Clay Pigeons

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Clay Pigeons

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Clay Pigeons

Georgina Cates, Gregory Sporleder, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Olson, Jesse Bennett, 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...( read more  read more... ) 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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  • crackingdanio
    May 16, 2008
    crackingdanio
    weird and wonderful dark comedy starriing a perfectly cast.. em cast lol.
  • DrZeek
    May 8, 2008
    DrZeek
    Sheriff Mooney: Promise me something there, will you?
    Clay Bidwell: What's that?
    Sheriff Mooney: Promise you'll stop finding dead people.

    This is a little known flick from 1998 starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn, before they became big stars. It's a quirky dark comedy mix...( read more)ed with a mild noir thriller. It has a plot and style clearly influence by movies such as Fargo, Blood Simple and Strangers on a Train.

    Director Dennis Dobkin, who would go on to make Wedding Crashers with Vaughn, has been given the chance here to make a quirky character comedy/thriller with visual flare akin to Ridley and Tony Scott, who served as producers on the movie.

    The story is set in Mercer, Montana. Phoenix plays Clay, whose best friend has just killed himself in an attempt to frame Clay since he had an affair with his wife Amanda (see what I mean by quirky... in a dark way).

    After Clay deals with the body, his problems continue as Amanda makes his life a living hell for him and more unfortunate incidents occur.

    Lester Long: You don't know the half of it. I'm like a big fireworks show. I'm pretty bright. Like Lite Brite.

    A mysterious cowboy character turns up, calling himself Lester (Vaughn) and befriends Clay, attempting to be his friend. From what we can see of Lester, he is a charmer and loves to have a good laugh and go fishing.

    Problems arise as more bodies turn up, prompting an FBI Agent, Janeane Garofalo, to arrive in search of a serial killer, who has stabbed quite a number of women in the area.

    You also have the town sheriff, played by Scott Wilson, who may be smarter than he seems to figure out the truth behind the crimes going on.

    One thing is for sure, Clay is having a rough month.

    This movie is effective in the same way that most Cohen brother films are. The story is fairly simple, but it revolves around characters that we like to observe. They don't necessarily have an arc, but its nice to familiarize ourselves with them and see what happens next.

    The three leads are all good, the story works well despite fumbling a bit at the end, it balances the tone well, and the soundtrack is pretty good.

    Its a fun little movie if a bit dark.

    Dale Shelby: Whoa, Whoa, Whoa! You're standing in evidence!
    Sheriff Mooney: Barney!
    Dale Shelby: Your deputy's name is Barney? That's great.
  • JDFortuneFan
    September 2, 2007
    JDFortuneFan
    Clay Pigeons is a most under-rated film. A dark comedy that has characters who are more like caricatures, a plot that is strange and weird, yet very engrossing push this film to above average for the genre. A well done directorial debut from David Dobkin, the extremely well wri...( read more)tten screenplay from Matthew L Healy and surprisingly superb acting from Vince Vaughn make this a must see film for any fans of the dark comedy genre.
  • RiderOfTheStorms
    February 22, 2007
    RiderOfTheStorms
    good movie
  • mjgildea
    November 20, 2006
    mjgildea
    Not great, not bad.
  • Breanna1127
    September 30, 2009
    Breanna1127
    The storyline has been done before but Vince Vaughn makes the whole movie. His laugh is priceless.
  • bluerabbit2005
    September 12, 2009
    bluerabbit2005
    Well written and acted. Dark black comedy
  • liverandcheetos
    August 1, 2009
    liverandcheetos
    I just re-watched this and really liked it, it is better than I remembered actually. cool and weird story with some great twists and turns.
  • wolverineland
    July 25, 2009
    wolverineland
    Great retro-noir film starring Joaquin Phoenix as Clay Bidwell, an average guy whose life begins to unravel when his best friend commits suicide due to an affair Clay had with his wife. Things get even more complicated for Clay when Lester Long, a charming and overly friendly dri...( read more)fter played brilliantly by Vince Vaughn comes to town and befriends the troubled Clay. Bodies begin piling up and Clay gets caught up in a race against time to clear himself of any wrong doing and bring the killer to justice. An extremely well done and entertaining film.
  • kingflash
    June 20, 2009
    kingflash
    Clay Pigeons is a most under-rated film. A dark comedy that has characters who push this film to an interesting climax.
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