A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
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- TriviaA recurring element of the film is the fact that Leland doesn't have any contact with his father, absent ever since his childhood. Ryan Gosling never shares any scenes with Kevin Spacey and in the courtroom sequence, even though both characters are present, they're never in the same frame.
- GoofsIn this movie, set in Arizona, all the cars shown have front and back license plates. However, in Arizona you are only issued two license plates if you have a personalized plate which none of the cars in the movie had.
- Quotes
Leland: It covers my eyes. It's all I can see. Say there's some kids playing baseball. All I see is the one kid they won't let play because he tells corny jokes. And no-one thinks they're funny. Or I see a boy and a girl in love and kissing, you know. I just see that they're gonna be one of those sad old couples one day who just cheats on each other and can't even look at each other in the eye. And I feel it. I feel all of their sadness. I feel it probably even worse than that sad old couple or that corny kid will ever feel it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Anatomy of a Scene: The United States of Leland (2004)
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Written by Frank Black (as Black Francis) and Kim Deal
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The storyline is interesting but its summary could never explain what the movie really is. It's dramatic and thought provoking, a lot of heavy ideas, but the pace of the movie is almost soothing, even with its more intense scenes with yelling. I think it's probably Leland, he's just calm and almost serene, even for all of his sadness. The movie personifies Leland in a way.
Of course it is captivating and draws you in if you let it, but there are some recycled ideas. I mean, Leland has a lot of impressive dialogue, he is anything but typical, but he's not a prophet. Everything he says is not a revelation, many people I know have mentioned things he mentioned, even I have observed a few things he's observed. Leland is the unique and attractive character he is probably mostly for Ryan Gosling's portrayal.
In the end the acting is all exceptional, there are no real bad guys, there is no way to psychologically evaluate Leland, only to maybe understand him and life a little better.
Comparable to Igby Goes Down I think, not comedic, but similar in its general outlook on life.
- Twisted_Utopia
- Feb 4, 2006
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- Leland Birleşik Devletleri
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $343,847
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $48,384
- Apr 4, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $343,847
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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