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MONEY
Did you know
Shot for just $2.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Bully
"It's 4 a.m... do you know where your kids are?"
2001 1h 53m EN
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Synopsis
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A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.
βIt's 4 a.m... do you know where your kids are?β
Cast
Brad Renfro
Marty Puccio
Rachel Miner
Lisa Connelly
Nick Stahl
Bobby Kent
Bijou Phillips
Ali Willis
Michael Pitt
Donny Semenex
Kelli Garner
Heather Swallers
Daniel Franzese
Cousin Derek
Leo Fitzpatrick
The Hitman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Larry Clark
- Writers
- David McKenna, Roger Pullis
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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MONEY
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Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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25 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Larry Clark, shot by Steve Gainer. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Joe Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andrew Hafitz 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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Brad Renfro and Rachel Miner and Nick Stahl carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Larry Clark directs. Steve Gainer behind the camera. Joe Poledouris scores. Andrew Hafitz cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.1M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 325 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
- 5Directed by Larry Clark, shot by Steve Gainer. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Joe Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Andrew Hafitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Brad Renfro and Rachel Miner and Nick Stahl carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "It's 4 a.m... do you know where your kids are?".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0242193 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 15 themes, including "florida", "rape", "sadism", "striptease".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Steve Gainer
- Original score
- Joe Poledouris
- Editing
- Andrew Hafitz
- Production design
- Linda Burton
- Costume design
- Carleen Ileana Rosado
- Makeup / hair
- Jamie Escarra
- Sound
- Lisle Engle
- Runtime
- 113 min Β· 1h 53m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,100,000
- Box office
- $480,811
- Return
- 23% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Bully (2001)
Awards
- Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Larry Clark
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
StudioCanal
FR
Muse Productions
US
- BL
Blacklist Films
US
- GR
Gravity Entertainment
US
Lions Gate Films
US
Key crew
- Art DirectionLarry Clark
- ProducerDon Murphy
- AuthorJim Schutze
- Sound Effects EditorJohanna Turner
- Sound Re-Recording MixerLisle Engle
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDerek Marcil
- Supervising Sound EditorJason George
- Sound EffectsAnne Slack
- Sound Re-Recording MixerWilliam Smith
- Visual EffectsMichael Backauskas
- StuntsCassandra McCormick
- Music CoordinatorStephanie Urcheck
- DriverDonald Dowd
- Assistant EditorBrent Joseph
- Executive ProducerArnaud Duteil
- Co-ProducerGuy Stodel
- Executive ProducerMark Mower
- Co-ProducerRobert Pfeffer
- Co-ProducerPeter Block
- Executive ProducerJordan Gertner
- Associate ProducerClark McCutchen
- Executive ProducerVincent Maraval
- Co-ProducerJacky Lee Morgan
- Executive ProducerManuel Chiche
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- florida
- rape
- sadism
- striptease
- bullying
- based on true story
- bully
- murder
- male homosexuality
- best friend
- falling in love
- group of friends
- youth culture
- teenage pregnancy
- recreational drug use
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2001-06-15Β· Method Fest
- Theatrical (limited)2001-07-13NR
Also known as
International titles
- ιΈεCN
- εηε°εΉ΄ζΏζζ‘CN
- Π₯ΡΠ»ΠΈΠ³Π°Π½RU
