Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Director:

Ang Lee

Writers (WGA):

Annie Proulx (short story)
Larry McMurtry (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

16 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love Is A Force Of Nature

Plot:

Based on the 'E. Annie Proulx' story about a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years.

Plot Keywords:

Rodeo | Gay Slur | Father Daughter Relationship | Mother Daughter Relationship | Promise

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 77 wins & 64 nominations

Cast

Heath Ledger	...	Ennis Del Mar
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Jack Twist
Randy Quaid	...	Joe Aguirre
Valerie Planche	...	Waitress
David Trimble	...	Basque
Victor Reyes	...	Chilean Sheepherder #1
Lachlan Mackintosh	...	Chilean Sheepherder #2
Michelle Williams	...	Alma
Larry Reese	...	Jolly Minister
Marty Antonini	...	Timmy
Tom Carey	...	Rodeo Clown
Dan McDougall	...	Bartender #1
Don Bland	...	Biker #1
Steven Cree Molison	...	Biker #2
Anne Hathaway	...	Lureen Newsome

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:PG-12 | Ireland:18 (video rating) | Spain:13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-11 | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-12 | Portugal:M/12 | Denmark:11 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | Chile:14 | South Korea:15 (uncut) | Malaysia:(Banned) | China:(Banned) | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-18 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Poland:18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | USA:R (certificate #41600) | Iceland:12 | France:U | Brazil:16 | Singapore:R21 | India:A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | Belgium:KT | Sweden:7 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Alberta Film Entertainment

Trivia:

Banned in China because at the time of the movie's popularity, homosexuality was (and still is) considered a taboo subject.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ennis comes back to camp late at night after he encounters the bear, Jack asks him where he's been. It's supposed to be cold but when Jack talks you can't see his breath. When Ennis tells his story about the bear, you can see his breath, but when they continue talking, neither one's breath can be seen in the cold night air.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Joe Aguirre: You pair of deuces lookin' for work, I suggest you get your scrawny asses in here pronto.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bones: Two Bodies in the Lab (#1.15)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Mason Dixon Line

Ang Lee's Cowboys

What an extraordinary accomplishment! Ang Lee presents us with something we've known about but we've never seen. Profoundly honest, stunning to look at, superbly acted. I could go on with the superlatives because I feel lifted by the experience. You've all heard the ins and outs of the subject treated here. Well, forget it, the words used are used words and do not apply here. "Brokeback Mountain" introduce us to something utterly new, daring you and me to be indifferent. The film is about us, really. Love as an unexpected blow that makes you find and confront yourself. Jake Gylenhaal gives a performance that you'll never forget. Michelle Williams and Ann Hathaway are incredibly good but the film belongs to Heath Ledger. I'm not going to talk about revelations or Oscar buzz, I'm just going to let you know that what he does in this film is so courageously beautiful, so truthful and so transcendental that his Ennis del Mar is bound to become a point of reference not just for us but for generations to come.