But its raw performances and dirty-realist immersion in a harsh environment keep Cook County. Showings in 2008, the movie has taken so long to reach theaters. Donowho, Polly Cook.
| Cook County | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Pomes |
| Produced by | David Pomes |
| Written by | David Pomes |
| Cinematography | Brad Rushing |
| Edited by | Branan Edgens |
| |
| 93 minutes | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cook County is a 2008-2009 American independent drama film written, directed, and produced by the Houston based filmmaker David Pomes. The film stars Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley, and Ryan Donowho and deals with the effects of the addiction to the drugmethamphetamine on a Texasfamily.
In an interview appearing on indiewire.com, Pomes stated: 'The story began about people who I have been around, living outside of civilization, out in the woods, down a dirt road with all the old stereotypes: the roof caving in and the tires in the front yard. The story is about that group of people, and the family trying to be a family in the backwoods environment. Crystal meth was always out there. I was never at any crystal meth parties or anything like that, but there were always people where I lived outside of Houston. Those are the characters in the film, but crystal meth really drives the story. It's the vehicle.'[1]
Not having direct contact with crystal methaddicts, Pomes read widely on the subject of drug addiction. Explained Pomes in an interview for Filmmaker Magazine: 'I did a ton of research. Mostly just through the Internet, through magazine articles and things of that nature. I did a lot. There is so much out there. People on meth like to talk about it. They like to take [sic] about the process of making it, the problems they have with it. There are tons of blogs out there, websites, people write songs and poetry about it [laughs]. Not in a good way necessarily, or a glorifying way, but just how it’s affected there [sic] lives. There’s recipes out there, you don’t just have to make it one way. There’s a bunch of different ways to do it. We found lots of pictures of people on meth and meth labs and used those to inspire us a bit for wardrobe, makeup, art direction, the general aesthetic of the movie.'[2]
References[edit]
Cook County Movie Imdb
- ^Dale, Austin, 'FUTURES | Lawyer-Turned-'Cook County' Director David Pomes', IndieWire, December 15, 2011
- ^Harris, Brandon, 'David Pomes--Cook County', Filmmaker Magazine, December 15, 2011
External links[edit]
Cook County Movie Download Online
- Cook County on IMDb
- Cook County at Rotten Tomatoes
