Don't Come Knocking (Original title)Don't Come Knockin' (Working title)
Dates: 2005 (Copyright), 28 April 2006 (Release)Countries: Germany, France, United Kingdom, USADirector: Wim Wenders
Synopsis: Traditional Western star Howard Spence walks off the set of his latest film, dragged by a surfeit of booze, women and hellraiser headlines into a personal crisis. He begins searching for value to his life with a visit to his mother Lulu. She tells Spence that he has a child he never met and he heads for Indiana to see lost-love Doreen and the son she bore him 30 years ago.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Actors and actresses
Releases
Date: 25 August 2005Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby SR / Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 122 mins Dialogue (original): English / Subtitles: German
Date: 28 April 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby SR / Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 110 mins 45 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia TriStar Films (UK)
Title: Fools for loveAuthor: BOSWORTH, Patricia Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief piece on DON'T COME KNOCKING and its stars Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange, with photograph by Bruce Weber.
In: Filmmaker v14 n2 Winter 2006 Pages: 72-82,84-85,118-122
Title: Defining momentsArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A variety of filmmakers whose film's were screened at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, briefly describe their favouri- te experience of working on their film.
In: Empire n204 June 2006 Page: 44
Title: In Cinemas: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n674 September 2006 Page: 117
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: CURTIS, Adrienne Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v16 n6 June 2006 Page: 46
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: FALCON, Richard Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue vSupp German Film 2006 Pages: 96-97
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - vSupp German Film 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Credits include production/sales contact details.
In: Film Review n670 June 2006 Pages: 76-80
Title: Director's chair: Wim WendersAuthor: MOTTRAM, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A portrait of Wim Wenders, who also comments on the making of DON'T COME KNOCKING.
In: Film Review n670 June 2006 Page: 97
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: MOTTRAM, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1496 8 Apr 2005 Pages: 16-17,19
Title: Best in show: the class of 2005Author: HALLIGAN, Fionnuala Article type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: A preview of possible North American contenders at the 2005 Cannes, Venice and Toronto festivals and 2006 Sundance and Berlin festivals.
In: Vertigo v2 n9 Aut/Win 2005 Page: 48
Title: Performance indicatorsAuthor: MOWE, Richard Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Actress/film-maker Sarah Polley brieftly talks about building her career in Canada rather than the US and gaining a part in Wim Wenders's DON'T COME KNOCKING.
In: Cinema Scope n23 Summer 2005 Pages: 54-55
Title: Cannes: Rhinestone cowboysAuthor: MCGAVIN, Patrick Z. Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1504 10 Jun 2005 Page: 23
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: HUNTER, Allan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue v58th May 11-22, 2005 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Cannes Film Festival Catalogue - v58th May 11-22, 2005: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits include production/sales/distributor contact details Brief script exceprt.
In: Screen International n1506 24 Jun 2005 Page: 10
Title: On the road againAuthor: ANDERSON, John Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Director Wim Wenders briefly comments on the making of DON'T COME KNOCKING with Sam Shepard.
In: Screen International n1423 3 Oct 2003 Page: 5
Title: Knockin' o the door of Germany's film fundsArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of funding for Wim Wenders new project DON'T COME KNOCKIN'.
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n44 2 Nov 2002 Page: 6
Title: Wenders dreht mit ShepardArticle type: ArticleLanguage: German
Description: In May 2003 Wim Wenders will begin work with Sam Shepard on his new movie DON'T COME KNOCKIN'.
Dates: 2005 (Copyright), 28 April 2006 (Release)Countries: Germany, France, United Kingdom, USADirector: Wim Wenders
Synopsis: Traditional Western star Howard Spence walks off the set of his latest film, dragged by a surfeit of booze, women and hellraiser headlines into a personal crisis. He begins searching for value to his life with a visit to his mother Lulu. She tells Spence that he has a child he never met and he heads for Indiana to see lost-love Doreen and the son she bore him 30 years ago.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Actors and actresses
Releases
Date: 25 August 2005Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby SR / Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 122 mins Dialogue (original): English / Subtitles: German
Date: 28 April 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby SR / Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 110 mins 45 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia TriStar Films (UK)
Credits
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©: Reverse Angle Production GmbH, ©: Reverse Angle International GmbH, Production Company: Reverse Angle Production GmbH, In co-production with: Reverse Angle International GmbH, Arte France Cinéma, In association with: EuroArts, In association with: HanWay Films Ltd, In association with: Network Movie, In association with: Océan Films, In association with: Recorded Picture Company, In association with: Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH, In association with: Sony Pictures Classics, IDT Entertainment, In co-operation with: FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt, In co-operation with: FilmFörderung Hamburg, MBB - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Production Services: DCK Productions, Production Services: IPS International Production Services GmbH, International Sales: HanWay Films Ltd, Executive Producer: Jeremy Thomas, Produced by/Presented by: Peter Schwartzkopff, Producer: Karsten Brünig, Producer: Lee In-ah, Co-producer: Carsten Lorenz, Associate Producer: Reinhold Elschot, Associate Producer: Stephan Mallmann, Associate Producer: Michel Reilhac, Associate Producer: Meinolf Zurhorst, Associate Producer: Rémi Burah, Associate Producer: Frank Graf, Associate Producer: Peter Nadermann, Associate Producer: Andreas Schreitmüller, Unit Production Manager: Samson Mücke, Production Supervisor: Haley Sweet, Production Co-ordinator: Shaun McNally, Production Co-ordinator: Tobin Adams, Production Co-ordinator: Traceigh Scottel, Production Accountant: Karl Objartel, Production Accountant: Barbara Ann Stein, Location Manager: Dennis Williams, Post-production Supervisor: Niels Rinke, Post-production Supervisor: Dominik Bollen, Production Consultant: Douglas McKay, Production Consultant: Renée Gundelach, Assistant Director (1st): Josef Lieck, Assistant Director (2nd): Edward McGurn, Script Supervisor: Sylvie Michel-Casey, Casting: Heidi Levitt, Casting Associate: Michele Short, Laura Corrin, ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris, Screenplay: Sam Shepard, Story: Sam Shepard, Wim Wenders, Director of Photography: Franz Lustig, Camera Operator: Bengt Jönsson, Steadicam Operator: Thomas Hill Lohmann, Chief Lighting Technician: James Elton Davis, Key Grip: Thomas Lembcke, Still Photographer: Donata Wenders, Visual Effects Supervisor: Juri Stanossek, Dominik Trimborn, Visual Effects Production Manager: Sacha Bertram, Special Effects: Paul Lombardi, Special Effects: Lenny Dalrymple, Special Effects: Steven Dearth, Editor: Peter Przygodda, Editor: Oli Weiss, Production Designer: Nathan Amondson, Art Director: William Budge, Art Director: Nicole Loebart, [Art Department] Set Director: David Storm, Property Master: Jeffrey O'Brien, Construction Co-ordinator: Mike Clark, Costume Designer: Caroline Eselin-schaefer, Costume Supervisor: Jennifer Day Young, Key Make-up: Barbara Lamelza, Make-up Artist: Fredrick 'Sam' Debree, Make-up Artist for Miss [Jessica] Lange: Bonita DeHaven, Key Hair: Garen Tolkin, Title Design: Darius Ghanai, Opticals: Eva Rais, Negative Cutter: Veronika Auer, Colour Timer: Charly Huser, Colour by: Kodak, Music: T Bone Burnett, Additional Music: Patrick Warren, Walter Spencer, Executive Music Producer: T Bone Burnett, Supervising Music Editor: Fernand Bos, Music Editor: Dave Klotz, [Music] Mixed/Engineered by: Mike Piersante, Additional [Music] Engineering (NY): Andy Taub, Sound Design: Claude Letessier, Production Sound Mixer: Matthew Nicolay, Boom Operator: Don Nelson, Dubbing Mixer: Manfred Arbter, Supervising Sound Editor: Walter Spencer, Dialogue Editor: Oliver Barth, Sound Effects Editor: Michael Baird, Foley Artist: Carsten Richter, Foley Recordist: Marcus Sujata, Stunt Co-ordinator Moab: Stan Barrett, Stunt Co-ordinator Wendover: Hugh O'Brien, Falling Stuntman 1: Stanton Barrett, Falling Stuntman 2: Casey O'Neill, Sam Shepard Stunt Double: Jesse Shepard, Stand-in: Jinny Story, Stand-in: David Sanders, Dolby Consultant: Hubert Henle, Hawk Anamorphic Lenses: Vantage Film GmbH, Helicopter Pilot: John T. Scanlon, Public Relations: Patricia Bauermeister, Public Relations: Charles McDonald, Tracy Y. Scottel, Making Of Crew (Director/Writer): Willem Droste, Making Of Crew (Sound): Andrew Amondson, Making Of Crew (Editor): Simone Hofmann, Cameras by: Otto Nemenz
Cast
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Sam Shepard (Howard Spence), Jessica Lange (Doreen), Tim Roth (Sutter), Gabriel Mann (Earl), Sarah Polley (Sky), Fairuza Balk (Amber), Eva Marie Saint (Lulu, Howard's mother), James Gammon (old ranch hand), George Kennedy (director), Marley Shelton (starlet), Rodney A. Grant (Wild-Eye), Tim Matheson (producer 1), Julia Sweeney (producer 2), Kurt Fuller (Mr Daily), James Roday (1st AD [assistant director]), Majandra Delfino (1st girl), Marieh Delfino (2nd girl), Jeff Parise (2nd AD [assistant director]), Robin Twogood (patrolman), Mike Butters (businessman), Rita Hutchison (Mexican woman), Tom F. Farrell (Cliff Ormsby), Yuri Elvin (casino bartender), Rachel Amondson (cocktail waitress), Jinny Story (drunken girl), Hugh Aodh O'brien (security guard), Raymond O'Conner (Charlie, Elko policeman), Carrie Jones (Elko waitress), Emy Coligado (desk clerk), Kristina Lankford (maid), Katie Goodman (M&M waitress)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Vanity Fair n548 April 2006 Pages: [128]-129Title: Fools for loveAuthor: BOSWORTH, Patricia Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief piece on DON'T COME KNOCKING and its stars Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange, with photograph by Bruce Weber.
In: Filmmaker v14 n2 Winter 2006 Pages: 72-82,84-85,118-122
Title: Defining momentsArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A variety of filmmakers whose film's were screened at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, briefly describe their favouri- te experience of working on their film.
In: Empire n204 June 2006 Page: 44
Title: In Cinemas: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Film Review n674 September 2006 Page: 117
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: CURTIS, Adrienne Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v16 n6 June 2006 Page: 46
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: FALCON, Richard Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue vSupp German Film 2006 Pages: 96-97
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - vSupp German Film 2006: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Credits include production/sales contact details.
In: Film Review n670 June 2006 Pages: 76-80
Title: Director's chair: Wim WendersAuthor: MOTTRAM, James Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A portrait of Wim Wenders, who also comments on the making of DON'T COME KNOCKING.
In: Film Review n670 June 2006 Page: 97
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: MOTTRAM, James Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1496 8 Apr 2005 Pages: 16-17,19
Title: Best in show: the class of 2005Author: HALLIGAN, Fionnuala Article type: PreviewLanguage: English
Description: A preview of possible North American contenders at the 2005 Cannes, Venice and Toronto festivals and 2006 Sundance and Berlin festivals.
In: Vertigo v2 n9 Aut/Win 2005 Page: 48
Title: Performance indicatorsAuthor: MOWE, Richard Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Actress/film-maker Sarah Polley brieftly talks about building her career in Canada rather than the US and gaining a part in Wim Wenders's DON'T COME KNOCKING.
In: Cinema Scope n23 Summer 2005 Pages: 54-55
Title: Cannes: Rhinestone cowboysAuthor: MCGAVIN, Patrick Z. Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n1504 10 Jun 2005 Page: 23
Title: Don't Come KnockingAuthor: HUNTER, Allan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue v58th May 11-22, 2005 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Cannes Film Festival Catalogue - v58th May 11-22, 2005: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits include production/sales/distributor contact details Brief script exceprt.
In: Screen International n1506 24 Jun 2005 Page: 10
Title: On the road againAuthor: ANDERSON, John Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Director Wim Wenders briefly comments on the making of DON'T COME KNOCKING with Sam Shepard.
In: Screen International n1423 3 Oct 2003 Page: 5
Title: Knockin' o the door of Germany's film fundsArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Details of funding for Wim Wenders new project DON'T COME KNOCKIN'.
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n44 2 Nov 2002 Page: 6
Title: Wenders dreht mit ShepardArticle type: ArticleLanguage: German
Description: In May 2003 Wim Wenders will begin work with Sam Shepard on his new movie DON'T COME KNOCKIN'.