Don't Come Knocking

2005
6
2 Std. 2 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

8029

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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1 Video

84 Fotos

Drama Music

Ein alternder Cowboy-Filmstar verlässt ein Filmset und versucht, wieder Kontakt zu seiner Mutter aufzunehmen, die er seit dreißig Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hat, nur um zu erfahren, dass er e... Alles lesenEin alternder Cowboy-Filmstar verlässt ein Filmset und versucht, wieder Kontakt zu seiner Mutter aufzunehmen, die er seit dreißig Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hat, nur um zu erfahren, dass er ein Kind hat, von dem er nie etwas wusste.Ein alternder Cowboy-Filmstar verlässt ein Filmset und versucht, wieder Kontakt zu seiner Mutter aufzunehmen, die er seit dreißig Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hat, nur um zu erfahren, dass er ein Kind hat, von dem er nie etwas wusste.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,6/10

8029

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 7 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Originally, Sam Shepard wrote the character of Sky as part Native American, but because of Wenders desire to cast Sarah Polley, that aspect of the character was set aside. Both agreed that her being Native American was not essential to the character, and Wenders had wanted to work with Polley because he'd been so impressed with her acting in past projects.

Patzer
Howard's car is shot in the front left tire. A little later the right tire is flat.

Zitate
Howard Spence: Mind if I turn the radio on?
Sutter: Yes, I do, as a matter of fact. I don't like outside influence.
Howard Spence: Outside?
Sutter: That's right. The world at large. It's a nasty place. Why allow it in? Livestalk reports, Navajo chanting, beheadings, bestiality. Nothing's changed. Black Death, the Inquisition, the Crusades, conquest of Mexico. What's changed?
Howard Spence: I was thinking...
Sutter: What?
Howard Spence: I don't know.
Sutter: Nothing's changed.
Howard Spence: Guess not.

Alternative Versionen
Theatrical version was 113 minutes, and the director's cut (on DVD) is 122 minutes.

Verbindungen
Featured in Wim Wenders, Desperado (2020)

Soundtracks
Lonely Man
Written by T Bone Burnett (as Henry Burnett)
Performed by Gabriel Mann
Published by Henry Burnett Music

Benutzerrezensionen74

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Just Like Jesse James

While filming "The Phanton of the Desert" in the middle of nowhere in Moab, Utah City, the washed-out veteran actor Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) has an existential crisis and leaves the location riding a horse. Howard was a famous cowboy in western movies in the past, but is decadent due to his reckless and explosive behavior, abusive use of booze and drugs and scandalous affairs with many women. Howard gets some money, destroys his credit cards, rents a car and takes a bus later to Elko, his hometown in Nevada. He meets his mother, who tells him that he has a son. He drives to Butte, Montana, where he finds the former waitress Doreen (Jessica Lange), her son Earl (Gabriel Mann), the mysterious Sky (Sarah Polley) with the ghosts he left behind and the life that he could have had. Meanwhile, the production calls the insurance company that sends the investigator Sutter (Tim Roth) to chase him.

"Don't Come Knocking" is an original and sad story about existential and identity crisis of a man that reaches the third age with his career and personal life in a complete mess, totally disconnected from family and friends and maybe missing a different lifestyle with a family of his own. He decides to meet his past, but always chased by his troubled present with younger women and alcohol. The direction of Wim Wenders is effective as usual, supported by engaging story, screenplay and dialogs in partnership with the lead actor Sam Shepard. The acting is top-notch, and the locations especially in the beginning and in the casino have magnificent cinematography. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Estrela Solitária" ("Lonely Star")