American Cowslip
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An agoraphobic heroin addict seeks redemption by growing the rare and beautiful flower that will help him win the town's Garden of the Year contest in this off-beat black comedy featuring Rip Torn, Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, and Cloris Leachman. Ethan Inglebrink (Ronnie Gene Blevins) lives in a homogeneous California town where nothing ever happens. A misfit clad in a powder-blue tux, he's convinced his poker buddies and surrogate moms Roe (Diane Ladd), Sandy (Leachman), and Lou Anne (Lin Shaye) that he's a diabetic, and his needles are for insulin rather than heroin. His next-door neighbor is his landlord and former high school football coach Trevor O'Hart (Torn), who wants nothing more than to kick Ethan out on the street. Complicating matters even further is that fact that Ethan's older brother Todd (Kilmer), the local sheriff, is convinced that his brother can only be saved by an act of God, and recruits the family priest (Peter Falk) to get the job done. Meanwhile, as the Garden of the Year competition draws near, Ethan becomes convinced that he can take the 10,000-dollar top prize and pay off his delinquent rent if he can just grow the perfect American Cowslip. Little does Ethan realize that salvation may lie not in the money he could win for growing a rare flower, but with the kind companionship and understanding offered by his 17-year-old neighbor Georgia (Hanna Hall), who longs to escape her abusive father (Dern). ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviCast
- Ronnie Gene Blevins - Ethan Inglebrink
- Rip Torn - Trevor O'Hart
- Val Kilmer - Todd Inglebrink
- Hanna Hall - Georgia
- Bruce Dern - Cliff
Credit
Mark Tillman - Casting, Brent Karl Clackson - Co-producer, Mark David - Director, Jonathan Lucas - Editor, Daniel Wood - Executive Producer, Stefan Jacobs - Executive Producer, Mark David - Composer (Music Score), Joseph Blaustein - Composer (Music Score), Gabor Norman - Production Designer, Mark David - Cinematographer, Mark David - Producer, Tony Hewett - Producer, Mark David - Screenwriter, Ronnie Gene Blevins - Screenwriter, Malcolm Sim - Visual Effects Supervisor, Dennis Michel - Visual Effects Supervisor, I.E. Effects - Visual Effects Supervisor, Roger La Page - Co-Executive Producer, Justin Kim - Co-Executive Producer, Steve Blevins - Co-Executive Producer, Dan Luckow - Co-Executive Producer, Alfred T. Mitchell - Co-Executive Producer, Summer McClure - Co-Executive Producer| American Covenant (1993 Film), American Cousins (2003 Film) | |
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| Directed by | Mark David |
| Produced by | Mark David Ronnie Blevins Brent Clackson |
| Written by | Mark David Ronnie Gene Blevins Christopher Morrison |
| Starring | Ronnie Gene Blevins Val Kilmer Diane Ladd Rip Torn Cloris Leachman Priscilla Barnes Hanna R. Hall |
| Music by | Joseph Blaustein Mark David |
| Cinematography | Mark David |
| Editing by | Jonathan Lucas Mark David |
| Distributed by | Buffalo Speedway Film Company |
| Release date(s) | July 24, 2009 |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
American Cowslip is the title of an independent feature film by director Mark David. It revolves around heroin addict, Ethan Inglebrink, whose life is centered around his garden and his group of eccentric friends. American Cowslip will be David's third film, following his debut, Sweet Thing (1999), and his second, acclaimed feature, Intoxicating (2003). It is also the final film featuring Peter Falk, star of Columbo, who had since slipped into dementia after a 50-year career until his death.
Plot
Ethan Inglebrink (Ronnie Gene Blevens) is an agoraphobic heroin addict who lives in a homogeneous California town where nothing ever happens. A misfit, clad in a powder blue tux, he has convinced his poker buddies, and surrogate moms, Roe (Diane Ladd), Sandy (Cloris Leachman), and Lou Anne (Lin Shaye), that he is diabetic and his needles are for insulin, not heroin. His next-door neighbor is his landlord and former high school football coach Trevor O'Hart (Rip Torn), who wants nothing more than to kick Ethan out on the street. Complicating matters even further is that fact that Ethan's older brother Todd (Val Kilmer), the local sheriff, is convinced that his brother can only be saved by an act of God, and recruits the family priest (Peter Falk in his last role) to get the job done. Meanwhile, as the Garden of the Year competition draws near, Ethan becomes convinced that he can take the $10,000 top prize and pay off his delinquent rent if he can just grow the perfect American Cowslip. Little does Ethan realize that salvation may lie not in the money he could win for growing a rare flower, but with the companionship and understanding offered by his 17-year-old neighbor Georgia (Hanna R. Hall), who longs to escape her abusive father (Bruce Dern).
Cast
- Ronnie Gene Blevins as Ethan Inglebrink
- Val Kilmer as Todd Inglebrink
- Diane Ladd as Roe
- Rip Torn as Trevor O'Hart
- Cloris Leachman as Sandy
- Lin Shaye as Lou Anne
- Josh Perry as Billy
- Peter Falk as Father Randolph
- Bruce Dern as Cliff
- Tom Huddlestone as Rabbi Dave
- Priscilla Barnes as Samantha
- Hanna R. Hall as Georgia
- Blake Clark as Grimes
- Trevor Lissauer as Jim Bob
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