Jayne Mansfield's Car

Jayne Mansfield's Car (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
117 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Russia ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Billy Bob Thornton

Written By:
Tom Epperson
Billy Bob Thornton

Actors:
Kevin Bacon ..... Carroll Caldwell
Ray Stevenson ..... Phillip Bedford
Robert Duvall ..... Jim Caldwell
Robert Patrick ..... Jimbo Caldwell
John Hurt ..... Kingsley Bedford
Shawnee Smith ..... Vicky Caldwell
Billy Bob Thornton ..... Skip Caldwell
Frances O'Connor ..... Camilla Bedford
Tippi Hedren ..... Naomi Caldwell
Katherine LaNasa ..... Donna
Marshall Allman ..... Alan Caldwell
John Patrick Amedori ..... Mickey Caldwell
Carissa Capobianco ..... Autumn
Dylan Kussman ..... Milton
Ron White ..... Neal Baron
Brent Briscoe ..... Bobby
Irma P. Hall ..... Dorothy
Steve Coulter ..... Deputy
Ritchie Montgomery ..... Bucky
Rick Dial ..... Male Neighbor
Tim Ware ..... Female Neighbor
Jill Jane Clements ..... Teri
Melody Smith ..... Dave
Nick Dash ..... Deputy #1
Ron Clinton Smith ..... Nosy Neighbor Guy
Joel Rogers ..... Barber
Ricky Muse ..... Butler
John Curran ..... Barber
John Paul Shellnutt ..... Paramedic
Clay Chappell ..... April
J.T. Seidler ..... Connell Lambert
Karli Barnett ..... Nurse
Wester Joseph ..... Kid at Car Scene
Brittany Lee Hellmeister ..... Paramedic
Max King
Joshua Holcombe

Synopsis:

A bittersweet meditation on the aftermath of war, Jayne Mansfields Car looks at two families, one Southern and one British, in Alabama in 1969. Brought together by the death of a woman who was married first to Jim Caldwell (Robert Duvall) and then to Kingsley Bedford (John Hurt), the families struggle with long-held resentments, jealousy, fear of growing old and, most poignantly, the tension between three generations of fathers and sons whose notions of manhood are shaped by their exposure to combat, its myths and realities.

A young man in the 1940s raises a family in Alabama after his wife leaves him for an Englishman and moves to England. When the wife dies, she leaves a request to be brought back to Alabama to be buried, and at that point the man hasn't seen her in nearly 30 years. The two families - her original family she abandoned and her English family - meet and make an attempt to adjust to each other, with uneven results.

The drama is about two families from different countries whose cultures clash. The drama takes place in the 1960s.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 07 March, 2013.