Clay Pigeons (1998)
Georgina Cates, Gregory Sporleder, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Olson, Jesse Bennett ... (see more) , Joaquin Phoenix , Joseph D. Reitman , Monica Moench , Nikki Arlyn , Phil Morris , Scott Wilson , Vince Vaughn , Vince Vieluf , Wayne Brennan
One lazy summer in Mercer, Montana (population 1,536 - but not for long), easygoing Clay Bidwell endures a comically hellish odyssey. It all starts when Clay's best friend Earl doesn't take too kindly to the news that Clay has been sleeping with Earl's hot-to-trot wife. Things go from bad to worse, ... (read more) One lazy summer in Mercer, Montana (population 1,536 - but not for long), easygoing Clay Bidwell endures a comically hellish odyssey. It all starts when Clay's best friend Earl doesn't take too kindly to the news that Clay has been sleeping with Earl's hot-to-trot wife. Things go from bad to worse, and Clay soon has the unwanted attentions of both an FBI agent and an elusive serial killer.
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R, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed by:
David Dobkin
Release Date: Sep 25, 1998
DVD Release Date: Apr 27, 1999
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I love this movie sooooo much! Vince Vaughn's giggling puts this movie over the top! My fave scene is "Man overboard! ALARM!"
Ah, so I am in a bit of a Janeane Garofalo kick..which led me to discover this movie. Janeane's part is minimal and underdeveloped however, the rest of the characters and cast are engrossing and sometimes even charming.
Actually, the backdrop for th... (read more) Ah, so I am in a bit of a Janeane Garofalo kick..which led me to discover this movie. Janeane's part is minimal and underdeveloped however, the rest of the characters and cast are engrossing and sometimes even charming.
Actually, the backdrop for this movie kinda reminds me of David Lynch's Twin Peaks: a small town (in Montana) with lush mountainous settings, a series of deaths being investigated by a "bumpkin" type sheriff and his incompetent deputy "Barney". Janeane comes in as the city slicker detective who solves the crime.
The main plot, however, is set around Clay (a stricking, young Joaquin Phoenix) who plays a very cool and headstrong character, with some mixed in moments of complete (but quiet) agony, as he gets mixed up in covering up a bunch of deaths he did not commit. The serial killer, played by Vince Vaughn, is this charming, slightly quirky yet fully insane cowboy who somehow becomes convinced that Clay will be his tag-team serial killing buddy.
Although the ending falls apart a little for me (very few twists in this one) I think this is a really good flick and I recommend it.
Entertaining dark comedy. Love the cast with Phoenix & Vaughn. Vaughn is a hilarious character in the movie. An underrated gem!
So funny. I thought Vaughn was overrated in Swingers, but definately underrated here. His best for sure. Basically, black comedy done right.
Vince Vaughn is great in this movie, and it's most for his performance that this movie gets its four stars. But it's pretty good all around, and it's fucked up, and dark, and even sick in some of its humor.
I didn't hate or love this movie, parts were slow and I was a little confused as to why Clay let Earl go in the woods, but besides that one question, the movie wasn't bad and had some very dark comedy in it. Vaughn should play bad guys more often.
I have to be one of the only people I know who thinks this movie is awesome. I just think it is funny.
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Within Clay Pigeons is a smaller story that might have involved us more, but it's buried by overkill.full review
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