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2 GET LOW

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Screenplay by Chris Provenzano & C. Gaby Mitchell

A Sony Pictures Classics Release

Official Selection: 2009 International Festival 2010 Sundance Film Festival | 2010 Film Festival 2010 Tribeca Film Festival Screen Guild Awards® Nominee, Duvall - Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Leading Role

Running : 100 Minutes | Rated PG-13 US Release Date: July 30th

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323-634-7030 fax 212-833-8844 fax Synopsis reputation, but what he discovers is that behind Felix‘s surreal plan lies a very real and long-held secret that must get out. As Get Low is inspired by the true story of Felix ―Bush‖ the funeral approaches, the mystery– which involves the Breazeale, who attracted national attention and the largest widow Mattie Darrow (), the only person in town crowd to assemble up to that date when he threw himself a who ever got close to Felix, and the preacher Charlie living funeral party in 1938 in Roane County, Tennessee. Jackson (Bill Cobbs), who refuses to speak at his former friend‘s funeral – only deepens. But on the big day, Felix is in For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods no mood to listen to other people spinning made-up anecdotes recluse known as Felix Bush (). People say he‘s about him. This time, he‘s the one who is going to do the done all manner of unspeakable things -- that he‘s killed in telling about why he has been hiding out in the woods. cold blood; that he‘s in league with the Devil; that he has strange powers -- and they avoid him like the plague. Then, An 8-year labor of love for producer (Road to one day, Felix rides to town with a shotgun and a wad of cash, Perdition), Get Low is directed by Aaron Schneider who makes saying he wants to buy a funeral. It‘s not your usual funeral for his feature debut after winning the Academy Award® for his the dead Felix wants. On the contrary, he wants a ―living short, Two Soldiers, and written by Chris Provenzano (Mad funeral,‖ in which anyone who ever had heard a story about Men) and C. Gaby Mitchell (Blood Diamond). The behind-the- him will come to tell it, while he takes it all in. scenes team includes Emmy Award-winning David Boyd, A.S.C. (Deadwood), Academy Award®- Sensing a big payday in the offing, fast-talking funeral home nominated production designer (The Right owner Frank Quinn () enlists his gentlemanly Stuff, Children of Men) and twice Oscar®-nominated Costume young apprentice, Buddy Robinson (Lucas Black), to win over Designer Julie Weiss (Frida, Twelve Monkeys). Felix‘s business. Buddy is no stranger to Felix‘s dark 4

that peers behind the folklore to unfold the colorful drama of a man‘s last-ditch quest for redemption.

Like many classic American yarns, the story of Felix ―Bush‖ is based in truth. The real Felix ―Bush‖ Breazeale lived in Kingston, Tennessee in the 1930s. Born into a prominent Southern family, he was nevertheless renowned for his wild and offbeat ways. For years, Felix famously dwelled completely alone, refusing all company save for his beloved mule, in the deep, deep woods. Then, suddenly, Felix decided that, before he died, he‘d like to know in advance what people were going to say about him after he was gone. Thus was born his wild idea for a ―living funeral,‖ which would soon command national attention.

To draw a crowd to this highly irregular memorial, Felix sold lottery tickets offering his valuable plot of land as the prize; and the ploy worked. In the end, it was said that as many as 12,000 ―mourners‖ from at least 14 different states showed up on June 26, 1938 -- including a Life Magazine photographer and major newspaper reporters -- to pay their respects to Felix . . . . as he watched it all transpire. Afterwards, Felix explained to the Roane County Banner: ―Just wanted to hear what the preacher had to say about me while I am alive.‖ About the Production

It is an American folktale that has been passed down by storytellers for decades, spreading across distance and time to take on the proportions of a larger-than-life legend: that of the eccentric hermit known as Felix ―Bush,‖ who temporarily came out of hiding to throw a grand funeral bash for himself -- while he was still very much alive and kicking. Now, the story has taken on another incarnation: inspiring a motion picture 5

might have suddenly urged Felix, late in life, to so openly and urgently seek amends before it was too late?

Those questions lie at the heart of the screenplay Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell (Blood Diamond) would ultimately write, as they dug deeper into the legend and fictionalized the facts that had been lost to time. (When it came to inner motives, the real Felix ―Bush‖ had kept largely mum, mentioning only in passing that there was a woman he wanted whom he could never have.)

Imagining the background to Felix ―Bush‘s‖ story, Provenzano and Mitchell carved out an array of both historical characters (such as the Reverend Charles Jackson, who did indeed preach at Felix‘s funeral party) and fictional characters (including the The story has been told and retold since that day, and a few morally challenged funeral home owner, Frank Quinn, and the generations later, screenwriter Chris Provenzano () alluring widow, Mattie Darrow, whose undisclosed past with was at a Thanksgiving Dinner when the entertaining yarn was Felix leads to shocking revelations of an unsolved murder), spun once again, this time by his friend Scott Seeke - whose each of whom is seeking the answer to why Felix is planning a grandfather-in-law, a retired undertaker, had been sharing the funeral . . . . and each of whom has his or her own reasons to tale of Felix‘s offbeat funeral for decades. care about the outcome.

Provenzano, however, was more than just amused. He was Felix himself was fully fleshed as a man filled to overflowing struck immediately by the magic, mystery and open questions with secrets and regrets, a tough, rugged , diehard individualist at the heart of the story. He wondered: Why had Felix done it? whose seclusion and primal backwoods knowledge has won What was he looking for? What terrible, gnawing secrets might him a supernatural reputation that has, up till now, allowed no have driven him into his unusual backwoods life and what one to know his true heart. The resulting tale unraveled in the tradition of big-hearted Southern storytelling – with its broad cast of quirky, heartbroken characters; its haunting riddles of the past; and its themes of thwarted love, unpunished crimes and the longing for deliverance.

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When producer Dean Zanuck read the screenplay, he was taken aback by its literary acumen and evocative Southern atmosphere. He says: ―I thought the screenplay was very unique -- unlike anything I had ever read before. The story and its lead character of Felix were absolutely compelling, and I was drawn in even further by the screenplay‘s themes of reconciliation and forgiveness.‖

Along the way another filmmaker fell in love with the Get Low screenplay: Aaron Schneider, an accomplished cinematographer (Kiss the Girls) who had been searching for the right project for his feature directorial debut. Schneider He continues, ―I was moved by the idea of how a profound loss had garnered global attention when he directed the Academy early on in life can affect who we are and how we live out our Award® winning short, Two Soldiers -- based on William lives. I think the story touches on a very universal chord—that Faulkner classic Southern story about two brothers preparing the only meaningful way to live life is to ultimately engage for war – and had been looking for material of a similar with the world and accept the love and forgiveness that‘s strength. offered to you.‖

When Schneider read Get Low, he knew this was the project he‘d been waiting for. ―It was a story that I felt a personal connection to based upon my own life experiences,‖ he explains. ―I think a director needs a personal connection to a story‘s themes and overtones so that the movie has not only a directorial point of view but also an emotional one. Get Low had that for me.‖

Schneider‘s early meetings with Zanuck made it clear the two shared a similar vision for the film. Schneider comments: ―Dean Zanuck was the only one I had to convince I could 7 direct this script and I think he understood right away that I had Baptist Churches built side by side (one Primitive, the other something personal and unique to offer both in the Missionary) to highway #70. Enterprising John Cook charged development of the story and the telling.‖ 25 cents per car to park in his field. He was reported to have taken in $300. Vendors from soft drink trucks did a flourishing Zanuck was impressed both with Schneider‘s cinematic eye business. Hot dogs sold well. Knoxville and Chattanooga and his take on the film. He recounts: ―I was first introduced to florist shops sent floral offerings. By 2:00pm the crowd was in Aaron through a colleague who had seen Aaron‘s short, Two place. The press was represented by reporters and cameramen Soldiers. After watching his film, and then meeting Aaron in from the Knoxville News Sentinel and Journal, Chattanooga person and hearing his vision for Get Low, the choice was Times, News and Free Press. Young Don Whitehead who was clear: he was our director. His passion for Get Low was to become a war correspondent and two-time Pulitzer winner infectious and his efforts to get the project off the ground were was there. inspirational.‖ The funeral cortege was late due to the traffic jam along the road. At last the Hawkins Mortuary (of Loudon County) hearse Archival Article: "The Story of Oliver Springs, TN arrived bearing the home-made walnut coffin, and Bush in the And Its People, Vol III" By Snyder E. , pub front seat. The crowd was so eager to get a glimpse of him that 1984 officers had difficulty in clearing a lane for the pallbearers to carry the coffin to its place in front of the tent on the Churchyard. Children were held high by their parents so they Roane's Most Publicized Funeral could see. Ten persons fainted from the heat and excitement.

Uncle Bush was seated in front of his coffin dressed in a new The Roane County Banner had leaked the news to the outside suit, shirt, tie, etc. donated by Halls of Knoxville. For a period, world that 74-year old Uncle Bush Breazeale planned to have a he was the center of attraction for cameramen who took full funeral service on June 26, 1938 while he was still alive pictures of him and the crowd. and could enjoy it. The idea caught on. The power of the press was soon in evidence as the news spread like wildfire nation- Songs were sung by the Friendly Eight Octette of Chattanooga. wide. His "funeral" plan was reported nationally by the Fred Berry of Knoxville said "There's a Gold Mine in the Sky." and the UP, and photographically by Life the Rev. Charles E. Jackson from Paris, IL, delivered the magazine. funeral sermon. The festive atmosphere soon changed to fit the

solemn occasion. He said: "This service is not a bad idea. The funeral on June 26th attracted the largest crowd ever Much good should come from a service divested of the usual assembled in Roane to that date; the estimates ranged from tears and heartaches. It gives us an opportunity to take thought eight to twelve thousand people. Cars from at least fourteen of and anticipate the great adventure called death. states were backed up for two miles from the two Cave Creek 8

Mr. Breazeale and I never intended anything but that this "Papermaker" baseball uniform and threw out the first pitch in should be a solemn service." the double header between Harriman and Loudon. Shortly afterwards, Robert Ripley featured Bush in his syndicated column, and took Bush to for a radio interview. When Bush got back from New York, Mrs. Claude Johnson said someone asked him, "Mr. Breazeale, how did you like New York?" Bush replied, "Oh just fine. You know, they were the finest folk, and treated me wonderfully, but to be honest about it, their victuals wasn't worth a dern."

The Breazeale Family

The Breazeale family is one of the oldest and most prominent in Roane History. The Breazeales came from SC to Knox County, TN where Henry Breazeale was made Assistant District Attorney in 1797, and was elected as the first County Court clerk in Roane in 1801. He held this position for 34 years. His son, John Wood M. Breazeale, was an attorney, a newspaper publisher, and Roane's first historian. He was the author of "Life As It Is" written in 1842. The family has produced many lawyers.

Felix "Bush" Breazeale was born June 29, 1864 on Dogwood Road in Roane. He was one of eight children of Drury W. and Sarah Littleton Breazeale. Bush was first cousin to the well- At the conclusion of the formal program, Bush shook hands known NY attorney, Martin Littleton, and to Mrs. Rachel with a thousand or more friends and well-wishers. He (Littleton) Vanderbilt, also of NY. autographed many "official programs" by marking his *X*. Bush said, "This will be my only funeral. It was the finest Bush never married. He said, "The one I wanted, I couldn't get, sermon that I ever heard, and when I die there won't be another and the ones I could get I didn't want." He made his home with one." his parents until their deaths, and lastly with his nephew, Bert Bush Breazeale was Roane's greatest celebrity. A few days Breazeale. He had lived the life of a farmer, and enjoyed fox later (July 4, 1938), he was dressed out in a Harriman 9 hunting.

Felix "Bush" Breazeale lived another five years and died at the age of 79 on February 9, 1943. Although Bush had not requested another funeral, Mrs. Nancy Maxwell of Harriman said, and Clarence Johnson of Cave Creek remembers, that a small service was held on a very cold day before Bush was laid to rest in the Cave Creek Cemetery located on a hill above the two church houses. 10

One Casket Attracts a Colorful Cast of character to do at this point in my career. Felix has been Characters: Casting GET LOW maybe not such a great guy at various points in his life, but now he‘s moved to ask for certain forgiveness at the end.‖ To get Get Low off the ground, the filmmakers knew they would need a highly skillful and creative actor in the lead role of Felix – someone capable of making a character that seems right out of a backwoods fable feel palpably real and alive. They found that quality in Robert Duvall, one of America‘s most diverse and adored actors, and winner of the Academy Award® for his performance as a broken-down country singer trying to turn his life around in ‘s .

Duvall has long been drawn to richly flawed, complicated characters and he immediately agreed to the role of Felix once he read the screenplay. In fact, he says it reminded him of the film that gave him his first big break: the American classic, To Sissy Spacek, another actor whose work has been a staple of Kill A Mockingbird, based on the beloved Southern Gothic modern American filmmaking and an Oscar® winner for her novel about the power of prejudice by , and adapted incisive portrait of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter, for the screen by , who won the Academy was also drawn to the film‘s writing. ―When I read the script, I Award® for his work. never knew what was going to happen next,‖ Spacek says. ―It‘s so NOT a formula film and the script had so much depth Duvall explains: ―The writing of this script reminded me of — it‘s a great group of characters in this odd, peculiar story my friend, Horton Foote, who recently passed away. There are that is really about something.‖ wonderful things to this script, things like you find in a Horton Foote script—just with more of an edge. This movie offers a Spacek was especially moved by the journey of the strong, deep slice of humanity, and with the great actors we have, independent widow, Mattie, the old flame who thinks she is the we‘ve tried to make it as real as possible.‖ only person on earth to have ever loved Felix, only to discover the terrible and long-hidden reason he never fully loved her He was also attracted to his character‘s unusual POV: a tough, back. ―My character really is the emotional center of the film,‖ no-nonsense man‘s open-eyed, honest acknowledgement of his she notes. ―There‘s a lot of unrequited love here with both encroaching demise and all that it might mean. Notes Duvall: Mattie and Felix. It‘s kind of sweet and it‘s kind of sad that ―I thought Felix was a very important part and a wonderful these two people can‘t really see what‘s going on right in front 11 of them. And for me, what was also quite amazing is that, at with Felix as he tries to make a mint off the ―living funeral,‖ my age, I get to be ‗The Girl.‘‖ while simultaneously attempting his own awkward stab at connection. ―When I found out Bill Murray was playing Frank The icing on the cake for Spacek was the chance to work so Quinn, I just thought it was a stroke of genius because he closely with Robert Duvall. She comments: ―Robert Duvall brings a whole new dimension of humor and emotion to this has embodied this character. When he came on set, he just was character,‖ Spacek says. Felix, which meant all I had to do was react to him. He was fantastic—working with him was so easy.‖ Murray jokes that he was dragged out of idleness by the screenplay. ―I really don‘t like to work, so it was a when I read the script and it was really good,‖ he deadpans. ―Then I saw the director‘s short and that was really good. I was actually quite comfortable just going out to dinner but Dean Zanuck and Aaron Schneider just wore me down and I knew I had to do it. Plus, I figured I‘d get to find out what it‘s like to work with Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek.‖

That experience turned out to be inspiring. ―Robert is a unique cat,‖ Murray observes. ―There‘s only one drum that‘s marching in that head, so when you watch him work, he‘s just a magnet. It was a lot of fun to watch him carry this relentless confessional story all the way to its conclusion.‖

Easy, but also intense, Spacek says. ―It‘s been very As for his relationship with Spacek, he demurs: ―I was kind of combustible while we were making the film. Things happened hoping that I‘d end up with the girl in this movie, but you know in the scenes that took us to places that we didn‘t really expect. girls have trouble warming up to a funeral director—I don‘t It just really felt like something different and wonderful.‖ know why…‖ Spacek also was thrilled to work with another member of the cast – Bill Murray, the Oscar® nominated star whose work in such as Lost in Translation, , Rushmore, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou has explored the borderlands where comedy and drama meet.

Murray takes on the vivid role of feisty, snake-oil salesman Frank Quinn, of Quinn‘s Funeral Home, who matches wits 12

this film is that the awareness of the inevitability of death can change your life.‖

Perhaps that lesson hits home hardest with the film‘s youngest main character: Buddy Robinson, Frank Quinn‘s kindhearted apprentice and new father, who is driven to try to better understand why Felix ―Bush‖ wants to throw himself a living funeral. Playing the role is Lucas Black, who was last seen on screen in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, and is best known for his role in the cult CBS series American Gothic.

Black was drawn to the character of Buddy and especially to the way he grows so close to Felix in the midst of trying to pull off the funeral. He notes that collaborating with Robert Duvall on such a deep level was a dream come true. ―When I first read the script, I knew Duvall was playing ‗Bush.‘ He‘s definitely one of my favorite actors—just his demeanor, all the charismatic things that he does. He fit perfectly in my mind and once we started to work, I knew it was going to be really fun to be a part of this great story.‖

Then there was his yin-yang relationship with Frank Quinn, played by Bill Murray, whom Buddy simultaneously wants to please and keep on the moral up-and-up. ―Bill brings a different kind of edge to the story,‖ Black notes. ―It‘s good to While Murray‘s portrait of Frank Quinn is that of the morally have a character that‘s like him, that gives the audience some challenged American salesman – a guy who is just as likely to comedy—it really plays well for the story. Bill also likes to do sell you a car or a watch as a casket – he also notes that his scenes in variety of ways which made each take fun because current job keeps prodding Quinn with the reminder that we were always playing around with new ideas.‖ nothing lasts forever, not even money. ―When you‘re talking about funerals, you‘re talking about death,‖ Murray observes. Rounding out the cast are Gerald McRaney, who is known for ―This is a story about a man who knows he‘s about to die and his starring roles in such hit television series as Major Dad, is trying to amend the errors of his youth. I guess the lesson of Simon and Simon and HBO‘s Deadwood, as the local Reverend 13

Gus Horton; and screen veteran Bill Cobbs as the real-life Illinois preacher Charles Jackson.

McRaney admits, ―The chance to work with Robert Duvall was all I needed. When I was first starting out as an actor ages ago, Robert Duvall was the benchmark—that was who you wanted to be if you worked your tail off and were blessed with enough talent—that was the goal—to be THAT good.‖

Once they had scenes together, McRaney says, ―The first day I worked with him, I got so caught up watching him work that I was out of the scene. I had to stop and start again because I was so captivated just watching him work! It‘s so simple, so honest, so real—it sort of takes your breath away.‖ McRaney summarizes: ―We had a wonderfully crafted script, a As for Sissy Spacek, McRaney comments, ―She‘s spectacular great story, and fellow actors that we all felt extremely and she‘s someone who does it so simply and directly. I fortunate to be in the company of. I think audiences will know worked with and he said of himself that he they are in for a treat as soon as they start to watch this movie.‖ worked his tail off so that the audience wouldn‘t see the wheels turning. I think Sissy does that, too. Not that it‘s easy, but by the time it gets to the screen it just looks that way.‖ Finally, McRaney was equally taken with Bill Murray. ―Bill has a very different approach to acting than some of the other people in the cast, but there is that same sincere honesty about what he brings to the character and to the role. It‘s like they wrote this role for Bill Murray. They didn‘t; but he‘s perfect for it.‖

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A 1930s Folk Tale Comes to the 21st Century: both the wildness of Felix‘s soul and the lure of civilized SHOOTING GET LOW contact that calls him back.

With a folkloric screenplay and a stellar cast, the filmmakers needed just one more element to allow Get Low to soar: an authentic landscape to bring the story‘s dense, Appalachian woods and New Deal-era towns come to life. Both Dean Zanuck and Aaron Schneider agreed that production could only take place on location in the historic reaches of the American South.

Ultimately, the film was shot in . There, the filmmakers were able to hunt up a very special collection of locations that have changed little since the , including the small town of Crawfordville (population 572); the Gaither Plantation, a historic (and allegedly haunted) 1800s Also joining the design team was twice Academy Award®- cotton plantation, in Covington; a beautiful old church near nominated Julie Weiss, whose films range Sparta; and Pickett‘s Mill Battlefield, a Civil War site and State from Frida and American Beauty to ‘s Twelve Park near , Georgia. Monkeys and the comedy Blades of Glory. Weiss says it was more than the costuming challenges that drew her to the To carry out his vision, Schneider recruited an artistic team project. "When I first read Get Low I knew how important it headed by Oscar®-nominated production designer Geoffrey was to be a part of this film. It was a chance to work with Kirkland whose diverse work has included forays into both the Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray – and a chance past and future in films such as The Right Stuff, Children of to have everyday discussions about our observations on life Men and . Says Kirkland: ―We started in and how one might approach his or her own eulogy. The Atlanta and set off, driving and driving, in search of 1930‘s experience was all about simple laughter drawn from the America.‖ memories of shared pain,‖ she concludes.

Kirkland and Schneider worked closely with rising All of the film‘s design ideas and emotions would converge at cinematographer David Boyd -- who also worked on the crux of the story: the creation of Felix‘s famous funeral Schneider‘s Oscar®-winning short, Two Soldiers, and has shot party. To spark a festive atmosphere, the production recruited for two of television‘s most acclaimed series, Friday Night the Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based band, the Lights and Deadwood – to forge a look for the film that honors Steeldrivers, to play their rootsy, Bluegrass soul on camera (the 15 real Felix ―Bush‖ hired the Friendly Eight Octet of his life, to desire: the simple power of kindness, conversation Chattanooga to play the funeral.) The Steeldrivers were even and communion. joined by music lover Bill Murray on his mandolin between takes, further setting the mood. Bill Murray says: ―Being an independent movie, everyone was truly committed to this thing. We were thrown together very To inspire locals to come out as extras for the large funeral intimately for a short time, but it was the gypsy mentality crowd scenes, the film‘s actors took a page right out of the where everyone pulls together and takes care of each other for script – going on local radio to invite citizens of Georgia to the time that you have. That happened on this movie – and it‘s appear in the film in exchange for free food, raffled prizes and what I like best about the movie business.‖ a chance to meet the Academy Award®-winning cast. In the end, over 600 people showed up at 5am on a crisp March That level of devotion and artistry made it all worth it for Dean morning to bring Felix ―Bush‘s‖ service to life. Zanuck, after eight years of trying to bring Get Low to the screen. He concludes: ―All you ever hope for is to deliver a satisfying movie-going experience for the audience. Between an engaging story based on a real legend, a rich, complex screenplay and an incredible cast, I think we‘ve made a wonderful film.‖

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Although there were any number of potential snafus -- one day the set was threatened by tornadoes; another day it was snowing – cast and crew‘s unabated passion for the project kept spirits high. To a person, everyone involved in Get Low cites the movie as a deep bonding experience filled with the very things Felix ―Bush‖ comes, at the last possible moment in 16

About the Cast Conversation, Network, The Natural, Colors, , A Handmaid’s Tale, Rambling Rose, Wrestling A since the , ROBERT DUVALL (Felix , Phenomenon, A Civil Action, Open Range, Bush) has specialized in taciturn cowboys, fierce leaders and and , among many others. driven characters of all types. Respected by his peers and adored by audiences worldwide, he has earned numerous As a director and producer, Duvall got behind the camera for Oscar® nominations for his performances in , his labor of love project in which he also starred. , and The Apostle. Duvall The film went on to earn many accolades, including being won the Academy Award® as Best Actor for his role in Tender named on over seventy-five film critics ‗Top 10 Films for Mercies, and later earned the Golden Globe for his 1997‘ lists, including and Los Angeles performance in the title role of HBO‘s Stalin. More recently, Times. He also wrote, produced and starred in Assassination Duvall was honored with the Golden Globe and Emmy Award . for his iconic portrayal of ‗Print Ritter‘ in AMC‘s . Duvall was most recently seen as the ‗Old Man‘ in The Road, based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy that stars .

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2010 GET LOW 2009 THE ROAD 2008 FOUR CHRISTMASES 2007 WE OWN THE NIGHT LUCKY YOU 2005 THANK YOU FOR SMOKING KICKING & SCREAMING 2003 SECONDHAND LIONS Duvall made his big screen debut in 1962, as the creepy ‗Boo OPEN RANGE Radley‘ in . He has gone on to star in GODS AND GENERALS such classics as , , M*A*S*H, The

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2002 1990 DAYS OF THUNDER 1975 JOHN Q. A SHOW OF FORCE BREAKOUT 2000 THE 6TH DAY THE HANDMAID‘S TALE 1974 THE GODFATHER: PART II A SHOT AT GLORY 1988 COLORS GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS 1987 HOTEL COLONIAL 1973 THE OUTFIT 1998 A CIVIL ACTION 1986 LET‘S GET HARRY BADGE 373 DEEP IMPACT BELIZAIRE THE CAJUN LADY ICE THE GINGERBREAD MAN WAYLON JENNINGS: 1972 1997 THE APOSTLE AMERICA THE GREAT NORTHFIELD 1996 1985 THE LIGHTSHIP MINNESOTA RAID PHENOMENON 1984 THE NATURAL TOMORROW THE STONE BOY THE GODFATHER 1995 THE SCARLET LETTER 1983 TENDER MERCIES 1971 LAWMAN THE STARS FELL ON 1981 THE PURSUIT OF D.B. THX 1138 HENRIETTA COOPER 1970 THE REVOLUTIONARY SOMETHING TO TALK TRUE CONFESSIONS MASH ABOUT 1979 THE GREAT SANTINI 1969 1994 THE PAPER APOCALYPSE NOW TRUE GRIT 1993 WRESTLING ERNEST INVASION OF THE BODY 1968 BULLITT HEMINGWAY SNATCHERS THE DECTECTIVE GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN 1978 INVASION COUNTDOWN LEGEND THE BETSY 1966 THE CHASE 1977 THE GREATEST 1965 NIGHTMARE IN THE SUN 1992 THE PLAGUE 1976 THE EAGLE HAS LANDED 1963 CAPTAIN NEWMAN, M.D. NETWORK 1962 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1991 CONVICTS THE SEVEN-PER-CENT RAMBLING ROSE SOLUTION

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The Darjeeling Limited. In addition, Murray starred in ‘s Broken Flowers and .

In 2003, when Murray starred in ‘s Lost In Translation, he won the Golden Globe, the Independent Spirit and BAFTA Best Actor Awards for his performance. In addition, he was honored with a Best Actor Academy Award® nomination for his portrayal as ‗Bob Harris,‘ the lonely movie star stuck in Tokyo.

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2010 GET LOW BILL MURRAY (Frank Quinn) is one of the world‘s most 2009 FANTASTIC MR. FOX beloved film stars. He began his career as a member of the THE LIMITS OF CONTROL National Lampoon Radio Hour, alongside , Gilda 2008 Radner and , and soon rose to prominence with them as one of the most popular members of NBC‘s Saturday 2007 Night Live, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in 2006 : A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES Comedy in 1977. 2005 THE LOST CITY He landed his first starring role in Meatballs, which marked the BROKEN FLOWERS beginning of an ongoing collaboration with director Ivan THIS IS AN ADVENTURE Reitman and actor . Murray went on to star in 2004 THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU such audience favorites as , Stripes, , GARFIELD and Ghostbusters II. 2003 LOST IN TRANSLATION Murray has a string of comedic hits, including , 2001 SPEAKING OF SEX Groundhog Day, What About Bob?, Mad Dog & Glory and ‘s Ed Wood. He also starred in critically acclaimed dramatic roles for director , including Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and 19

2000 CHARLE‘S ANGELS 1980 LOOSE SHOES HAMLET CADDYSHACK GETTING G‘D UP B.C. ROCK 1999 SCOUT‘S HONOR 1979 MR. MIKE‘S MONDO VIDEO 1998 RUSHMORE MEATBALLS WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE… 1976 NEXT STOP, WILD THINGS 1975 SHAME OF THE JUNGLE 1997 THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO LITTLE 1996 LARGER THAN LIFE KINGPIN 1994 ED WOOD 1993 GROUNDHOG DAY 1991 WHAT ABOUT BOB? 1990 QUICK CHANGE 1989 GHOSTBUSTERS II 1988 SCROOGED 1986 LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS 1984 THE RAZOR‘S EDGE NOTHING LASTS FOREVER GHOSTBUSTERS 1982 1981 STRIPES

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SISSY SPACEK (Mattie Darrow) has been one of the industry‘s most respected actresses for more than three decades. Her many honors include an Academy Award®, five additional Oscar® nominations, three Golden Globe Awards and numerous critics awards.

She first gained the attention of critics and audiences with her performance in Terrence Malick‘s widely praised 1973 drama Badlands, in which she starred opposite . In 1976, Spacek earned her first Academy Award® nomination and won a National Society of Film Critics Award for her chilling performance in the title role of ‘s Carrie, based on the Stephen King novel. The following year, she won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for her work In 1987, Spacek received her fifth Academy Award® in ‘s Three Women. nomination and won another Golden Globe and the New York film Critics Circle Award for her performance in the dark In 1980, Spacek starred as ‗Loretta Lynn‘ in the acclaimed comedy Crimes of the Heart. Her most recent Oscar® biopic Coal Miner’s Daughter, winning the Oscar® and nomination came for her portrayal of a mother grieving for her Golden Globe Award for her performance. Spacek also swept murdered son in the drama In the Bedroom, for which she also the New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics, won a Golden Globe Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and National Board of Review, and National Society of Film an AFI Film Award for Best Actress. In addition, she garnered Critics Awards for her portrayal of the legend. Best Actress Awards from a number of critics‘ organizations, including the Los Angeles, New York and Broadcast Film Spacek received another Golden Globe nomination the next Critics. Her work in In the Bedroom also brought Spacek two year for her work in Raggedy Man, directed by her husband, (SAG) Award nominations, one for Jack Fisk. She earned her third Oscar® and Golden Globe Outstanding Lead Actress and another for Outstanding Cast, nominations for her role in Costa-Gavras‘ 1982 drama Missing, shared with the rest of the film‘s ensemble. opposite , and her fourth Oscar® and Golden Globe nominations for her work in 1984‘s The River, in which Spacek‘s other film credits include A Home at the End of the she starred with . World, The Straight Story, Blast From the Past, Affliction, The

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Grass Harp, JFK, The Long Walk Home, ‘Night, Mother, 1982 MISSING Marie, North Country, Nine Lives, Hot Rod, Lake City and 1981 RAGGEDY MAN Four Christmases. 1980 HEART BEAT COAL MINER‘S DAUGHTER Spacek has also been honored for her work on the small screen, 1978 VERNA: USO GIRL where she has starred in several highly praised long form 1977 3 WOMEN projects. She received Emmy Award nominations for her 1976 WELCOME TO L.A. portrayal of ‗Zelda Fitzgerald‘ in Last Call and for her work in CARRIE ‘ Western The Good Old Boys, as well as 1973 BADLANDS SAG Award nominations for her performances in Midwives and A Place for Annie. Her additional television credits include If These Walls Could Talk, Beyond the Call, Streets of Laredo, A Private Matter and most recently, a Golden Globe nomination for Pictures of Hollis Woods.

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LUCAS BLACK (Buddy Robinson) made his acting debut at 2004 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS age 11, opposite in Jon Avnet‘s The War. His KILLER DILLER performance led him to being cast in CBS‘ series American 2003 COLD MOUNTAIN Gothic where he played ‗Caleb Temple‘ for the season. 2000 ALL THE PRETTY HORSES 1999 CRAZY IN ALABAMA He next went on to play opposite in Sling 1998 THE X FILES Blade, as the young boy who compassionately befriends a 1996 GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI mentally handicapped murderer. He continued acting while SLING BLADE going to school, appearing in Rob Reiner‘s The Ghosts Of 1994 THE WAR Mississippi, ‘ directorial debut Crazy In Alabama, Rob Bowman‘s big screen version of The X Files and All The Pretty Horses, opposite .

A native of Alabama, after Black graduated from high school he went on to appear alongside in ‘s Cold Mountain. He followed that performance with leading roles in Killer Diller, Deepwater, ‘ Jarhead, and Friday Night Lights. He also starred in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Next up for the talented young actor is Legion, opposite , and the starring role in Whiskey Beginnings: The Junior Johnson Story.

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GERALD McRANEY (Reverend Gus Horton) is a highly series, including The Incredible Hulk, The Rockford Files, respected and talented who easily transitions Police Woman, Designing Women and How the West Was between the stage, television and movies. He most recently Won, among many others. starred in the CBS drama Jericho, his fourth television series for the network, and on HBO‘s award-winning series McRaney, who is married to actress Delta Burke, is a founding Deadwood as ‗George Hearst‘, father of newspaper publisher member of the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc., a non- William Randolph Hearst. He also appeared this past season in profit organization that addresses health issues such as drug, the Broadway production of Horton Foote‘s Dividing The alcohol, and tobacco use and addiction; firearm safety; human Estate. It is during his run in this play, that Robert Duvall trafficking; mental health and HIV/AIDS prevention. In that asked him to join the cast of Get Low after watching his role, he has testified before the Senate Subcommittee on performance. Investigations to obtain Senate endorsement of the group‘s efforts. Recognized by fans around the world, McRaney spent eight years as the irrepressible, yet immensely likable private FILMOGRAPHY investigator ‗Rick Simon‘ on Simon and Simon. He went on to become the nation's favorite U.S. Marine in Major Dad. A 2010 GET LOW further measure of his popularity is that both series continue to 2006 SAVING SHILOH be aired in reruns and of entire seasons of Simon and 2002 HANSEL & GRETEL Simon are currently in wide distribution. 2000 COMANCHE 1994 BLIND VENGEANCE McRaney was born in Collins, Mississippi. He became 1993 MURDER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD interested in acting when he injured a knee playing football in 1986 JACKELS junior high school and found the only openings left were in the 1984 THE NEVERENDING STORY drama club. Encouraged by his performances in school 1977 THE BRAIN MACHINE productions, he went on to major in drama at the University of 1969 NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR Mississippi. WOMEN AND BLOODY TERROR

McRaney‘s first acting job when he moved to was in an episode of Night Gallery. He next followed it with four appearances on which then led to steady work in television movies such as The Law, Roots II, and in many 24

in numerous films, including The Hudsucker Proxy, Things To Do In When You’re Dead, New Jack City, That Thing That You Do!, Ghosts Of Mississippi, A Mighty Wind and the blockbuster Night At The Museum, to mention a few.

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2010 GET LOW STROLL 2009 STEADFAST MY SUMMER FRIEND BLACK WATER TRANSIT THE TENANT 2008 THE DARK HORSE BILL COBBS (Reverend Charlie Jackson) was born and raised THE MORGUE in Cleveland where his mother was a cleaning lady and his THIS MAN‘S LIFE father a construction worker. Prior to pursuing his passion of 2007 THREE DAYS TO VEGAS acting, he was an Air Force radar technician, worked in office 2006 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM products at IBM and sold cars. THE ULTIMATE GIFT HARD LUCK In 1970, at age of 36, Cobbs left Ohio for New York to seek SENT work as an actor. He supported himself by driving cabs, SWEET DEADLY DREAMS repairing office equipment, selling toys and performing odd 2005 THE DERBY STALLION jobs. His first professional acting role was in Ride A Black RETURN TO SENDER Horse at the Negro Ensemble Company. From there, he DUCK appeared in small theater productions, eventually performing at SQUIRREL MAN the Eugene O‘Neill Theater. INNER DEMON SOCIAL ED His first television credit was in Vegetable Soup, a New York THE FINAL PATIENT PBS educational series, and then he landed a role in The Taking 2004 LOST of Pelham One Two Three. Cobbs has since gone on to appear THE MORTUARY 25

2003 A MIGHTY WIND 1987 SUSPECT 2002 ENOUGH FIVE CORNERS SUNSHINE STATE 1986 2000 VALESTA‘S PLACE 1985 COMPROMISING POSITIONS 1999 RANDOM HEARTS 1984 THE COTTON CLUB 1998 I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET HOPE FLOATS 1983 SILKWOOD PAULIE TRADING PLACES 1997 AIR BUD 1979 THE HITTER SOULMATES 1978 A HERO AIN‘T NOTHIN‘ BUT A SANDWICH 1996 GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI 1977 GREASED LIGHNING THAT THING YOU DO! 1975 A BOY AND A BOA FIRST KID 1974 THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE ED 1995 MAN WITH A GUN FLUKE THINGS YOU DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU‘RE DEAD CAPTIVA ISLAND GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS TUESDAY MORNING RIDE 1994 THE HUDSUCKER PROXY 1993 DEMOLITION MAN 1992 THE BODYGUARD ROADSIDE PROPHETS 1991 THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS THE HARD WAY NEW JACK CITY 1990 EXILED IN AMERICA 1989 THE JANUARY MAN 1988 BIRD DOMINICK AND EUGENE 26

About the Filmmakers Get Low marks his directorial debut of a full-length feature film. Halfway through his undergraduate studies at Iowa State University, AARON SCHNEIDER (Director) transferred out of Mechanical Engineering into the production program at USC‘s School of Cinema-Television. Inspired by the work of guest-lecturing , he soon gravitated to the visual craft of storytelling embodied in the role of cinematographer. Upon graduation, he began a decade-long career working in commercials and music videos, encompassing such clients and artists as Nike, Mercedes, L‘Oreal, Whitney , Gwen Stefani and .

In 1995, Schneider was invited to photograph the ground- breaking legal drama, Murder One for Executive Producer Steven Bocho for which he earned an Emmy Award FILMOGRAPHY nomination and was twice awarded the American Society of Cinematographer‘s Award. In addition to numerous network 2010 GET LOW television pilots, Schneider went on to photograph feature 2008 THE EXPRESS nd films, including Kiss The Girls, Simon Birch and 2 unit for 2003 TWO SOLDIERS (Academy Award®, Live Action Short on the worldwide mega-hit Titanic. Film) 2001 CYPRESS HILL: STILL SMOKIN‘ Schneider began his directing career in episodic television and 1998 SIMON BIRCH as Director/cameraman in television commercials and feature DEEP RISING films, including Universal‘s upcoming The Express. When 1997 TITANTIC Schneider wrote and directed an adaptation of William KISS THE GIRLS Faulkner‘s short story Two Soldiers, he won the Academy 1995 THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU‘RE Award® for Best Live-Action Short Film. DEAD 1990 DEAD GIRLS WRITER‘S BLOCK 27

CHRIS PROVENZANO‘s (Screenwriter/Executive Producer) FILMOGRAPHY work on AMC‘s acclaimed television series Mad Men earned him a 2007 Peabody Award and the WGA Award for Best 2010 GET LOW New Series. His teleplay for ―The Code‖ received a 2006 BLOOD DIAMOND WGA Award nomination for Best Episodic Drama. Get Low is the second feature film Provenzano has had produced; his DEAN ZANUCK (Producer) began his early career in screenplay Thank You, Good Night was made independently. Hollywood as a set production assistant on the films, Clean Additionally, his work has been published in the Los Angeles Slate, Wild Bill and . He then worked as a Times. personal assistant for producer during the production of , before joining his father, Oscar®- FILMOGRAPHY winning producer Richard D. Zanuck at in 1995 as Vice-President of Development. 2010 GET LOW Justified (F/X) 2009 Defying Gravity (ABC) 2007 Mad Men (AMC) 2006 Heist (NBC) 2001 THANK YOU, GOOD NIGHT

C. GABY MITCHELL (Screenwriter/Executive Producer) brings a wealth of experience and compassion to Get Low. Known in Hollywood circles for his ability to rework screenplays into viable movies, he has worked his magic on such scripts as Seabiscuit, Oscar® nominated seven times, including for Best Adapted Screenplay, and ‘s Man, starring , to name a few. For ‘s critically acclaimed Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounson, the multi-talented writer received story credit.

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As Vice-President of Development, Zanuck oversaw REIGN OF FIRE production on such films as True Crime, starring and directed 2001 PLANET OF THE APES by , Rules of Engagement, starring Tommy Lee 1998 DEEP IMPACT Jones and Samuel L. Jackson, and the blockbuster Deep 1996 MULHOLLAND FALLS Impact. He also served as production executive on Tim 1995 WILD BILL Burton‘s Planet of The Apes, , Charlie and the APOLLO 13 Chocolate Factory and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as well as last year‘s Yes Man, starring . DAVID BOYD, A.S.C. (Cinematographer) grew up on four continents, the son of an army officer. As a physics major at As a producer, Zanuck discovered the graphic novel Road To the University of , , he took a film studies Perdition and ended up producing the multiple Oscar®- class for an easy four units and discovered he loved it. nominated , starring and Paul Transferring to the Motion Picture/Television program at Newman that was directed by Sam Mendes. He also served as U.C.L.A., upon graduation, he worked as a 2nd Camera Co-Producer on Reign of Fire, starring Matthew Assistant, Focus Puller, Camera Operator, and in 1998 became McConaughey, and executive produced the television movie, a Director of Photography. Dead Lawyers, starring Sean Patrick Flanery and F. Murray Abraham. His credits include 2nd Unit photography on Cast Away and , and the main units of Deadwood, 12 Rounds, the FILMOGRAPHY series Friday Night Lights, and the Academy Award®-winning short film Two Soldiers, directed by Aaron Schneider. Get 2011 LIBERTY LANE Low is their second collaboration. 2010 VOICE FROM THE STONE CHICANE Boyd was invited to join the American Society of GET LOW Cinematographers in 2006. 2008 YES MAN 2007 SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FILMOGRAPHY FLEET STREET 2005 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY 2010 GET LOW 2003 BIG FISH 2008 12 ROUNDS 2002 ROAD TO PERDITION (Academy Award® Winner, Best 2008 KIT KITTREDGE Cinematography) 2007 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 29

2006 LENEXA, 1 MILE A long-time collaborator with Director , Kirkland 2005 A QUESTION OF LOYALTY has worked on nine of his movies: , 2004 DEADWOOD Angela’s Ashes, , Birdy, Come See The 2003 TWO SOLDIERS (Academy Award®, Live Action Short Paradise, The Moon, Fame, the Academy Award®- Film) winning Midnight Express and Bugsy Malone. For his work on 2001 JOY RIDE (2ND UNIT) Bugsy Malone, Kirkland was honored with his first BAFTA BUBBLE BOY (2ND UNIT) Award for Best Production Design. 2000 CAST AWAT WHAT LIES BENEATH (Additional Photography) Other credits for the UK-born designer include After the 1999 GALAXY QUEST (2ND UNIT) Sunset, Desperate Measures, , Renaissance Man and The Right Stuff. For his work on The Right Stuff, where he GEOFFREY KIRKLAND (Production Designer) is an served as Production Designer, the design group shared an Oscar®-nominated production designer, who recently won the Academy Award® nomination for Best Art Direction. In BAFTA for Best Production Design on Children of Men, addition, Kirkland served as the visual consultant on War starring . He also designed the sets for the Games and production designer on the world-renowned long basketball movie, Glory Road, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, format music video, Captain EO, starring pop icon Michael and the independent horror spoof, Pig Hunt. Jackson.

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1990 Minnelli: Life from Radio City Music Hall all received Emmy 1989 JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH Nominations for Best Costume Design. 1988 MISSISSIPPI BURNING 1987 LEONARD PART 6 1986 CAPTAIN EO 1984 BIRDY 1983 THE RIGHT STUFF WAR GAMES 1982 1980 FAME FOXES 1978 MIDNIGHT EXPRESS BUGSY MALONE

Esteemed, award-winning JULIE WEISS (Costume Designer) has made a name for herself as an artist whose designs have won recognition in every medium—stage, television and film. She has been honored twice with the Academy Award® nomination and multiple times with the Emmy for her work in television and has received honors from Women in Film.

Her work as a costume designer began in New York with the play, Elephant Man, for which she received a Tony Academy Award® nominations include Frida and Twelve nomination. Other theater credits include plays at the Mark Monkeys. The Costume Designer Guild Award was given for Tapper Forum, Resident Designer at Phoenix Theater in New American Beauty and Blades of Glory. Other film credits York designing costumes for plays written by Christopher include A Simple Plan, Marvin’s Room, It Could Happen To Hampton, Richard Nelsen, , Samuel Becket, and You, Searching For Bobby Fischer, Honeymoon In Vegas, The William Shakespeare. were received for The Freshman, Steel Magnolias, Tequila Sunrise, F/X, Auto Focus, Dollmaker with and Woman of Independent means Hearts In Atlantis, The Gift, Bobby, Hollywoodland, The with Sally Field. Mrs. Harris with Annette Benning and Ben Missing, The Ring, Fun With Dick and Jane and Kingsley, Evergreen, Little Gloria Happy At Last, and Liza 31

Costumes for Whales of August. She recently completed 1996 MARVIN‘S ROOM Shanghai with , Gong Li, Chow Yon Phat, and 1995 TWELVE MONKEYS Ken Wantabee. Teaching credits include being on the faculty 1994 IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU of Stanford University and serving as a visiting professor at 1993 SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER UCLA. HOUSE OF CARDS NAKED IN NEW YORK FILMOGRAPHY 1992 HONEYMOON IN VEGAS FALLING FROM GRACE 2010 GET LOW 1991 MARRIED TO IT 2009 THE TIME TRAVELER‘S WIFE 1990 THE FRESHMAN 2007 BLADES OF GLORY 1989 STEAL MAGNOLIAS SLIPSTREAM WICKED STEPMOTHER 2006 BOBBY 1988 TEQUILA SUNRISE HOLLYWOODLAND 1969 2005 FUN WITH DICK AND JANE 1987 CHERRY 2000 2004 OXYGEN THE WHALES OF AUGUST 2003 THE MISSING MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE 2002 THE RING 1986 F/X AUTO FOCUS 1985 CREATOR FRIDA THE MEAN SEASON 2001 HEARTS IN ATLANTIS 1983 TESTAMENT 2000 THE GIFT SPACEHUNTER: ADVENTURES IN THE GET CARTER FORBIDDEN ZONE ISN‘T SHE GREAT 1982 I‘M DANCING AS FAST AS I CAN 1999 AMERICAN BEAUTY MR. SYCAMORE 1998 A SIMPLE PLAN FINDING GRACELAND FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS 1997 THE EDGE TOUCH HERE DIES ANOTHER DAY 32

Academy Award® Winner JAN A.P. KACZMAREK awards in 1992. After his success for the stage, he returned to (Composer) has written the scores for over 50 feature films and film composition. In 2005, he won his first Oscar® for Finding documentaries including The Visitor, Unfaithful, Aimee and Neverland, as well as The National Board of Review‘s award Jaguar, War and Peace, Total Eclipse, Washington Square, for Best Score. He was nominated for a Golden Globe and The Third Miracle and Lost Souls. His recent projects include BAFTA‘s Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Music. , and City Island, winner of the Audience Award at Tribeca Festival, directed by Raymond de Felitta, starring Currently, he is establishing the Rozbitek Institute in his native Andy Garcia. Poland. The Institute will serve as a European center encouraging creative work in film, theatre, music, and new media.

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2010 GET LOW 2009 HACHI: A DOG‘S TALE CITY ISLAND HORSEMEN 2008 PASSCHENDAELE THE KRAMAZOV BROTHERS 2007 HANIA THE VISITOR EVENING 2006 WHO NEVER LIVED He also wrote the score for the upcoming feature Leonie 2004 FINDING NEVERLAND starring Emily Mortimer from writer/director Hisako Matsui. 2002 UNFAITHFUL 2001 EDGES OF THE LORD He began touring Europe in the with The Orchestra of QUO VADIS? the Eighth Day. In 1982, Kaczmarek recorded his debut album, 2000 LOST SOULS titled Music for the End. He relocated to America in 1989 and 1999 THE THIRD MIRACLE began composing for theatre, winning two New York theatre HAK NAJMNIEG SWIATLA (Short) 33

1999 AIMEE & JAGUAR The Ohio-born Douglas was seduced by music early in life. As 1997 WASHINGTON SQUARE a child growing up in Warren, Ohio, Douglas recalls lying on BLISS the floor listening to his father's bluegrass band, a collection of 1996 DEAD GIRL West coalfield refugees who'd come to work in the 1995 TOTAL ECLIPSE steel mills of the Midwest. At eight years old, after a few years 1994 FELONY of , Jerry's father took him to a 1963 Flatt & Scruggs GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HARRY concert, where he heard both of the men who put Dobro on the 1993 THREE OF HEARTS bluegrass map: Brother Oswald Kirby and Uncle . DOPPELGANGER 1992 BIALE MAZENSTWO He was immediately attracted to the sound of the Dobro, and 1990 PALE BLOOD he began playing the instrument in earnest soon after. "I just 1989 A HALÁLRAÍTÉLT liked the sound it made," he recalls. "It can be real lonesome, 1986 GRA W SLEPCA or it can be really brash and percussive. It's such a vocal instrument; you can do so many things on it, because of the Internationally recognized as the world's most renowned Dobro sustain and because there are all these different voices you can player, (Additional Music by) undoubtedly get out of it." ranks amongst the top contemporary maestros in American music. Douglas has garnered twelve Grammy® Awards and Douglas adapted a Silvertone acoustic guitar to be played numerous International Association awards, dobro-style, and acquired his first real Dobro in 1966. By age and holds the distinction of being named "Musician of the 13, he was part of his father's West Virginia Travelers, Year" by The Country Music Association (2002, 2005, 2007), studying Graves and Kirby on record, and creating a new The Academy of Country Music (11 times), and The vocabulary of Dobro licks by listening to the banjo, fiddle, and Americana Music Association (2002, 2003), and was honored guitar. His father's band mates "were great to let me learn how as the 2008 Artist In Residence at the Country Music Hall of to play and play in the band at the same time," Douglas says. Fame in Nashville, TN. In 2004, the National Endowment for "They were good players, and I adapted a lot of stuff from their The Arts honored Douglas with a National Heritage instruments." Fellowship, acknowledging his artistic excellence and contribution to the nation's traditional arts, their highest such After several years of playing with his dad's group the West accolade. Virginia Travelers, the 17-year-old Douglas joined the pioneering new grass band in 1973. In 1975, he became a member of the seminal J.D. Crowe and the 34

New South, which also included future stars and solo career with such albums as 1982's , Under the . In 1976, Douglas and Skaggs co-founded the now- Wire (1986) Changing Channels (1987), Everything Is Going legendary bluegrass combo Boone Creek. In 1979, Douglas To Work Out Fine (1987), Plant Early (1989) and Slide Rule launched his solo career with his LP Fluxology, and became a (1992). In the late '80s, he formed the acoustic super group full-time member of the beloved family group . He Strength in Numbers with , , remained with the Whites until 1985, but still found time to and Mark O'Connor; the quintet debuted with 1989's landmark play on such now-classic albums as ' Roses in recording The Telluride Sessions. the Snow and Ricky Skaggs' Don't Get Above Your Raising. Douglas formed a trio with and Edgar Meyer to record the 1993 album Skip, Hop and Wobble. The next year, Douglas co-produced and performed on the all-star multi- artist project The Great Dobro Sessions, for which he won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. In 1996, Douglas joined Edgar Meyer and Indian musician for the genre-bending experiment Bourbon and Rosewater, and collaborated with singer-songwriter on the album Yonder. Douglas released his next solo effort, Restless on the Farm, in 1998.

It was around that time that Douglas chose to abandon his lucrative session career, which had ceased to offer new musical challenges. "I did so many sessions for so long, and it wasn't really doing anything for me anymore," he explains. "I was making a fine living playing on other people's records, but the music changed, and I didn't really like where mainstream country was going. It started to really bother me, so I had to stop."

At around the same time, asked Douglas to fill By the time he left the Whites, Douglas had become in on a Union Station tour. "The shows went so well that he Nashville's busiest session Dobro player, while continuing his was offered a permanent slot in the group. I really love playing 35

with these people; it is a creative atmosphere and the music is country, rock, folk, Celtic, Scottish and New Orleans-inspired coming from all of us, so it is a dream gig." Since then, he's music. , Sam Bush, Edgar Meyer, Lloyd Green, managed to balance his Union Station work with his solo Tony Rice, Carmella Ramsey and members of his touring band career and a variety of collaborative efforts. including drummer Doug Belote, bassist Todd Parks, violinist Luke Bulla and guitarist Guthrie Trapp support Douglas on In addition to his groundbreaking work as a member of Alison various tracks on his much-anticipated new album. Krauss & Union Station, The Country Gentlemen, J.D. Crowe & The New South, Boone Creek, and Strength in Numbers and Whether he is touring with & The Sugarcanes, others, Douglas's musical brilliance has graced over 2,000 performing alongside at the 2007 Crossroads recordings by such distinguished artists as , Paul Guitar Festival in , on tour with his band opening for Simon, , Lyle Lovett, Elvis Costello, Garth (Fall 2006), appearing live on A Prairie Home Brooks, Charlie Haden, Earl Scruggs, , Emmylou Harris, Companion, or playing his featured role with Alison Krauss & Bill Frisell, The Chieftains, and the eight million-plus selling Union Station, there is only one Dobro player who can voice soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou?. such a distinctive and familiar sound: Jerry Douglas. As he continues his incalculable influence on bluegrass and its many Douglas‘s twelfth solo release, Glide, features nine related genres, Douglas forges as a true pioneer in American instrumental compositions and two tracks with standout vocal music. performances by country music legends and Rodney Crowell, it is a follow-up to his critically acclaimed, The Best Kept Secret (KOCH Records), and the 2007 collection, Jerry Douglas: Best of the Sugar Hill Years (Sugar # # # # # Hill Records). Glide portrays his adventurous and eclectic musical palette as it incorporates elements of bluegrass,

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Credits

Directed by Executive Producer Cinematographer AARON SCHNEIDER HARRISON ZANUCK DAVID BOYD A.S.C.

Screenplay by Executive Producers Production Designer CHRIS PROVENZANO C. GABY MITCHELL GEOFFREY KIRKLAND And JOEY RAPPA C. GABY MITCHELL ROBERT DUVALL Editor ROB CARLINER AARON SCHNEIDER Story by OLIVER SIMON CHRIS PROVENZANO DANIEL BAUR Music by & ALAIN MIDZIC JAN A. P. KACZMAREK SCOTT SEEKE BLERIM DESTANI DARIUSZ GASIOROWSKI Music Supervisor Produced by BRAD & BRANDIE PARK EVYEN KLEAN DEAN ZANUCK KONRAD WOJTERKOWSKI SCOTT FISCHER Costume Designer Produced by DON MANDRIK JULIE WEISS DAVID GUNDLACH CHRIS PROVENZANO Co-Producer Associate Producers CRAIG FINCANNON, CSA RICHARD LUKE ROTHSCHILD LILY PHILLIPS & JUSTYNA PAWLAK LISA MAE FINCANNON, CSA Executive Producer DAVID B. GINSBERG

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K5 INTERNATIONAL Presents

A ZANUCK INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION

In Co-Production with DAVID GUNDLACH PRODUCTIONS LARA ENTERPRISES TVN

In Association with BUTCHER‘S RUN FILMS GET LOW

Unit Production Manager Richard Luke Rothschild

First Assistant Director Eric Tignini

Second Assistant Director Hope Garrison Additional Music by Jerry Douglas

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Cast

FELIX BUSH Robert Duvall PHOTOGRAPHER Andrew Stahl

MATTIE DARROW Sissy Spacek MR. FELDMAN Marc Gowan

FRANK QUINN Bill Murray BUSH‘S MULE Gracie

BUDDY Lucas Black

REV. GUS HORTON Gerald McRaney

REV. CHARLIE JACKSON Bill Cobbs

CARL

KATHRYN Lori Beth Edgeman

WKNG ANNOUNCER Linds Edwards

BONNIE Andrea Powell

TOM Chandler Riggs

GRIER Danny Vinson

GARY Blerim Destani ORVILLE Tomasz Karolak