The Minus Man
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| The Minus Man | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Hampton Fancher |
| Produced by | Keith Abell Fida Attieh David Bushell Steve Carlis Joseph J. DiMartino Larry Meistrich Mary Vernieu |
| Written by | Hampton Fancher (screenplay) Lew McCreary (novel) |
| Starring | Owen Wilson Janeane Garofalo Brian Cox Mercedes Ruehl Dwight Yoakam Dennis Haysbert and Sheryl Crow |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography | Bobby Bukowski |
| Editing by | Todd C. Ramsay |
| Distributed by | Artisan Entertainment |
| Release date(s) |  September 24, 1999 (Sundance Film Festival) September 21, 2001 |
| Running time | 111 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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The Minus Man is a 1999 film based on the novel by Lew McCreary. It was directed by Hampton Fancher, who also wrote the screenplay.
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[edit] Plot
The movie centers on a serial killer, Vann (Owen Wilson), who picks victims who seem to be unhappy with their lives, the first example being a drug addict with asthma (Sheryl Crow, in her first film appearance). Vann settles into a small seaside town with a job delivering mail, looking for his next victim while living with a married couple (Brian Cox and Mercedes Ruehl). He is pursued by a woman in town (Janeane Garofalo) and tormented by hallucinations of being pursued by a pair of detectives (Dwight Yoakam and Dennis Haysbert).
[edit] Reception
The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
[edit] Marketing
The Minus Man is notable for being one of the only films to feature promotional materials focusing on the film's ability to spark discussion among audience members. In addition to the tagline "Don't see it alone. Unless you like talking to yourself," the main trailer for the film showed a couple leaving a theater showing the film. They discuss the movie and moral issues raised by it.
[edit] Taglines
When he's around, nothing adds up. Don't see it alone. Unless you like talking to yourself.
[edit] Cast
- Owen Wilson .... Vann Siegert
- Sheryl Crow .... Laurie Bloom
- Dwight Yoakam .... Detective Blair
- Dennis Haysbert .... Detective Graves
- Alex Warren .... State Trooper
- Mercedes Ruehl .... Jane Durwin
- Brian Cox .... Doug Durwin
- Janeane Garofalo .... Ferrin
