South of Heaven, West of Hell is a 2000 American western film starring Dwight Yoakam, who also co-wrote, directed, and scored the film. The film follows Valentine Casey (Yoakam), a Marshal in the Arizona territory, when he receives a surprise visit from his outlaw adoptive father (Luke Askew) on Christmas Eve 1907. This stands as the only film Yoakam has written and directed.
Shortly before production began, the financier backed out and Yoakam made the decision to finance the film on his own, partially through the sale of his home in Malibu.[4] His production company (A Cast of Strays) ultimately filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and several crew members registered complaints with unions and filed lawsuits in small claims court against the company. Yoakam said it was "the hardest experience I've ever gone through in my professional life in terms of executing art".[5] To help pay off the debt accrued while making the movie, Yoakam hired a cheaper backing band in 2002, which resulted in a falling out with his longtime producer, bandleader, and guitarist Pete Anderson.[6]
ReceptionEdit
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 14% approval rating, based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 3.50 out of 10.[7] On Metacritic the film has a score of 22% based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[8]
Robert Koehler of Variety said that the film "lacks the critical ingredients of shape, consistent tone, rhythm and economy that would make this truly old-fashioned oater into a lean, compelling adventure". He added that "there's no grace to the interplay of images and emotions. At every step, the filmmakers seem unable to pull off an exaggerated horse opera, and they never know when to pull the plug on scenes that are going nowhere".[9] Writing for Film Threat, Michael Dequina said in his review that "watching Yoakam's film...is like eating a shit sandwich. The title may be a cutesy joke describing someplace close to hell, but make no mistake—this film is hell."[10]
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This article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message South of Heaven West of Hell is a 2000 American western film starring Dwight Yoakam who also co wrote directed and scored the film The film follows Valentine Casey Yoakam a Marshal in the Arizona territory when he receives a surprise visit from his outlaw adoptive father Luke Askew on Christmas Eve 1907 This stands as the only film Yoakam has written and directed South of Heaven West of HellFilm posterDirected byDwight YoakamWritten byDwight Yoakam Stan Bertheaud Otto Felix Dennis HackinProduced byGray Frederickson Darris HatchStarringDwight Yoakam Billy Bob Thornton Vince Vaughn Bridget Fonda Peter Fonda Paul Reubens Bud Cort Michael Jeter Bo Hopkins Luke Askew Joe ElyCinematographyJames GlennonEdited byRobert A FerrettiMike MurphyMusic byDwight Yoakam Additional music by Jim Latham ProductioncompaniesDelta Deuce FilmsGoldmount PicturesMovie MongrelTrimark PicturesDistributed byAugust EntertainmentBlue steel ReleasingEmeraldGeneon EntertainmentJigsaw EntertainmentPhaedra CinemaRelease datesJanuary 28 2000 2000 01 28 Slamdance December 15 2000 2000 12 15 United States Running time132 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 28 149 1 The film premiered on the closing night of the 2000 Slamdance Film Festival 2 and released in theatres on December 15 2000 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cast EditDwight Yoakam as Valentine Casey Billy Bob Thornton as Brigadier Smalls Vince Vaughn as Taylor Henry Bridget Fonda as Adalyne Dunfries Peter Fonda as Bill Shoshonee Bill Paul Reubens as Arvid Henry Bud Cort as Agent Otts Michael Jeter as Uncle Jude Bo Hopkins as Dr Angus Doc Dunfries Luke Askew as Leland Henry Joe Ely as Paul Petrified Paul Production EditShortly before production began the financier backed out and Yoakam made the decision to finance the film on his own partially through the sale of his home in Malibu 4 His production company A Cast of Strays ultimately filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and several crew members registered complaints with unions and filed lawsuits in small claims court against the company Yoakam said it was the hardest experience I ve ever gone through in my professional life in terms of executing art 5 To help pay off the debt accrued while making the movie Yoakam hired a cheaper backing band in 2002 which resulted in a falling out with his longtime producer bandleader and guitarist Pete Anderson 6 Reception EditOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 14 approval rating based on 7 reviews with an average rating of 3 50 out of 10 7 On Metacritic the film has a score of 22 based on reviews from 6 critics indicating generally unfavorable reviews 8 Robert Koehler of Variety said that the film lacks the critical ingredients of shape consistent tone rhythm and economy that would make this truly old fashioned oater into a lean compelling adventure He added that there s no grace to the interplay of images and emotions At every step the filmmakers seem unable to pull off an exaggerated horse opera and they never know when to pull the plug on scenes that are going nowhere 9 Writing for Film Threat Michael Dequina said in his review that watching Yoakam s film is like eating a shit sandwich The title may be a cutesy joke describing someplace close to hell but make no mistake this film is hell 10 References Edit South of Heaven West of Hell Box Office Mojo DAILY NEWS Slamdance Closer Finishing Funds Indie Wire January 12 2000 Retrieved July 3 2020 Thomas Kevin December 15 2000 Yoakam s South of Heaven Ends Up Going Over the Top Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 3 2022 Collis Clark October 4 2000 A fistful of dollars The Guardian Retrieved April 3 2016 Movie Making Experience a Little Bit of Hell for Yoakam CMT August 8 2003 Retrieved April 3 2016 Baldwin Brent August 2 2011 For Pete s Sake Style Weekly Retrieved April 3 2016 South of Heaven West of Hell 2000 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Retrieved July 3 2021 South of Heaven West of Hell Metacritic Koehler Robert December 18 2000 Review South of Heaven West of Hell Variety Retrieved April 3 2016 Dequina Michael December 26 2000 South of Heaven West of Hell Film Threat Archived from the original on November 6 2014 Retrieved April 3 2016 External links Edit nbsp Film portalSouth of Heaven West of Hell at IMDb South of Heaven West of Hell at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South of Heaven West of Hell amp oldid 1163398068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
