The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing... Read allThe tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 56 wins & 144 nominations total
- Brendan Harris
- (as Thomas Guiry)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe situation at the opening of the movie is based on an incident when, as a child, author Dennis Lehane's mother severely reprimanded him for getting into a car with men who claimed to be plain-clothes policemen.
- GoofsAt around 5 minutes in, as the young Dave Boyle is being driven away by the pedophiles, there's a cut back to the young Jimmy and Sean standing in the street. In the background to the right, in plain view, is a modern era police car guarding the filming location.
- Quotes
Sean Devine: So Jimmy, when was the last time you saw Dave?
Jimmy Markum: The last time I saw Dave...
Sean Devine: Yeah, Dave Boyle.
Jimmy Markum: Dave Boyle...
Sean Devine: Yeah Jimmy, Dave Boyle.
Jimmy Markum: That was twenty-five years ago, going up this street, in the back of that car.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Logos at the beginning of the film are not animated. They are both colored grey and stay in the middle of the screen.
- SoundtracksMystic River
Composed by Clint Eastwood
Mystic River has a stellar cast Tim Robbins, Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon to name a few and there are some excellent performances. Penn, in the lead role, is sadly perhaps the weakest of these three as he is seems far too conscious of those Oscar worthy moments', with the camera closing in for yet another close-up of his lingering, tortured, seemingly over-rehearsed expressions. Actors who go through this phase need a rapid infusion of French Cinema to correct their hyperbaric egos if they wish to ascend loftily and gracefully through stardom. Robbins and Bacon seem far more comfortable with their roles, without the need to be centre stage quite so much, and Marcia Gay Harden, who has already collected one Oscar for her role in Pollock, is quite superb, playing a long suffering wife with what seems like suppressed hysteria growing into panic. Mystic River is a good film and worth going to see - but such a shame it isn't another cinematic masterpiece we feel we can still hope for from director Clint Eastwood.
- Chris_Docker
- Oct 27, 2003
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Dòng Sông Kì Bí
- Filming locations
- Doyle's Pub - 3484 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA(bar where Dave sees Jimmy's daughter)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $90,135,191
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $640,815
- Oct 12, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $156,595,191
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1