When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother Russell takes matters into his own hands to find justice.When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother Russell takes matters into his own hands to find justice.When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother Russell takes matters into his own hands to find justice.
- Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations
Zoe Saldana
- Lena Taylor
- (as Zoë Saldana)
Nancy Mosser
- Woman at Drive In
- (as Nancy Mosser Bailey)
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- TriviaAfter filming was completed, Woody Harrelson walked up to director Scott Cooper, hugged him and said "I have never wanted to shed a character so badly in my life".
- GoofsWhen Rodney fights in NJ and is knocked out, the other fighter jumps on him and keeps hitting the left side of Rodney's face. When Degroat comes in the back room following the fight, the right side of Rodney's face is most damaged. Apparently they just got the sides mixed up.
- Quotes
Rodney Baze Jr.: I should have popped that motherfucker.
John Petty: That would be the last motherfucker you ever popped.
Rodney Baze Jr.: Am I supposed to be scared of him because he sucks on a lollipop?
- Crazy creditsThis film shot entirely and proudly on Kodak Film
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #22.31 (2013)
- SoundtracksRelease
Performed by Pearl Jam
Written by Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Dave Krusen and Mike McCready
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Featured review
Hard punching and straight forward film delivers
Scott Cooper takes a sharp turn from the school book tone of his last film Crazy Heart and brings us to a more dismal world in Out of the Furnace. Our hero, Russel Baze, (played smartly by Christian Bale), is a well intentioned and responsible man who in trying to protect his brother meets cruel and cold irony and is sent wayward in this ruined world. Meanwhile his brother returns from deployment with a terrible case of post traumatic stress disorder and brings his chaos into the "imbred" and lawless hills of New Jersey, led by the degenerate Harlan Degroat, (Woody Harrelson).
Now, the story in the vein of films like Deer Hunter and Winter's Bone, two films I personally admire for capturing the delicacy of people amid depressed communities. It's hard to say this film doesn't measure up. The lighting, sound, cinematography, editing, story, are all accomplished with the utmost professionalism. However, if the script fell into the wrong hands its flaws would easily be detected because the weakness of its integrity would show. The story takes too many short cuts to get where it needs to go. Some might already find it slow. It is after all a vignette of the decline of our hero.
However, what really made this movie work for me was the brilliant performances of the trait. William Dafoe as a local and smart small time boss. Sam Shepard as the uncle, a face of masculinity and integrity, Tom Bower as a complex and familiar bartender and gate man. Casey Affleck as the young and traumatized brother, Forrest Whitaker as the conflicted cop, Zoe Saldana as the girlfriend. Though, it's Harrelson who really steals the show, he's evil, beyond logic and powerful You can't wait to see him again and that antagonistic combination is rare and even more scarcely pulled off.
Out of the Furnace won't be nominated for best screenplay. However, in my eyes, it should get a nod for everything else.
Now, the story in the vein of films like Deer Hunter and Winter's Bone, two films I personally admire for capturing the delicacy of people amid depressed communities. It's hard to say this film doesn't measure up. The lighting, sound, cinematography, editing, story, are all accomplished with the utmost professionalism. However, if the script fell into the wrong hands its flaws would easily be detected because the weakness of its integrity would show. The story takes too many short cuts to get where it needs to go. Some might already find it slow. It is after all a vignette of the decline of our hero.
However, what really made this movie work for me was the brilliant performances of the trait. William Dafoe as a local and smart small time boss. Sam Shepard as the uncle, a face of masculinity and integrity, Tom Bower as a complex and familiar bartender and gate man. Casey Affleck as the young and traumatized brother, Forrest Whitaker as the conflicted cop, Zoe Saldana as the girlfriend. Though, it's Harrelson who really steals the show, he's evil, beyond logic and powerful You can't wait to see him again and that antagonistic combination is rare and even more scarcely pulled off.
Out of the Furnace won't be nominated for best screenplay. However, in my eyes, it should get a nod for everything else.
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- Dec 6, 2013
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- Also known as
- Dust to Dust
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- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,330,849
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,220,288
- Dec 8, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $15,661,554
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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