Undertow

2004
R
1h 48m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

Jamie Bell and Josh Lucas in Undertow (2004)

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Drama Thriller

Pig farmer and widower John Munn is raising his two sons in an isolated farmhouse, until his troubled brother arrives and changes their lives forever.Pig farmer and widower John Munn is raising his two sons in an isolated farmhouse, until his troubled brother arrives and changes their lives forever.Pig farmer and widower John Munn is raising his two sons in an isolated farmhouse, until his troubled brother arrives and changes their lives forever.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

9.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations

Trivia
Devon Alan's (Tim) monologue about "Chiggars" was not in the script and was totally improvised by the 11 year old.

Goofs
When Chris and Deel go for a drive, the lock button on Deel's door alternates between up and down.

Quotes
Tim Munn: I miss Dad... and the hogs... and my books... and my shower cap.

Crazy credits
[at the start of the film] The following film was made with the assistance of the Drees County law enforcement agencies and the surviving family of John W. Munn.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Best Films of 2004 (2005)

Soundtracks
Monster in the Canyon
Written by Mitchell Rothrock, Shane Hartman and Scott Nurkin
Performed by The Dynamite Brothers

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8/10

"All The Lost Boys"

David Gordon Green's third film is more conventionally plotted than his previous "All the Pretty Girls" but it has his very distinctive earthy and poetic style that makes the film dreamy and beautiful without being "pretty-pretty". Based on the real story, "Undertow" tells about a father and his two sons who live in a rural backwoods Georgia. The father is a lonely man; the older son is a rebel, and the young one has some health problems. One day, a long lost Uncle Deel shows up, and the lives of four of them are changed forever. This film is a successful combination of the family drama and "South Gothic Thriller". It brings to mind such classics of the cinema as "Night Hunter" and the writings of Mark Twain and Brothers Grimm as well as the ancient legends and myths. The best about the film are its stunning cinematography and performances by Jamie Bell as Chris Munn, the older boy and Josh Lucas as Deel Munn, the boys' uncle whom they never knew.