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The Ladykillers (2004)
  • Caption: The Ladykillers (2004)
  • Description: One of the best-loved films from the idiosyncratic British film studio Ealing Pictures gets an update from the equally idiosyncratic filmmaking team of Joel and Ethan Coen in this offbeat comedy. Marva Munson (Irma P. Hall) is a spry, elderly woman who attends church regularly, doesn't care for loud noises or harsh language, and is looking for a tenant for the spare room in her house. Enter Goldthwait Higginson Dorr (Tom Hanks), a silver-tongued college professor who moves in and gains Munson's permission to use the basement for rehearsals with his "medieval music ensemble." What Munson doesn't know is that Dorr's latest project is not academic, but criminal. Dorr is masterminding the robbery of a riverboat casino, and the fellow musicians in his ensemble are actually the crew he's assembled to pull off the job: foul-mouthed "inside man" Gawain (Marlon Wayans), clumsy demolitions expert Pancake (J.K. Simmons), quiet strong-arm man Lump (Ryan Hurst), and logistical expert The General (Tzi Ma). Despite the best efforts of Dorr and his cohorts (which aren't very impressive), Munson finds out about their scheme, and when she refuses to accept a share of the take in exchange for her silence, Dorr decides the best solution is to silence her permanently. The gospel tunes which grace the soundtrack to The Ladykillers were coordinated by T-Bone Burnett, who also helped assemble the acclaimed song score for the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou?.

    Directed by
    Ethan Coen
    Joel Coen

    Writing credits
    (WGA)
    William Rose (movie "The Ladykillers")


    Joel Coen (screenplay) &
    Ethan Coen (screenplay)



    Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

    Tom Hanks ... Professor G.H. Dorr
    Irma P. Hall ... Marva Munson

    Marlon Wayans ... Gawain MacSam

    J.K. Simmons ... Garth Pancake

    Tzi Ma ... The General

    Ryan Hurst ... Lump Hudson

    Diane Delano ... Mountain Girl
    George Wallace ... Sheriff Wyner
    John McConnell ... Deputy Sheriff

    Jason Weaver ... Weemack Funthes

    Stephen Root ... Fernand Gudge

    Lyne Odums ... Rosalie Funthes (as Baadja-Lyne Odums)

    Walter K. Jordan ... Elron (as Walter Jordan)

    George Anthony Bell ... Preacher

    Greg Grunberg ... TV Commercial Director
    Hallie Singleton ... Craft Service

    Robert Baker ... Quarterback
    Blake Clark ... Football Coach

    Amad Jackson ... Doughnut Gangster

    Aldis Hodge ... Doughnut Gangster
    Freda Foh Shen ... Doughnut Woman
    Paula Martin ... Gawain's Mama
    Jeremy Suarez ... Li'l Gawain
    Te Te Benn ... Gawain's Sister
    Khalil East ... Gawain's Brother

    Jennifer Echols ... Waffle Hut Waitress
    Nita Norris ... Tea Lady
    Vivian Smallwood ... Tea Lady
    Maryn Tasco ... Tea Lady
    Muriel Whitaker ... Tea Lady
    Jessie Bailey ... Tea Lady
    Louisa Abernathy ... Church Voice (voice)
    Mildred Dumas ... Church Voice (voice)
    Al Fann ... Church Voice (voice)
    Mi Mi Green-Fann ... Church Voice (voice)
    Maurice Watson ... Othar
    rest of cast listed alphabetically:

    Bruce Campbell ... Humane Society Worker (uncredited)
    Michael Dotson ... Angry Football Fan (uncredited)
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  • Movie: The Ladykillers
  • Id: 10352349
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