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Broken Flowers (2005) [R]

Featuring:
Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone

Written by:
Jim Jarmusch
Bill Raden
Sara Driver

Directed by:
Jim Jarmusch


Release Date:
July 31, 2005

Original Title:
Broken Flowers

Alternate Titles:
Broken Flowers - Blumen für die Ex
Broken Flowers - särkyneet kukat
Dead Flowers
Fleurs brisées
Tsakismena louloudia
Untitled Jim Jarmusch Project

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Romance

Production Companies:
Bac Films
Five Roses
Focus Features

Production Countries:
France | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: AA  BR: 14  CZ: 15+  FI: K-7  FR: TP  GB: 15  GR: 16  HU: 16  IT: T  KR: 18  PL: 16  PT: M/12  SE: 11  US: R 

Runtime: 106

Sometimes life brings some strange surprises

Overview from TheMovieDB

As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.

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Overview from Open Movies

The resolutely single Don Johnston has just been dumped by his latest lover, Sherry. Don resigns himself to being alone yet again and left to his own devices. Instead, he is compelled to reflect on his past when he receives by mail a mysterious pink letter. It is from an anonymous former lover and informs him that he has a 19-year-old son who may now be looking for his father. Don is urged to investigate this "mystery" by his closest friend and neighbor, Winston, an amateur sleuth and family man. Hesitant to travel at all, Don nonetheless embarks on a cross-country trek in search of clues from four former flames. Unannounced visits to each of these unique women hold new surprises for Don as he haphazardly confronts both his past and, consequently, his present.

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Rankings and Honors

Broken Flowers (2005) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 87%
Metacritic 79/100
Awards Won: 5 wins & 14 nominations total

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Production

Actor's Assistant:
Debi Karolewski

Additional Grip:
Lee Shevett
Robert T. Prate

Art Department Assistant:
Tanis Gray
Costanza Theodoli Braschi

Art Department Coordinator:
Alex DiGerlando

Art Department Trainee:
Tomas Zeman

Art Direction:
Sarah Frank

Assistant Accountant:
Frank Murray

Assistant Chef:
Stephen Delpino

Assistant Location Manager:
Michael Hartel

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Ilana Lifshitz

Assistant Property Master:
Kris Moran

Assistant Script:
John T. Maye

Assistant Set Decoration:
Heather Prendergast

Associate Producer:
Karen L. Thorson
Rachel Dengiz

Base Camp Operator:
Phil Testa

Best Boy Electric:
Samuel G. Friedman

Best Boy Grip:
Chris Skutch

Boom Operator:
Mark Goodermote

Camera Loader:
Liza Bambenek

Camera Operator:
Sandy Hays

Carpenter:
Robert Keller

Casting:
Ellen Lewis

Casting Assistant:
Meghan Rafferty

Casting Associate:
Jennifer Euston

Charge Scenic Artist:
Elizabeth Linn

Chef:
George Nannas

Co-Producer:
Ann Ruark

Color Timer:
Cathy Rait

Colorist:
Jason Crump

Construction Coordinator:
Richard Hebrank

Construction Grip:
Dominick Cocuzzo
Michael G. Miller
T.W. John House
Don Zappia

Costume Design:
John Dunn

Costumer:
Amy Habacker

Craft Service:
John Reeves
Nathan Grubb

Dialogue Editor:
Sylvia Menno

Digital Compositor:
Jan Cilliers
Chris M. Halstead

Digital Film Recording:
Mark Tureski

Director:
Jim Jarmusch

Director of Photography:
Frederick Elmes

Dolly Grip:
Tony Campenni

Driver:
Paul Kane
Jim Kelly
Frank Appedu
Joe Blessington
William Baker
John Queenie
John Canavan
J.R. Scarlatos
Thomas Crehan
James Giblin
Robert Lapine
Jimmy Mahr

Editor:
Jay Rabinowitz

Extras Casting:
Grant Wilfley

First Assistant Camera:
Carlos Omar Guerra

First Assistant Director:
Todd Pfeiffer

First Assistant Editor:
Matt Mayer
Perri Pivovar
Jennifer Apel

Foley Artist:
Jay Peck

Foley Editor:
Marilyn Teorey

Foley Recordist:
Ryan Collison

Gaffer:
Jonathan Lumley

Genetator Operator:
Jamie Gallagher

Graphic Designer:
Mark Pollard

Grip:
Alison Barton
Ben D'Andrea

Hair Department Head:
Mandy Lyons

Hairstylist:
Frances Hannon
Milton Buras

Head Carpenter:
Peter Bundrick

Idea:
Bill Raden
Sara Driver

Intern:
Megha Barnabas
Brette Billow
Tara Anderson
Iawann Carmona
Scott Franklin
Lance Edmands
Liliana Candelario
Eric Kench
Adriana Machado
Andrew Yakovlev
Katrina Whalen
Michael McNamara
Danny Velez

Key Costumer:
Susan J. Wright

Key Grip:
Robert M. Andres

Key Makeup Artist:
Judy Chin

Leadman:
Will Scheck

Location Assistant:
Justin Rosini
Yorgo Stathopoulos

Location Manager:
Kellie Morrison

Location Scout:
Payton Dunham
Jared A. Smith
Mark Van Holstein
David Velasco

Makeup Artist:
Frances Hannon

Music Editor:
Jay Rabinowitz

Negative Cutter:
Stan Sztaba

On Set Dresser:
Stephen Finkin

Original Music Composer:
Mulatu Astatke

Payroll Accountant:
Shellie Gillespie

Picture Car Coordinator:
Joshua Priestley

Post Production Accountant:
Anna Bosco
John B. Finn

Post Production Supervisor:
Karen L. Thorson

Producer:
Stacey Smith
Jon Kilik

Production Accountant:
Sean Hogan

Production Assistant:
Anne Carson
Rob van de Laar
Jonathan Russek
Steven Holtzman

Production Coordinator:
Tony Osso

Production Design:
Mark Friedberg

Production Office Assistant:
Joshua Huffman
Andrea Roa
Christina Schaich

Production Secretary:
Jessica Replansky

Production Supervisor:
Gwen Bialic

Projection:
Carl McKinney

Property Master:
Sandy Hamilton

Props:
Jonathan Tessler

Publicist:
Flax Glor
Tony Muro

Rigging Gaffer:
Bill Almeida

Rigging Grip:
John Panuccio

Scenic Artist:
Stephen Barth
Lisa Kennedy
Rob Landoll
Ralph Contrado

Script Consultant:
Sara Driver

Script Supervisor:
Julie Oppenheimer

Seamstress:
Stephanie Biear
Debbie Lucas

Second Assistant Camera:
Angela Bellisio

Second Assistant Director:
Shea Rowan

Second Second Assistant Director:
Sarah Rae Garrett

Security Coordinator:
José Tejada

Set Decoration:
Lydia Marks

Set Dresser:
John Peter Melendez
Mark Paul Selemon
Arlo Hoffman
Jonathan Kim

Set Production Assistant:
Daniela Barbosa
Jason Boshart
Greg Gilman
Shaun Duffy
Matthew Mason
Steve Oppenheim
Jeremy Mohler

Sound Editor:
David Wahnon

Sound Effects Editor:
Glenfield Payne
Coll Anderson

Sound Mix Technician:
Phillip Fuller

Sound Mixer:
Drew Kunin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Terrance Laudermilch
Dominick Tavella

Stand In:
Amber Gristak
Tina Hartel
Dared Wright

Steadicam Operator:
Sandy Hays

Still Photographer:
David Lee

Stunt Coordinator:
Manny Siverio

Supervising Sound Editor:
Robert Hein

Thanks:
Siri Hustvedt

Title Designer:
Randall Balsmeyer
J. John Corbett

Transportation Captain:
Gene O'Neill

Unit Production Manager:
Ann Ruark

Utility Sound:
Tommy Louie
Jan McLaughlin
Kira Smith

Visual Effects:
Keith Yurevitz
J. John Corbett

Wardrobe Supervisor:
David Davenport

Writer:
Jim Jarmusch

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