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Monster's Ball

Year:

2002

Duration:

111 min | USA:112 min (unrated director's cut)

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Marc Forster

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 15 wins & 20 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2002-03-01

Filming Locations: Laplace, Louisiana, USA

Earnings

Budget: $4,000,000

Opening Weekend: $174,109 (USA) (30 December 2001)

Gross: $31,252,964 (USA) (2 June 2002)

Cast

Actor

Character

Coronji Calhoun

Billy Bob Thornton

Hank Grotowski

Halle Berry

Leticia Musgrove

Taylor Simpson

Lucille

Gabrielle Witcher

Betty

Heath Ledger

Sonny Grotowski

Amber Rules

Vera

Peter Boyle

Buck Grotowski

Charles Cowan Jr.

Willie Cooper

Taylor LaGrange

Darryl Cooper

Mos Def

Ryrus Cooper

Anthony Bean

Dappa Smith

Francine Segal

Georgia Ann Paynes

John McConnell

Harvey Shoonmaker

Marcus Lyle Brown

Phil Huggins

Milo Addica

Tommy Roulaine

Leah Loftin

Booter

Sean Combs

Lawrence Musgrove

Larry Lee

Co #1

Troy Poret

Co #2

Paul Smith

Co #3

Marshall Cain

Correction Officer

Will Rokos

Warden Velesco

Anthony Michael Frederick

Billy

John Wilmot

Minister

Dennis Clements

Clements

Stephanie Claire

Nurse

James Haven

Hospital Guard

Ritchie Montgomery

Detective

Clara Hopkins Daniels

Maggie Cooper (as Clara Infinity Daniels)

Carol Sutton

Ms. Guillermo

Bernard Johnson

Deputy Jones

Jeanette Kontomitras

Tyrell's School Teacher (uncredited)

Earl Maddox

Patron (uncredited)

Anthony Marble

ER Doctor (uncredited)

T.J. Toups

Waffle House Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In a 2009 interview with Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels, he revealed that Wes Bentley did not actually turn down the role of Sonny Grotowski, as was reported at the time. What actually happened was that Bentley committed to the role but then pulled out at the very last minute, and Lionsgate gave them only 48 hours to find a replacement (who turned out to be Heath Ledger). In 2010, Wes Bentley admitted that his erratic, unpredictable, and unreliable behavior throughout much of the 2000s had been caused by a longstanding addiction to heroin.

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Vanessa Williams was offered the role of Leticia, but turned it down because of the full frontal nudity.

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Queen Latifah was considered for the role of Leticia.

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Goofs

While the movie is supposedly set in the early '90s, a late '90s / early '00s Cadillac Escalade can be seen passing through the foreground as Leticia enters the pawn shop.

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Credits list special thanks to Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Georgia (not Louisiana).

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When Leticia is working in the diner she puts the glass top back on the cake stand twice.

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Quotes

Lawrence Musgrove: I've always believed that a portrait captures a person far better than a photograph. It truly takes a human being to really see a human being.

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Hank Grotowski: Let's get this over quick.

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Hank Grotowski: [to Sonny about Lawrence Musgrove] You fucked him up! You fucked up that man's last walk!

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Faq

What are the differences between the R-Rated version and the Unrated Version?

This movie, too, did not make it through the MPAA unharmed; the sex scenes in it were too explicit, so they had to be cut down for the R-Rating. In the R-Rated, the scene has almost nothing in common with the original version. Apart from the cut version an Unrated Version also hit the stores in the USA. A detailed comparison between both versions can be found here.

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