Prince Avalanche

2013 1h 34m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 346

ComedyDrama

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Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paul Rudd
Alvin
Emile Hirsch
Lance
Lance LeGault
Truck Driver
Joyce Payne
Lady
Gina Grande
Madison
Lynn Shelton
Madison (voice)
Larry Kretchmar
Lumberjack
Enoch Moon
Lumberjack

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Gordon Green
Writers: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, David Gordon Green
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Gordon Green, shot by Tim Orr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Wingo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Colin Patton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch and Lance LeGault carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2195548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Gordon Green directs. Tim Orr behind the camera. David Wingo scores. Colin Patton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
4Directed by David Gordon Green, shot by Tim Orr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Wingo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Colin Patton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch and Lance LeGault carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2195548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "texas", "camping", "tent", "highway".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tim Orr
Original score: David Wingo
Editing: Colin Patton
Production design: Richard A. Wright
Costume design: Jill Newell
Makeup / hair: Tara Cooper
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $725,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Prince Avalanche (2013)

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Andre Wilfred Sanders2023-03-28
★ 7/10
An argument between two people in a quiet environment It was an argument between two people with different personalities, one wise and the other reckless, in an environment characterized by calm and beauty of nature, whose mission is to repair the highway in Texas. I found this movie from the archives of the sites and was able to take it. It was fun. It is one of the best movies I watched in 2013. If you're only into action packed, romantic, comedy movies, and whatnot, and don't like this movie, it doesn't mean it's shit. It's just that this isn't your movie. I loved it. The comic paragraphs were wonderful and the personal psychological transformations of the hero Paul Rudd were impressive. How did a wise person who wants to work hard turn into a reckless personality after an emotional shock as a result of his beloved leaving him?.

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