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MONEY
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Earned back only 73% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Black Snake Moan
"Everything is hotter down south."
2006 1h 56m EN
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SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 1,012
Drama
Synopsis
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A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
“Everything is hotter down south.”
Cast
Christina Ricci
Rae
Samuel L. Jackson
Lazarus
Justin Timberlake
Ronnie Morgan
S. Epatha Merkerson
Angela
John Cothran
Reverend R. L.
David Banner
Tehronne
Michael Raymond-James
Gill
Adriane Lenox
Rose Woods
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Craig Brewer
- Writers
- Craig Brewer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 20 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Craig Brewer, shot by Amy Vincent. 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 Scott Bomar. 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 Billy Fox 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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Christina Ricci and Samuel L. Jackson and Justin Timberlake carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Everything is hotter down south.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0462200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Craig Brewer directs. Amy Vincent behind the camera. Scott Bomar scores. Billy Fox cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 73% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 20 years ago.
- 3Directed by Craig Brewer, shot by Amy Vincent. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Scott Bomar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Billy Fox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Christina Ricci and Samuel L. Jackson and Justin Timberlake carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Everything is hotter down south.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0462200 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 10 themes, including "southern usa", "musician", "blues", "trauma".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Amy Vincent
- Original score
- Scott Bomar
- Editing
- Billy Fox
- Production design
- Keith Brian Burns
- Costume design
- Paul A. Simmons Jr.
- Makeup / hair
- Joani Yarbrough
- Sound
- Dane A. Davis
- Stunt coordinator
- Kiante Elam
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $10,900,000
- Return
- 73% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Craig Brewer
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Paramount Vantage
US
- NE
New Deal Productions
US
- SO
Southern Cross the Dog Productions
Key crew
- ProducerStephanie Allain
- ProducerJohn Singleton
- EditorBilly Fox
- Executive ProducerRon Schmidt
- Costume DesignPaul A. Simmons Jr.
- Production DesignKeith Brian Burns
- CastingKimberly Hardin
- Second Assistant DirectorHeather Grierson
- First Assistant "A" CameraJamie Felz
- Unit Production ManagerRon Schmidt
- Art DirectionLiba Daniels
- Graphic DesignerPeter Sattler
- StuntsJ.J. Dashnaw
- StuntsKevin Reid
- First Assistant DirectorJames Alan Hensz
- Art Department CoordinatorEmmy Ellison
- Sound DesignerDane A. Davis
- Executive Music ProducerScott Bomar
- "A" Camera OperatorJeffrey Greeley
- Post Production SupervisorTerra Abroms
- Script SupervisorIlene Pickus
- Boom OperatorNathan Black
- Stunt CoordinatorKiante Elam
- Set DecorationMeg Everist
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- southern usa
- musician
- blues
- trauma
- military service
- tennessee
- nymphomaniac
- captive
- moonshine
- drunkenness
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2006-12-09· Austin Butt-Numb-A-Thon
- Premiere2007-01-24· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical2007-03-02R
- Physical2007-06-26R· DVD, Blu-ray
Also known as
International titles
- Стон черной змеиRU
- Kara Yılan İnliyorTR
- Black Snake Moan - Lockruf der schwarzen SchlangeDE
- Entre o Céu e o InfernoBR
- 사무엘잭슨의 블랙스네이크KR
- 사무엘잭슨의 블랙 스네이크KR
- 블랙 스네이크KR
- 블랙스네이크KR
