Mystic River (2003)
Coming Out at 8 October 2003 in theaters
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Mystic River is neo-noir mystery drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood. It stars Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, and Laura Linney. The screenplay, written by Brian Helgeland, was based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The film was produced by Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, and Eastwood. It is the first film in which Eastwood was credited as composer of the score.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Penn, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress for Harden, and Best Supporting Actor for Robbins. Penn and Robbins won in their respective categories, making Mystic River the first film to win both awards since Ben-Hur in 1959.
Three boys, Jimmy Markum, Sean Devine, and Dave Boyle play hockey in a Boston street in 1975. Spotting wet concrete, they start writing their names into it when a car pulls up with two men, one pretending to be a police officer and the other a priest. One gets out and berates the boys for their actions, and tells Dave to get into the car. The men kidnap Dave and sexually abuse him for four days until he escapes.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Brian Helgeland, Dennis Lehane (novel)
Stars: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney
Cast:
| Sean Penn | ► | Jimmy Markum |
| Tim Robbins | ► | Dave Boyle |
| Kevin Bacon | ► | Sean Devine |
| Laurence Fishburne | ► | Whitey Powers |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ► | Celeste Boyle |
| Laura Linney | ► | Annabeth Markum |
| Kevin Chapman | ► | Val Savage |
| Tom Guiry | ► | Brendan Harris |
| Emmy Rossum | ► | Katie Markum |
| Spencer Treat Clark | ► | Silent Ray Harris |
| Andrew Mackin | ► | John O’Shea |
| Adam Nelson | ► | Nick Savage |
| Robert Wahlberg | ► | Kevin Savage |
| Jenny O’Hara | ► | Esther Harris |
| John Doman | ► | Driver |
| Cameron Bowen | ► | Young Dave |
| Jason Kelly | ► | Young Jimmy |
| Connor Paolo | ► | Young Sean |
| T. Bruce Page | ► | Jimmy’s Father |
| Miles Herter | ► | Sean’s Father |
| Cayden Boyd | ► | Michael Boyle |
| Tori Davis | ► | Lauren Devine |
| Jonathan Togo | ► | Pete |
| Shawn Fitzgibbon | ► | Funeral Director |
| Will Lyman | ► | FBI Agent Birden |
| Celine du Tertre | ► | Nadine Markum |
| Ari Graynor | ► | Eve Pigeon |
| Zabeth Russell | ► | Diane Cestra |
| Joe Stapleton | ► | Drew Pigeon |
| Susan Willis | ► | Mrs. Prior |
| José Ramón Rosario | ► | Lt. Friel |
| Tom Kemp | ► | CSS Tech |
| Charley Broderick | ► | Medical Examiner |
| Lonnie Farmer | ► | Lab Technician |
| Celeste Oliva | ► | Trooper Jenny Coughlin |
| Bates Wilder | ► | Loud Mouth Cop |
| Douglass Bowen Flynn | ► | Cop at Barricade |
| Bill Thorpe | ► | Neighbor at Barricade |
| Matty Blake | ► | Cop in Park |
| Ken Cheeseman | ► | Dave’s Friend in Bar |
| Scott Winters | ► | Detective |
| Thomas Derrah | ► | Headstone Salesman |
| Jim Smith | ► | Reporter |
| Patrick Shea | ► | Handcuffed Man |
| Duncan B. Putney | ► | Solicitor in Car |
| Ed O’Keefe | ► | Communion Priest |
| Dave Zee Garison | ► | ’75 Police Officer |
| Michael McGovern | ► | ’75 Reporter |
| Bill Richards | ► | Helicopter Pilot |
| Michael Peavey | ► | Helicopter Pilot |
| Susan Bergeron | ► | Looky-Loo at Murder Scene |
| Eric Bruno Borgman | ► | Murder Scene Spectator |
| Robin Brodsky | ► | Bar Patron |
| Paul Bronk | ► | Detective |
| Joshua Brown | ► | Murder scene bystander |
| Kevin Conway | ► | Theo |
| Don Dailey | ► | Grandfather |
| Richard DeAgazio | ► | Church Family Member |
| James DeVoy | ► | Parade Patron |
| Sean Patrick Doherty | ► | Boston Cop |
| Curt Fennell | ► | Man in Cafeteria |
| John Ferus | ► | Pedestrian |
| Shawn Fogarty | ► | Murder Scene Spectator |
| John Franchi | ► | Bar Patron |
| Brian Frates | ► | State Police Detective |
| Jonathon Frost | ► | Man at Parade |
| Gary Greenberg | ► | Innocent Bystander |
| Mackenzie Hawe | ► | Communion Child |
| Dean H. Huh | ► | Detective |
| Jon Joyce | ► | Man in Fight Scene |
| Mikey Kelley | ► | Walkie-Talkie (voice) |
| Colleen Kelly | ► | Boston Cop |
| Stephen Kyle | ► | Shopper |
| Adam LaFramboise | ► | Parade Spectator |
| Loy Lee | ► | Bus Boy |
| Paul McGillicuddy | ► | Pedestrian |
| Brett Murphy | ► | Boy |
| Tom Murphy | ► | Neighbor at Barricade |
| Lance Norris | ► | Bartender |
| Mark O’Leary | ► | Baseball Player #1 |
| Stephen O’Neil Martin | ► | Boston Cop |
| Ryan Patrick | ► | School Boy |
| John Pungitore | ► | Worker |
| Seth Reich | ► | Boston Cop |
| Frank Ridley | ► | Police Detective |
| Greg Stechman | ► | Parade Spectator |
| Anthony Taurasi | ► | Boston Cop |
| Sarah Jeanette Taylor | ► | Mourner |
| Jerry Trupiano | ► | Baseball Announcer |
| J.T. Turner | ► | Church Goer |
| Brian Van Kay | ► | Police Detective |
| Marc Vos | ► | Bar Patron |
| Eli Wallach | ► | Mr. Loonie – Liquor Store Owner |
| Victor Warren | ► | Police Detective |
| Jillian Wheeler | ► | Sara Markum |
| Brian A. White | ► | State Trooper |
| Kris Williams | ► | Spectator |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia
