In an interview appearing on indiewire.com, Pomes stated: "The story began about people who I have been around, living outside of civilization, out in the woods, down a dirt road with all the old stereotypes: the roof caving in and the tires in the front yard. The story is about that group of people, and the family trying to be a family in the backwoods environment. Crystal meth was always out there. I was never at any crystal meth parties or anything like that, but there were always people where I lived outside of Houston. Those are the characters in the film, but crystal meth really drives the story. It's the vehicle."[1]
Not having direct contact with meth addicts, Pomes read widely on the subject of drug addiction. Pomes recounted in an interview for Filmmaker Magazine: "I did a ton of research. Mostly just through the Internet, through magazine articles and things of that nature. I did a lot. There is so much out there. People on meth like to talk about it. They like to take [sic] about the process of making it, the problems they have with it. There are tons of blogs out there, websites, people write songs and poetry about it [laughs]. Not in a good way necessarily, or a glorifying way, but just how it’s affected there [sic] lives. There’s recipes out there, you don’t just have to make it one way. There’s a bunch of different ways to do it. We found lots of pictures of people on meth and meth labs and used those to inspire us a bit for wardrobe, makeup, art direction, the general aesthetic of the movie."[2]
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^Dale, Austin, "FUTURES | Lawyer-Turned-"Cook County" Director David Pomes", IndieWire, December 15, 2011
^Harris, Brandon, "David Pomes--Cook County", Filmmaker Magazine, December 15, 2011
cook, county, film, major, contributor, this, article, appears, have, close, connection, with, subject, require, cleanup, comply, with, wikipedia, content, policies, particularly, neutral, point, view, please, discuss, further, talk, page, april, 2013, learn, . A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cook County is a 2008 2009 American independent drama film written directed and produced by the Houston based filmmaker David Pomes The film stars Anson Mount Xander Berkeley and Ryan Donowho It deals with the effects of methamphetamine addiction on a Texas family Cook CountyDirected byDavid PomesWritten byDavid PomesProduced byDavid PomesCinematographyBrad RushingEdited byBranan EdgensRelease dateMarch 26 2009 2009 03 26 Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema Running time93 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishIn an interview appearing on indiewire com Pomes stated The story began about people who I have been around living outside of civilization out in the woods down a dirt road with all the old stereotypes the roof caving in and the tires in the front yard The story is about that group of people and the family trying to be a family in the backwoods environment Crystal meth was always out there I was never at any crystal meth parties or anything like that but there were always people where I lived outside of Houston Those are the characters in the film but crystal meth really drives the story It s the vehicle 1 Not having direct contact with meth addicts Pomes read widely on the subject of drug addiction Pomes recounted in an interview for Filmmaker Magazine I did a ton of research Mostly just through the Internet through magazine articles and things of that nature I did a lot There is so much out there People on meth like to talk about it They like to take sic about the process of making it the problems they have with it There are tons of blogs out there websites people write songs and poetry about it laughs Not in a good way necessarily or a glorifying way but just how it s affected there sic lives There s recipes out there you don t just have to make it one way There s a bunch of different ways to do it We found lots of pictures of people on meth and meth labs and used those to inspire us a bit for wardrobe makeup art direction the general aesthetic of the movie 2 References edit Dale Austin FUTURES Lawyer Turned Cook County Director David Pomes IndieWire December 15 2011 Harris Brandon David Pomes Cook County Filmmaker Magazine December 15 2011External links editOfficial website Cook County at IMDb nbsp Cook County at Rotten Tomatoes nbsp This article about an independent drama film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to an American film of the 2000s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cook County film amp oldid 1218159855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
