Basic
Info
Title:
Crazy Heart
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Running
time: 112 minutes
Release
date: December 6, 2009 (Santa Fe Film Festival),
December 16, 2009 (United States)
Staff
Director:
Scott Cooper
Producer:
Robert Duvall, Rob Carliner, Judy Cairo, T Bone Burnett, Scott
Cooper
Written
by: Scott Cooper
Music:
Stephen Bruton, T Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham
Cinematography:
Barry Markowitz
Edited by: John Axelrad
Cast
Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake
Maggie Gyllenhaal as Jean Craddock
Robert Duvall as Wayne Kramer
Colin Farrell as Tommy Sweet
Paul Herman as Jack Greene
Jack Nation as Buddy
Ryan Bingham as Tony
Rick Dial as Wesley Barnes
“Crazy Heart” is a 2009 American drama film, written and
directed by Scott Cooper, in his directorial debut. Based on the 1987 novel of
the same name by Thomas Cobb, the film centers around a down-and-out country
music singer-songwriter (Jeff Bridges) who tries to change his life after
starting a relationship with a young journalist.
The novel on which the film was based was inspired by
country singer Hank Thompson. The filming took place in 2008 in Albuquerque,
Española, Galisteo, and Santa Fe in New Mexico, Houston in Texas, and Los
Angeles in California. The original music for this film was composed by T Bone
Burnett, Stephen Bruton, Ryan Bingham and others.
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| Hank Thompson |
The film was well received and was nominated for three categories at the 82nd Academy Awards, winning two.
Movie
Review
“A good film that avoids
cheap sentimentality and delivers an adult experience”
“Extremely good movie.
Sentimental”
“Brilliant Music and Lead
Performance Elevate a Wonderful Drama”
“Bridges connects with
"Crazy Heart"”
“A Country-Western
flavored "Days of Wine and Roses"”
“Jeff Bridges perfect”
“Inspiring movie”
“Beautifully mellow and
sensitive”
“Great love-song to the
world of country music”
Interesting
stories about the film
1. Jeff Bridges and Colin Farrell
sang their own songs in this film with the assistance of vocal coach Roger
Love.
2. This film completed shot only
within 24 days.
3. Jeff Bridges won his first
Academy Award for this film.
4. Writer and director Scott Cooper
told Jeff Bridges that if his character, Bad Blake, was a real musician, he
would have become the fifth member of "The Highwaymen”, along with Willie
Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash.
5. Jeff Bridges modeled his
character after Stephen Bruton, the film's music producer, Kris Kristofferson,
and John Goodwin.
6. The music and songs of
"Bad", played by Jeff Bridges, were loosely modeled after those of
Don Williams and Leonard Cohen.
7. This film is dedicated to
Stephen Bruton, who died before the film premiered.
Thank you.
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