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Don't Come Knocking

Year:

2005

Duration:

122 min | 113 min (theatrical version)

Genres:

Drama | Music

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Wim Wenders

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Details

Country: France

Release Date: 2005-08-25

Filming Locations: Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA

Earnings

Budget: $11,000,000

Opening Weekend: $30,630 (USA) (19 March 2006)

Gross: $438,732 (USA) (30 July 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Fairuza Balk

Don't Come Knocking

Jeffrey Vincent Parise

James Roday

1st AD

Majandra Delfino

1st Girl

Marieh Delfino

2nd Girl

Sam Shepard

Howard Spence

George Kennedy

Director

Julia Sweeney

Producer 2

Tim Matheson

Producer 1

James Gammon

Old Ranch Hand

Tim Roth

Sutter

Robin Twogood

Patrolman

Gabriel Mann

Earl

Mike Butters

Businessman

Sarah Polley

Sky

Rita Hutchison

Mexican Woman

Marley Shelton

Starlet

Eva Marie Saint

Howard's Mother

Kurt Fuller

Mr. Daily

Tom Farrell

Cliff Ormsby (as Tom F. Farrell)

Yuri Elvin

Casino Bartender

Rachel Amondson

Cocktail Waitress

Jinny Lee Story

Drunken Girl (as Jinny Story)

Hugh Aodh O'Brien

Security Guard

Raymond O'Connor

Elko Policeman - Charlie (as Raymond O'Conner)

Carrie Mae Jones

Elko Waitress (as Carrie Jones)

Emy Coligado

Desk Clerk

Kristina Lankford

Maid

Jessica Lange

Doreen

Katie Goodman

Waitress - M&M

Rodney A. Grant

Wild-Eye

David Michie

Boxing Video Game Announcer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

According to the director's DVD commentary, the casinos in Elko were "too crummy" for shooting. The casino scene was shot instead in the Peppermill and Rainbow casinos at Wendover, Nevada.

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Originally, Shepard wrote the character of Sky as part Native American, but because of Wenders desire to cast Sarah Polley, that aspect of the character was set aside. Both agreed that her being Native American was not essential to the character, and Wenders had wanted to work with Polley because he'd been so impressed with her acting in past projects.

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At one point, Howard's mother asks if Howard ('Sam Shepard (I)') is trying to runaway like Jesse James (also evidenced by a poster, Howard played Jesse in a movie within the movie). Shepard would play Jesse's brother in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007).

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Goofs

Howard's car is shot in the front left tire. A little later the right tire is flat.

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When Sky is first seen driving her truck, the gear shift is clearly in "Park".

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When Spence and Sutter make a nighttime fuel stop hours after they've supposedly left Butte in broad daylight, signs indicate this scene actually was shot in Butte.

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Quotes

Howard Spence: Mind if I turn the radio on?

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Earl: [singing] Where is Howard? Who is Howard? We wanna know, we wanna know. Where is Howard? Who is Howard? Where did he go, where did he go? He's down in the ditches. He's down in the ground. Disappeared himself. He's no-where to be found! Where is Howard? Who is Howard? He's long gone, he's long gone.

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