuart Grusin | ... | music editor |
| Will Kaplan | ... | supervising music editor |
| Paul Linford | ... | composer: additional music / music scoring engineer / score mixer / score producer |
| Michael Muhlfriedel | ... | music consultant (as Mich Muhlfriedel) |
| Trevor Rabin | ... | music producer / music scoring engineer / musician |
| Paul Silver | ... | music editor |
| Elizabeth Wendel | ... | associate music supervisor |
| Jordon Winter | ... | music consultant |
| Margaret Yen | ... | assistant music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Randi Feldman | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mark L. Basler | ... | driver (as Mark Basler) |
| Brendan Dawson | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Sean Flanagan | ... | driver |
| Shawn Flanagan | ... | driver |
| Sean Glenn | ... | transportation captain |
| Carlos A. Herzer | ... | driver (as Carlos Herzer) |
| Donald B. Martin | ... | driver (as Don Martin) |
| Krzysztof Matyska | ... | driver |
| Presiliano Miranda | ... | driver |
| John Proctor | ... | driver (as John Thomas Proctor) |
Additional Crew
| Samuel Achs | ... | set medic |
| Teresa Alvis | ... | post-production accountant |
| Steven Belgard | ... | unit publicist (as Steve Belgard) |
| Hayne Benedick | ... | production assistant |
| Jeff Bernard | ... | production assistant |
| J. Neil Bloomer | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Caset | ... | plant fabricator |
| Seth Clark | ... | assistant: Jason Clark / production assistant: additional photography unit |
| Salvador R. DeAnda | ... | assistant caterer (as Salvadore Deanda) |
| Emily Detmer | ... | production coordinator: additional photography (as Emily Detmez) |
| Cozy Dewayne | ... | production assistant |
| Robert Easton | ... | dialect coach: Mr. Azaria |
| Mary K. Fanto | ... | production coordinator |
| Elizabeth Flack | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Elisabeth Flack) |
| Sandy Flowers | ... | craft service |
| Leigh French | ... | adr group coordinator |
| Leslie Garvin | ... | production assistant: additional photography unit |
| Robin Ginsberg | ... | production accountant |
| Jim Gregory | ... | chef |
| Sigi Heinz | ... | production assistant |
| Annie Jackson | ... | assistant caterer |
| Darcy Lee | ... | assistant accountant |
| Paul Leonhardt | ... | production assistant |
| Jenifer Lerman | ... | production assistant |
| Ronald J. Levin | ... | production counsel |
| Jodi Lowry | ... | production assistant |
| Paul Mayersohn | ... | production counsel |
| Rafael Alexander Meng | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Meslas | ... | plant fabricator |
| Greg Orselli | ... | production assistant: additional photography unit |
| Sharon Owyang | ... | pre-production associate |
| Christina Rollo | ... | production assistant |
| Alex Ross | ... | production assistant: additional photography unit |
| Brian Saliman | ... | production assistant |
| Rick Shuster | ... | helicopter pilot (as Rick Schuster) |
| John Slavin | ... | assistant: Stephen Gyllenhaal / production assistant: additional photography unit |
| Jolynn Spinelli | ... | craft service |
| Elizabeth Anne Stallone | ... | assistant to Judge Reinhold |
| Nancy A. Terriberry | ... | production coordinator: Santa Cruz (as Nancy Terry-Berry) |
| Victoria Vaus | ... | title designer |
| Andrew Wilson | ... | production assistant |
| Bronco Wohlsharp | ... | gun wrangler |
Thanks
| Kee Kee Buckley | ... | thanks (as Christine Buckley) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- TriStar Pictures (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia Tri-Star Films (1998) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Medusa Distribuzione (1998) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Egmont Entertainment (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
- Egmont Film (1999) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (France) (VHS) (Rental)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Tele 5 (2003) (Germany) (tv)
- Nordisk Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (Switzerland)
- Cinema Service
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Kodak (motion picture products)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Technicolor (color and prints by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Life is good for Jack (Billy Bob Thornton), Carter (Hank Azaria) and Harlan (Ryan Phillippe), three inept ne'r-do-wells who help run master dope-grower Malcolm's (John Lithgow) flourishing marijuana plantation somewhere in northern California. But then Malcolm is suddenly bumped off by a mysterious assailant; after a moment of panic, the naive trio decide to take over the business themselves. However, their lazy days on the dope farm have ill prepared them for the high-stakes game of finding buyers for millions of dollars of contraband. As they plunge into a shadowy new world of duplicity, double-dealing and danger, they soon find that they have gotten in way, way over their heads. But driven on by increasing greed and paranoia, it's too late to back out.
Written by Eva Tauzer |
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| Taglines | A comedy that goes to your head. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $77,910, 19 Apr 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film contains 3 members of the Gyllenhaal family, Stephen Gyllenhaal is the director, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jake Gyllenhaal both play roles in the movie. The trio also feature together in A Dangerous Woman (1993), also directed by the father Stephen Gyllenhaal with Maggie and Jake both starring in it. Jake and Maggie have also starred together in Donnie Darko (2001). See more » |
| Goofs | After an establishing shot that shows Jack Marsden driving into San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge, the close-up of him in the BMW shows he's traveling on a different bridge - one that's constructed of gray metal trusses and girders, rather than the famous red-orange of the Golden Gate Bridge. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Fantasy Island (1977). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Devil's Train See more » |
| Quotes |
Jack:
Harlan, you don't dare somebody to kill ya. See more » |