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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.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
Leigh Higginbotham
- Muriel the Cashier
- (as Leigh Hill)
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Did you know
- TriviaDevon Alan's (Tim) monologue about "Chiggars" was not in the script and was totally improvised by the 11 year old.
- GoofsWhen Chris and Deel go for a drive, the lock button on Deel's door alternates between up and down.
- 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Best Films of 2004 (2005)
- SoundtracksMonster in the Canyon
Written by Mitchell Rothrock, Shane Hartman and Scott Nurkin
Performed by The Dynamite Brothers
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When trouble comes as old family secrets
Talented filmmaking from director of Pianapple Express, with a disturbing underlying nerve right from the start. The story evolves around two brothers growing up in a poor, rural farming environment in the southern part of Georgia. Troubles comes when the convicted brother of the father of the boys turned up unexpectedly, looking for some hidden gold coins.
It's a well told story, a southern tragedy, with great acting from the entire cast. The underlying terror of the past is haunting in this piece of good film making. The story is perfectly told, but if something's lacking here, it's the final pull of interest. But it's beautiful, sad and heart wrenching from a lesser fortunate part of USA.
Well worth a watch, if you don't expect a masterpiece, but a good film.
It's a well told story, a southern tragedy, with great acting from the entire cast. The underlying terror of the past is haunting in this piece of good film making. The story is perfectly told, but if something's lacking here, it's the final pull of interest. But it's beautiful, sad and heart wrenching from a lesser fortunate part of USA.
Well worth a watch, if you don't expect a masterpiece, but a good film.
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- The Undertow
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- Gross US & Canada
- $143,597
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,354
- Oct 24, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $156,767
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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