Milwaukee, Minnesota R
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 35 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 13, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Tartan Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Alison Folland, Troy Garrity & Randy Quaid | |
Performer: | Bruce Dern & Josh Brolin | |
Directed by | Allan Mindel | |
Screenwriting by | R.D. Murphy | |
Composition by | Michael Convertino & Robert Muzingo | |
Produced by | Allan Mindel, Michael Brody & Jeff Kirshbaum | |
Director of Photography: | Bernd Heinl |
Entertainment Reviews:
Contains all the elements of a charmingly offbeat independent film, but somehow those elements never quite gel.
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Film Journal International
Rating: 2.5/5 --
Most of its cast makes strong impressions, but the plot and motivation don't quite jell, resulting in a minor item that shows its star Troy Garity to good advantage.
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Los Angeles Times
Rating: 3/4 --
Memorable enough to warrant another shot at director. This film ends in a way that proves Mindel doesn't rely on cliches to make a statement.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Rating: C+ --
Two miscast actors provide all the annoyance the public can take.
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Compuserve
Rating: 1.5/5 --
Allan Mindel is too taken with a Midwestern strain of weirdos who flounder in ramshackle houses, no-tell hotels and depressing juke joints.
New York Times
A strange, compelling film, with Mr. Garity as a likeable, winning centerpiece.
Observer
Rating: 1.5/4 --
Everyone seems to be playing someone else in Allan Mindel's full-of-potential, slight-of-script Milwaukee, Minnesota.
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Chicago Tribune
Product Description:
Troy Garrity shines as the mentally challenged Albert Burroughs in Allan Mindel's debut feature film, MILWAUKEE, MINNESOTA. Set in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the well-written tale centers on Albert, a 30-year-old who lives with his domineering mother (Debra Monk) and works for a grizzled old man (Bruce Dern) in a copy store. Albert has amassed a small fortune winning ice-fishing contests, as he has the unique ability to "hear" the fish. When his mother is killed after some suspicious characters show up in town--brother and sister con team Tuey (Alison Folland) and Stan (Hank Harris), and traveling salesman Jerry (Randy Quaid)--it suddenly seems that everyone is after Albert's money, taking advantage of his kindness and the state of his mind. Things are amiss in Mindel's small-town America, which features rape, murder, grifters, transvestites, and lots of lies and deception.
Garrity, the son of politician Tom Hayden and actress Jane Fonda, is a standout; audiences will immediately fall for his intelligent, warm, moving portrayal of a simpleminded young man. Strong support is offered by an excellent cast, including Dern, Monk, and Quaid as well as a special appearance by Josh Brolin and Warhol Factory veteran Holly Woodlawn.
Garrity, the son of politician Tom Hayden and actress Jane Fonda, is a standout; audiences will immediately fall for his intelligent, warm, moving portrayal of a simpleminded young man. Strong support is offered by an excellent cast, including Dern, Monk, and Quaid as well as a special appearance by Josh Brolin and Warhol Factory veteran Holly Woodlawn.