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Don't Come Knocking poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 56.8 / 100
2005·Drama / Music / Western·2h 2m

DON'T COME KNOCKING

Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there...

Above the Line
Wim Wenders·DirectorSam Shepard·WriterWim Wenders·WriterFranz Lustig·Director of PhotographyT Bone Burnett·Original Music ComposerPeter Przygodda·Editor
Cast
Sam Shepard·HowardJessica Lange·DoreenTim Roth·SutterGabriel Mann·EarlSarah Polley·SkyFairuza Balk·AmberEva Marie Saint·Howard's MotherJames Roday Rodriguez·1st ADJeffrey Vincent Parise·2nd ADMajandra Delfino·1st Girl
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Wim Wenders·Director
Writing· 2
Sam Shepard·WriterWim Wenders·Writer
Camera· 1
Franz Lustig·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Peter Przygodda·EditorOli Weiss·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
T Bone Burnett·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 7
Caroline Eselin·Costume DesignNicole Lobart·Art DirectionWilliam Budge·Art DirectionDavid Storm·Set DecorationNathan Amondson·Set DesignerBarbara Lamelza·Makeup ArtistBarbara Lamelza·Key Makeup Artist
Production· 13
Karsten Brünig·ProducerJeremy Thomas·Executive ProducerIn-Ah Lee·ProducerSamson Mucke·Executive ProducerPeter Schwartzkopff·ProducerWim Wenders·Executive ProducerHeidi Levitt·CastingPeter Nadermann·Associate ProducerReinhold Elschot·Associate ProducerMeinolf Zurhorst·Associate ProducerAndreas Schreitmüller·Associate ProducerRémi Burah·Associate ProducerManfred Zurhorst·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 3
Renée Gundelach·Post Production ConsultingNiels Rinke·Post Production SupervisorD. Garen Tolkin·Key Hair Stylist
By the Numbers
56.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI -58%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man wearing a cowboy hat, a dark button-down shirt, jeans, and boots is sitting on the front of a vintage turquoise car. The car has a Nevada license plate th”

Key Elements
Cowboy HatVintage CarLicense Plate
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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