Leaves of Grass
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Leaves of Grass

Year:
Duration:
105 min
Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.5
Director:
Tim Blake Nelson
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2010-09-17
Filming Locations: Plain Dealing, Louisiana, USA
Earnings
Budget: $9,000,000
Opening Weekend: $20,987 (USA) (19 September 2010)
Gross: $68,009 (USA) (10 October 2010)
Cast
Actor
Character
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Leaves of Grass
Edward Norton
Bill Kincaid
Lucy DeVito
Anne Greenstein
Kent Jude Bernard
Philosophy Student
Amelia Campbell
Maggie Harmon
Tim Blake Nelson
Bolger
Randal Reeder
Shaver
Leo Fabian
Waddell
Tina Parker
Sharon
Susan Sarandon
Daisy
Ty Burrell
Professor Sorenson
Lee Wilkof
Professor Levy
Melanie Lynskey
Colleen
Josh Pais
Ken Feinman
Lisa Benavides
Suzie Feinman
Jenna Podell
Staci Feinman
Henry Max Nelson
Tommy Feinman
Theodore Kaiser Nelson
Gabe Feinman
Alyssia Dujmovich
Jilly
Ken Cheeseman
Jimmy Fuller
Steve Earle
Buddy Fuller
Keri Russell
Janet
Naima Lett
Sally
Maggie Siff
Rabbi Zimmerman
Richard Dreyfuss
Pug Rothbaum
Tim Ware
Minister Davies
Tim Fletcher
TV Reporter
Robin McGee
Salesman
Chris Freihofer
Doctor
Michael C. 'Mike' Allen
Jewish Congregation Member (uncredited)
Michael August
Airport Traveler
Daulton Brewer
Mourner (uncredited)
Jon Dainty
Waiter (uncredited)
Ella Davidson
Airport Traveler
Tammy Eaton
Airport Patron (uncredited)
Ted Ferguson
Brown University Professor
John Foster
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Juanita Harrison
Funeral Mourner
Jim Henry
Policeman (uncredited)
Deborah R. Jones
Employee (uncredited)
Lori Knighton
Lady Trucker (uncredited)
Jimmy Lee Jr.
Trucker (uncredited)
Krystal Mayo
Bacchanalian
Cindy McBride
Funeral Mourner
Lee Ann McDade
Truckstop Food Waitress (uncredited)
James B. McDaniel
Airport Driver (uncredited)
Eric Kelly McFarland
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Amy McGee
Brady's Friend (uncredited)
Mysti Nash
Congregation Member (uncredited)
James Paul
Ball Park Patron (uncredited)
Jeannie Perrin
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Halley Rachal
Airport Traveler
Matthew Ramsaur
Airport Patron (uncredited)
Clayton S. Taylor
Trauma Doctor (uncredited)
Sarah J. Thompson
Airport Patron (uncredited)
Jonathan Tripp
College Ivy League Student (uncredited)
Chuck Vail
Brown University Professor
Thomas Wallace
Professor (uncredited)
Steven E. Williams
Synagogue Parishioner (uncredited)
Scott Yarnell
Brown University Professor
Did you know?
Trivia
Brady's TVZ tattoo is a reference to musician Townes Van Zandt.
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Lindsay Lohan auditioned for a role.
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When Bill asks the rabbi what this all means. She responds that we need to "repair the world." This is a direct translation of the Hebrew term Tikkun Olam which is a central concept of Judaism, to do what can be done to repair or fix the world.
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Goofs
When Brady wakes Bill up to show him his new haircut and have him visit his mother, Bill's hair is unkempt. When the shot goes back to Bill his hair is magically brushed.
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When Brady goes to sleep in the waterbed with the black light on he is fully dressed. When he wakes up, he's in a t-shirt and boxer shorts.
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Ken Feinman had been shot and while lying dead on the ground he blinks his eyes nervously waiting for the end of the scene and the director's "cut".
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Quotes
Bolger: Do you believe in a higher power?
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Rabbi Zimmerman: We are animals, Professor Kincaid... with brains that trick us into thinking we aren't.
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Pug Rothbaum: I'd like everybody in the world to call me a cocksucker and give me a dollar. Because that way I'd be rich and everybody'd love me.
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Faq
Q
Is "Leaves of Grass" based on a book?
A
No. Leaves of Grass is a black comedy film written and directed by American film-maker Tim Blake Nelson.
Q
Does this have any relation to Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass"?
A
No, although Whitman's poetry is quoted in the film and the book seen.
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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Photos from cast
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