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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Blackbird
2007 1h 48m EN
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2.0
SKIP
★2.0TMDB · 3
Drama
Synopsis
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In 1990s New York City, teen runaway Froggy is caught in the throes of heroin addiction as she falls in love with a fellow junky, war veteran Baylis. The couple finds comfort in each other, yet they are already far too deep in a wild downward spiral.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Gillian Jacobs
Froggy
Paul Sparks
Baylis
Danny Hoch
Pinchback
Michael Shannon
Murl
Annie Parisse
Angie
Gary Wilmes
Zljko
Stephen Adly Guirgis
Mercado
Guy Van Swearingen
Herby
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Adam Rapp
- Writers
- Adam Rapp
- Languages
- English
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Adam Rapp, shot by Richard Rutkowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Dawn Landes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Michael Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Gillian Jacobs and Paul Sparks and Danny Hoch carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0972546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Adam Rapp directs. Richard Rutkowski behind the camera. Dawn Landes scores. Michael Taylor cuts. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 19 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Adam Rapp, shot by Richard Rutkowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Dawn Landes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Michael Taylor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Gillian Jacobs and Paul Sparks and Danny Hoch carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0972546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Richard Rutkowski
- Original score
- Dawn Landes
- Editing
- Michael Taylor
- Production design
- David Korins
- Costume design
- Erika Munro
- Runtime
- 108 min · 1h 48m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $475,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Blackbird (2007)
Also by
Adam Rapp
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Selected frames
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Key crew
- Production DesignDavid Korins
- Script SupervisorKatri Billard
- Costume DesignErika Munro
- EditorMichael Taylor
- Executive ProducerMark Fallon
- Line ProducerPeter Pastorelli
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2007-03-12NR· South by Southwest Film Festival
