The Woodsman
Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama
Release Year: 2004
Country: USA
Runtime: 87
Rating: 2.6 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Nicole Kassell
Sound: Dolby Digital
Taglines:
Writing by: Steven Fechter - (play)
Nicole Kassell - (screenplay) and
Steven Fechter - (screenplay)
Produced by: Kevin Bacon - executive producer
Marvet Britto - co-executive producer
Lisa Cortes - co-producer (as Lisa Cortés)
Lee Daniels - producer
Damon Dash - executive producer
Valerie Hoffman - co-producer
Brook Lenfest - executive producer (as Brook)
Dawn Lenfest - executive producer
Dave Robinson - co-producer
Simone Sheffield - associate producer
Candice Williams - associate producer
Cast: Kevin Bacon - Walter
David Alan Grier - Bob
Eve - Mary-Kay
Kyra Sedgwick - Vicki
Benjamin Bratt - Carlos
Carlos Leon - Pedro
Michael Shannon - Rosen
Kevin Rice - Candy
Mos Def - Sgt. Lucas
Hannah Pilkes - Robin
Jessica Nagle - Annette
Music: Nathan Larson
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Plot Outline: A pedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
Plot: After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a tough-talking woman who promises not to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past. A convicted sex offender, Walter is warily eyed by his brother-in-law, shunned by his sister, lives in fear of being discovered at work, and is hounded by a suspicious local police officer, Detective Lucas. After befriending a young girl in a neighborhood park, Walter must also grapple with the terrible prospect of his own reawakened demons.
Crazy Credits: We know about 2 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
Before the show, Vicky always says, “Yeah, right!” Then Cosmo and Wanda change her head into something different each show.
Goofs: We know about 3 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Continuity: The first time Sgt. Lucas comes, he notices the cherry table that Carlos brought back. The plant is already there, even though Vickie doesnt bring it to Walter until later.
Trivia: There are 4 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- The original script took first place at the 2001 Slamdance Screenplay Competition.
- As part of the research, director Nicole Kassell conducted interviews with sex offenders and the therapists working with them.
- The movie was released in the US just nine days after the state of California put its sex offender register online. The law, called “Megans Law” after Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old abducted and killed by a sex offender who was her neighbor. According to it, parents must be able to check whether there are any convicted sex offenders in their neighborhood.
