Monster's Ball Director: Marc Forster Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Peter Boyle
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- DVD Release Date: 02/18/2003
- Original Release: 2001
- Rating:
- Sales Rank: 11,385
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Features
Closed Caption; Longer version not seen in theaters; Commentary by Marc Forster and academy award nominated writers Milo Addica and Will Rokos; Cast and crew interviews including an indepth discussion with producer Lee Daniels; Sundance channel presentation of anatomy of a scene; Widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital
Full Product DetailsScene Index
Side #1 --
1. Opening Titles [5:02]
2. Sonny [4:50]
3. No Mistakes [3:57]
4. State Penitentiary [5:07]
5. Everyone Okay [3:14]
6. Drawing [4:41]
7. Last Walk [4:53]
8. What You Did [4:31]
9. Comfort [3:02]
10. Burial [5:36]
11. Resign [4:53]
12. Walking [3:30]
13. My Baby [6:57]
14. You Own It [5:22]
15. Ride Home [7:13]
16. Make Me Feel Good [5:37]
17. Have It [4:23]
18. Your Daddy [7:03]
19. Sent Him Away [3:45]
20. Time to Go [3:22]
21. Comfortable [5:21]
22. Ice Cream [2:38]
23. On the Steps [3:19]
24. End Credits [4:05]
Editorial Reviews
Director Marc Forster, winner of Best Feature at Slamdance for his debut film Loungers (1996) and the "Someone to Watch" Independent Spirit Award for his indie drama Everything Put Together (2000), follows up those acclaimed projects with this intense, racially charged romance. Billy Bob Thornton stars as Georgia prison guard Hank Grotowski, a hard-drinking racist ex-cop whose father, Buck (Peter Boyle), is dying of emphysema and whose son, Sonny (Heath Ledger), works the execution detail at the prison's death row. When Sonny commits suicide, Hank is devastated and quits his job, spiraling into a deep depression until, one night, he comes to the aid of Leticia (Halle Berry), a beautiful African-American woman whose son, Tyrell (Coronji Calhoun), has been hit by a car. When Tyrell dies, Leticia and Hank find themselves to be unexpected soul mates linked together by tragic grief. It's not long before Hank discovers that Leticia is the widow of Lawrence Musgrove (Sean Combs), the man whose execution by electric chair he and his late son helped to orchestrate. Monster's Ball (2001) is based on a screenplay by actors Milo Addica and Will Rokos, who spent five years developing their script into a feature. Their title refers to the name of an English tradition requiring jailers to throw a party for a condemned man on the night before his death. Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 17 and UP
What to watch out for
- Language:
Extremely strong language, including racial epithets
- Sex:
Very explicit sexual situations
- Violence:
Brtual violence, excplicit execution, suicide, death of a child
- Messages
- Drugs:
Drinking and smoking
- Consumerism:
Not an issue.
What Parents Need to Know
About Monster's Ball
Parents need to know that this is a brutal movie. It includes an explicit execution, a suicide by gunshot, the death of a child, and extremely explicit sexual situations, including prostitution. There are very disturbing family situations involving emotional and physical abuse. Characters use very strong language, and they drink and smoke.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about how people become racist and how we find help when we need it. Do you agree with what Hank decided about his father? What is Leticia thinking at the very end of the movie? What do you think will happen next?
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