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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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Directed byJoel and Ethan Coen
Written byJoel and Ethan Coen
Produced byJoel and Ethan Coen
Executive producers:
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
StarringClick Here!
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited byJoel and Ethan Coen
Tricia Cooke
Music byT-Bone Burnett
Distributed byNorth America:
Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
Elsewhere:
United International Pictures
Release dates
France:
August 30, 2000
United Kingdom:
September 15, 2000
United States:
December 22, 2000
Australia:
December 26, 2000
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$26 million
Box office$71.87 million

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 adventure comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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The film was funded by Touchstone Pictures, Universal Studios, StudioCanal and Working Title Films. The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group handled theatrical distribution in the USA and Canada. They also covered DVD in the US (Touchstone in the US). Universal Studios handled non-North American home video and theatrical releases. United International Pictures-theatres.

Cinesite and Digital Domain created the visual effects.

Release

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Played at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Adam Dawtrey (2000-05-10). "Momentum rolls with 'Brother,' 'Bullwinkle'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
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See also: Down from the Mountain
  • March 1, 1999: Clooney signs on to star. Coens gave him the script. The film was put together by Fellner and Bevan, who were obliged to bring it to Universal following Seagram's purchase of Polygram. Universal, which is now avidly looking for partnerships on pictures, cooked up the co-production deal with Disney. The Mouse House will handle domestic on the film, while Universal takes foreign.[1]
  • May 1999: Universal Pictures has closed a 50-50 joint venture with France's Canal Plus to co-finance the production, development and operational costs of Working Title Films, U's London-based production company. Filming has just started in Mississippi (May 14).[2]

Digital Domain created the Flood.[3]

March 28, 2001: The concert world is asking: Oh brother, where art thou? Strong sales of the Mercury soundtrack of the Coen brothers pic "O Brother, Where Art Thou" have prompted talk of a tour, with Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl being the premier venues. Because so many parties have gotten involved, the concerts, which will include at least four of the acts on the soundtrack, won't happen until early 2002, if at all.[4]

April 11, 2001: Showing formidable legs this week was the soundtrack to the Coen brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (Mercury Nashville). Album, which made its debut just before New Year's at 192, worked its way up to peak at 13 two weeks ago, selling more than 800,000 copies to date. This week, "O Brother" slipped from 14 to 19, but sales actually increased slightly, to 57,000.[5]

  1. ^ Michael Fleming (1999-03-01). "Clooney signs for Coens pic". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  2. ^ Adam Dawtrey (1999-05-14). "U nails Plus pact". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  3. ^ Jerry Roberts (2001-01-17). "CGI, exotic locales point the way to next millennium". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  4. ^ Staff (2001-03-28). "A Look Ahead". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
  5. ^ Justin Opelaar (2001-04-11). "'Music' rocks to chart top". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
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