Themes: Redemption, Death of a Parent, Journey of Self-Discovery
Main Cast: Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Jonah Bobo
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 85 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Four generations of an American family are brought together by difficult circumstances while facing some unpleasant truths in this drama. Henry (Michael Caine) is an elderly man in failing health living in a small town in the Southwest, where he's cared for by his live-in nurse (Glenne Headly). As Henry's condition grows worse, he's joined by his son Turner (Christopher Walken), his grandson Jason (Josh Lucas), and his great-grandson Zach (Jonah Bobo). As the four men deal with Henry's illness, they also try to come to terms with a lifetime's worth of differences between them. Around the Bend is the first feature film from writer and director Jordan Roberts. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Kathryn Hahn - Sarah; Norbert Weisser - Walter; Laurie O'brien - Ruth; David Eigenberg - John; Michael O'Neill - Cowboy; Lily Knight - Tiffany's Saleswoman; Gerry Bamman - Albert; Robert Douglas - College Student; Carlos Cabarcas - KFC Counterman; Jean Effron - Albert's Mother; Rick Negron - KFC Manager; David Marciano - Detective
Credit
Mark Alan Duran - Art Director, Michael Becker - Boom Operator, Judy Henderson - Casting, Kathryn Brink - Casting, Darlene Hansen - Casting, Alix Friedberg - Costume Designer, Kaaren F. Ochoa - First Assistant Director, Jordan Roberts - Director, Françoise Bonnot - Editor, Ronald G. Smith - Executive Producer, Debra Clair - Hair Styles, Don Gray - Location Manager, Chris Joehnk - Lighting, Theodore Y. Bott - Lighting, Lee Nakagawa - Lighting, Lou Nelson - Lighting, Bradley Barnes - Lighting, Benjamin Estrada - Lighting, George Greene - Lighting, Frank Tapia - Lighting, David Baerwald - Composer (Music Score), Jane Galli - Makeup, Andrew Sachs - Camera Operator, Philip Pfeiffer - Camera Operator, Mark Rance - Camera Operator, Colin Hudson - Camera Operator, Sarah Knowles - Production Designer, Michael Grady - Cinematographer, Ronald G. Smith - Production Manager, Elliott Lewitt - Producer, Julie Kirkham - Producer, Mark Rance - Producer, James Oberlander - Set Designer, David Brownlow - Sound Mixer, Richard Adrian - Sound Editor, Christopher Alba - Sound Editor, Jordan Perry - Stunts Coordinator, Jordan Roberts - Screenwriter, Tracey Zemitis - Unit Publicist, Marc Carter - First Assistant Camera, Brian Giuseppe Morena - First Assistant Camera, Steve Banister - First Assistant Camera, Hank Herrera - Grip, Michael J. Manzananares - Grip, Harland Espeset - Grip, Matthew Halbert - Grip, Mark Anderson - Grip, Jeff Becke - Grip, Jon Caradies - Grip, Anthony Maes - Grip, David Nagro - Grip, Aubrey Husar - Key Grip, Chris Espeset - Key Grip, Helena Lea - Music Editor, Bradford Ellis - Music Producer, David E. Hall - Post Production Supervisor, Nicolas Stern - Production Coordinator, Mark Hansen - Properties Master, Lance Brown - Re-Recording Mixer, Ken S. Polk - Re-Recording Mixer, Joanna Kennedy - Script Supervisor, Chemen A. Ochoa - Second Assistant Director, Jeff Stampfer - Special Effects Coordinator, Colin Hudson - Steadicam Operator, Neil Jacobs - Still Photographer, Eric Warren Lindemann - Supervising Sound Editor, Bruce Fortune - Supervising Sound Editor, Kristen Kogler - Art Department Assistant, John Stearns - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Forrest Haag - Assistant Location Manager, Rowan Stanland - Assistant Location Manager, Kathryn J. Czark - Assistant Production Coordinator, Jason Davis - Assistant Properties, Michael Warren - Best Boy Grip, Ralinda Vermeer - Buyer, James Powell - Camera Loader, David Rapaport - Casting Associate, Steve Litecky - Chief Lighting Technician, Emanuele Corso - Construction Coordinator, Mary Law Weir - Costumes Supervisor, Ann Foley - Costumes Supervisor, Nancy Nugent - Dialogue Editor, Paul Hackner - Dialogue Editor, Michael P. Catanzarite - Dolly Grip, Karen Casteneda - First Assistant Editor, Gregg Barbanell - Foley Artist, David Lott - Foley Editor, Casey Davis - Greensman, Debbie Long - Greensman, Chris Painter - Greensman, Katie Douthit - Key Hairstylist, Scott Lewis - Leadman, Devin Maurer - Personal Assistant, H.R. Negron - Personal Assistant, Frank Strick - Personal Assistant, Beau Chaput - Second Assistant Camera, Alfredo Rosado - Second Assistant Camera, Dennis Crow - Second Second Assistant Director, Tyler Patton - Set Dresser, Joel Goodell - Set Dresser, Lelan Keffer - Set Dresser, Alan Swain - Set Dresser, John Bendele - Set Dresser, Cee Mora Vec - Set Dresser, John Ward - Set Dresser, Peter Stephenson - Set Decorator, Asa-Luke Twocrow - Construction Foreman, Jason Piatt - Foley Mixer, Michael Geisler - Foley Supervisor, Mo Henry - Negative Cutter, Lucas Mathew Stein - Production Secretary, Kenneth Garcia - Set Medic/First Aid, Juan R. Lucero - Set Medic/First Aid, Nathan Whitehead - First Assistant Sound Editor
A gentle collection of songs with the distinctly Athens rural beat, in the mold cast by the B-52's and Pylon, and somehow related to surf music. Love Tractor augment their previously all-instrumental agenda with some obscured, tentative vocals. An acquired taste, to be sure. ~ Denise Sullivan, All Music Guide
Love Tractor (Producer), Love Tractor (Main Performer), Love Tractor (Cover Design), Mark Cline (Banjo), Mark Cline (Bass), Mark Cline (Guitar), Mark Cline (Vocals), Mark Cline (Voices), Mark Cline (Cover Design), Richard Head (Engineer), Kit Swartz (Drums), Kit Swartz (Vocals), Kit Swartz (Voices), Alfredo Villar (Arranger), Alfredo Villar (Keyboards), Alfredo Villar (Producer), Alfredo Villar (Keyboard Arrangements), Armistead Wellford (Bass), Armistead Wellford (Clarinet), Armistead Wellford (Guitar), Armistead Wellford (Piano), Armistead Wellford (Vocals), Armistead Wellford (Voices), Mike Richmond (Guitar), Mike Richmond (Vocals), Mike Richmond (Voices), Mike Richmond (?), Jas Ingram (Art Direction), Danny Beard (Executive Producer), Ann States (Photography)
Around the Bend is a 2004road movie written and directed by Jordan Roberts. The film is inspired by the relationship between Roberts and the absentee father he barely knew.
