Synopsis
In the town of “Signal,” Wyoming in 1963, two ranch hands file in and are hired by a rancher (Randy Quaid) whose sheep need to pasture on “Brokeback Mountain.” The camp tender, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) doesn’t say much, only that he used to come from ranch people. The herder, Jack [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Based on short story'
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
September 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Based on short story · Father/daughter relationship · Unconventional romance · Western
Memento (2001)
July 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Synopsis
“So where are you? You’re in some motel room. You just, you just wake up and you’re in a motel room,” narrates Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) as he tries to figure out what he’s doing in the motel. Lenny meets Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) and is able to remember that this is a [...]
Tags: Based on short story · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · Femme fatale · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Paranoia · Prostitute · Psychoanalysis
Secretary (2002)
May 18th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Synopsis
“I got out of the institution the day of my sister’s wedding,” narrates Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal). The socially repressed Lee has an alcoholic for a dad (Stephen McHattie) and a mom (Lesley Ann [...]
Tags: Based on short story · Bathtub scene · Black comedy · Cult favorite · Mother/daughter relationship · Unconventional romance
Duel (1971)
April 9th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Synopsis
Leaving Los Angeles and driving through the desert for a business appointment, David Mann (Dennis Weaver) gets stuck behind a 1955 Peterbilt dripping with grease and billowing diesel fumes. Mann’s road etiquette appears to offend the unseen trucker, [...]
Tags: 24 hour time frame · Based on short story · Paranoia · Road trip









