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25/08/2005 Drama, Western 2h 3m
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Overview

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...

  1. Wim Wenders

    Director, Writer

  2. Sam Shepard

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Sam Shepard

    Howard

  2. Jessica Lange

    Doreen

  3. Tim Roth

    Sutter

  4. Gabriel Mann

    Earl

  5. Sarah Polley

    Sky

  6. Fairuza Balk

    Amber

  7. Eva Marie Saint

    Howard's Mother

  8. James Roday Rodriguez

    1st AD

  9. Jeffrey Vincent Parise

    2nd AD

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-07-23
Caught between Earth and Sky

RELEASED IN 2005 and directed by Wim Wenders, "Don't Come Knocking" tells the story of a 60 year-old B-Western film has-been, Howard Spence (Sam Shepard), who is sick of his meaningless scandalous carnal existence. While on a film set in Utah he jumps ship and flees on a horse, searching for SOMETHING, like a reason to exist. He ultimately travels to Butte, Montana, where he gets reacquainted with an ex-girlfriend (Jessica Lange) and meets an angry young musician (Gabriel Mann) as well as a mysterious spiritual woman (Sarah Polley). Meanwhile the film company ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,000,000.00

Revenue
$4,663,501.00

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