Blow the Man Down

"Small town. Big secrets."

2019 1h 30m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 349

DramaMysteryComedy

Synopsis

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While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village.

“Small town. Big secrets.”

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Cast

Morgan Saylor
Mary Beth Connolly
Sophie Lowe
Priscilla Connolly
Margo Martindale
Enid Nora Devlin
June Squibb
Susie Gallagher
Annette O'Toole
Gail Maguire
Marceline Hugot
Doreen Burke
Gayle Rankin
Alexis
Will Brittain
Officer Justin Brennan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Danielle Krudy
Writers: Danielle Krudy, Bridget Savage Cole
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Danielle Krudy, shot by Todd Banhazl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Morgan Saylor and Sophie Lowe and Margo Martindale carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Small town. Big secrets.".

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8 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt8299768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Danielle Krudy directs. Todd Banhazl behind the camera. Brian McOmber scores. Marc Vives cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Directed by Danielle Krudy, shot by Todd Banhazl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Brian McOmber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Marc Vives shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Morgan Saylor and Sophie Lowe and Margo Martindale carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Small town. Big secrets.".
8IMDB entry: tt8299768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "small town", "prostitute", "sister", "cover-up".

The technical file

Cinematography: Todd Banhazl
Original score: Brian McOmber
Editing: Marc Vives
Production design: Jasmine Ballou Jones
Costume design: Brooke Bennett
Makeup / hair: Ralph Lambiase
VFX supervisor: Philip McGuire
Sound: Chris Foster
Stunt coordinator: Jennifer Lamb
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Blow the Man Down (2019)

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What people are saying

Peter McGinn2020-11-18
★ 5/10
I was led to watch this on the recommendation of a couple friends. They liked it and mentioned it was set in our home state of Maine. I guess I wasn’t as impressed with it as much as they were, for I only finished watching it because of that recommendation and the Maine connection. I write novels, so I suppose plotting matters to me for that reason, and I had some difficulty from nearly the beginning here. When you have two cops in this small town investigating a crime energetically (at least by one of them — the other was a little more folksy about it), it doesn’t quite wash with me that the same police would turn a blind eye to a house of prostitution for decades. And there is vagueness here: vague threats, mysterious references to the past, motivations are hinted at but not defined. It reminds me of a Bob Dylan song, whose lyrics often reveal more by the details he leaves out. But that works better with a five-minute song than with a 90 minute movie. Anyway, it doesn’t seem like it wouldn’t have taken much to greatly improve the film. If you are looking for mood and a distraction while doing g something else like — I dondon’t know, housework or phone texting or internet surfing, the movie might intrigue you, but less so if you sit down with popcorn and really dig into the logic and the complexities of the story.

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