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:

Self Discovery | 1970s | Phone | Father Son Relationship | Bicycle

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 77 wins & 64 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	8:00 AM	BRAVO
Tue. July 29	1:00 AM	BRAVO

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Alberta Film Entertainment

Trivia:

During its first weekend of release (playing in only five US theaters), this set a record for the highest per-screen gross of any non-animated movie in history.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The tractor trailer rigs are too modern for the time period. At the beginning of the movie the tractor used in the film wasn't the kind rolling along the highways in the 1960s.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Fa yeung nin wa (2000)

Soundtrack:

I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall

A Cinematic Landmark

The feeling lingers. The images come back, not to haunt you but to reassure you. There is an element of hope within the melancholic sadness of this Ang Lee masterpiece. There hasn't been such a limpid definition of love since the world was still innocent. Limpid, yes, that's the word that comes to mind, remembering the shy lopsided smile of the extraordinary Heath Ledger. Who could possibly have predicted that Heath Ledger was such a giant, unquestionably destined to a legendary career. Well, Ang Lee I guess. Lee seems in total control of his canvas. Every frame is a moment, the silences are exquisite, the humans are as humans are and we're allowed to dive into their hearts without tricks without illusions. Raw, limpid, poetic and above all, true. I can't wait for the world to meet Jack and Ennis in this startling Ang Lee, Larry McMurtry universe.