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SOUTHLAND TALES begins with a nuclear explosion in Texas, which sparks a full-scale war between the U.S., the Middle East, and North Korea. Amnesiac action movie star Boxer Santaros hooks up with porn star Krysta Now and writes a screenplay about the apocalypse with her. Santaros tries to prepare for the film by taking a ride with a cop named Taverner. But the cop is actually Taverner's twin brother, who is working for a shadowy group of neo-Marxists who are trying to overthrow the government. Meanwhile, a brilliant scientist unveils an incredible new energy source and the end of the world as predicted by the Book of Revelations draws ever closer.

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ProducerKendall Morgan, Sean Mckittrick, Matthew A. Rhodes, Bo Hyde

EAN5050582893120

eBay Product ID (ePID)113751836

Product Key Features

ActorJon Lovitz, Cheri Oteri, Sarah Michelle Gellar, John Larroquette, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Smith, Seann William Scott, Holmes Osborne, Miranda Richardson, Nora Dunn, Christopher Lambert, Bai Ling, Amy Poehler, Mandy Moore, The Rock, Wallace Shawn

Film/TV TitleSouthland Tales

DirectorRichard Kelly

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageBrazilian Portuguese\Danish\English\Finnish\German\Italian\Japanese\Korean\Latin American Spanish\Norwegian\Swedish

Run Time129 Mins

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2012

FeaturesWith Subtitles

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerMoby

ReviewsThe Village Voice - Kelly's second feature is as talented asùand even more ambitious thanùhis debut, the cult hit DONNIE DARKO

Additional InformationDirector Richard Kelly's follow-up to 2001's popular DONNIE DARKO is a sprawling dystopian satire featuring an all-star cast and a storyline that splinters off into strange and unexpected places. The film begins with a nuclear explosion in Texas, which sparks a full-scale war between the U.S., the Middle East, and North Korea. Kelly's central character is action movie star Boxer Santaros (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson), who is suffering from a bout of amnesia upon returning from the desert. His reasons for being in the desert are hazy, but he's hooked up with porn star Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and together they have written a screenplay about the end of the world. Santaros tries to prepare for the film by taking a ride with a cop named Taverner (Sean William Scott). But the cop is actually Taverner's twin brother, who is working for a shadowy group of neo-Marxists who are trying to overthrow the government. Meanwhile, a brilliant scientist (Wallace Shawn) unveils an incredible new energy source, the end of the world as predicted by the Book of Revelations draws ever closer, and Justin Timberlake (who plays an Iraqi war veteran) provides a voiceover that fills in some of the gaps. As the film builds to its explosive climax, the reasons for Santaros' time in the desert become clear, and the various strands of the plot are brilliantly woven together.<BR>SOUTHLAND TALES is packed with ideas, tangents, song-lyrics-as-dialogue (in particular, 'Three Days' by Jane's Addiction), cameos from established stars, and plenty of references to the post-9/11 political landscape. Kelly's film is bursting with imagination, and it will undoubtedly need multiple viewings for everything to sink in. Comparisons to films as varied as Richard Linklater's A SCANNER DARKLY and David Lynch's DUNE are valid, but Kelly's movie inhabits a wonderful world of its own, and is a unique and inspiring piece of filmmaking.

ScreenwriterRichard Kelly

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleSouthland Tales

Director of PhotographySteven B. Poster

Consumer AdviceContains strong language, violence and sex references and hard drug use.