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Writer:
Chris Eigeman (writer)
Tagline:
Sometimes Your Last Shot is Your First Break
Plot:
A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband. full summary | full synopsis
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3 wins
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1 nomination
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2009 Spirit Award Nominations
(From IFC. 2 December 2008, 9:09 AM, PST)
Chris Eigeman on "Turn the River"
(From IFC. 8 May 2008, 2:25 PM, PDT)
(From IFC. 2 December 2008, 9:09 AM, PST)
Chris Eigeman on "Turn the River"
(From IFC. 8 May 2008, 2:25 PM, PDT)
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pool on the hill
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Famke Janssen | ... | Kailey Sullivan | |
| Jaymie Dornan | ... | Gulley | |
| Rip Torn | ... | Teddy Quinette | |
| Matt Ross | ... | David | |
| Lois Smith | ... | Abby | |
| Marin Hinkle | ... | Ellen | |
| Terry Kinney | ... | Markus | |
| John Juback | ... | Duncan | |
| Tony Robles | ... | Ralph | |
| Jordan Bridges | ... | Brad | |
| Ari Graynor | ... | Charlotte | |
| Santo D'Asaro | ... | Scott | |
| Zoe Lister Jones | ... | Kat | |
| Elizabeth Atkeson | ... | Sally | |
| Joseph Siravo | ... | Warren |
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T.T.R. (USA) (informal short title)
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Rated R for language.
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92 min
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Revealing mistakes: What Kailey writes on her letter to Quinn inside the pick-up truck doesn't match what he reads on the paper. She writes 'she slept on top of the pool table' then folds it up and slips it in the envelope. But when Quinn reads it the following morning, he reads "she slept on top of the table for a few days and then was gone. She played lots of pool." He then proceeds to read something written on the back of the paper to which we had no knowledge of her ever writing since she just folded up the piece of paper and slipped it in the envelope without turning it over.
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Is this movie about pool?does Famke Janssen do all her own pool shots in this movie?
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I will say that Chris Eigeman's "Turn the River" constitutes a worthy character study, but I did find it a little slow. Famke Janssen plays Kailey Sullivan, a woman with some problems in life. However, she does have one noble aim: rescuing her son (Jaymie Dornan) from his abusive father. From here, much of the movie centers on Kailey's playing pool and how it works into her plan.
Like I said, this movie works best as a character study, as I found it a little slow. One thing that I wondered while watching it is how they film people playing pool. You can't tell where the balls will go when people hit them, so do the people behind the camera just film the scene over and over again until the balls go the right way? Anyway, OK seeing maybe once. Also starring Rip Torn.