A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 37 wins & 84 nominations total
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- TriviaFor the sex scene on the stairs, David Cronenberg was concerned about the two actors getting hurt on the hard wooden steps. He asked his stunt man whether or not he had any stunt pads to soften up the stairs. The stunt man laughed, saying that in the twenty years he had been working as a stunt man, no director had ever asked him for stunt pads for a sex scene. Pads were not used for most of the scene however, and in the shot when Edie is naked on the bed with bruises visible on her back, make-up was used to hide the amount of bruises that Maria Bello received from the scene.
- GoofsIn the high school softball game, the bully comes up to the plate carrying a wooden bat, but the sound heard when he hits the ball is the sound of an aluminum bat.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Richie Cusack: [Joey holds a gun to Richie's head] Jesus, Joey.
Tom Stall: [as Joey shoots Richie in the head, then stands over his dead body] Jesus, Richie.
- Alternate versionsThere are some minute differences between the US and the International version when it comes to some of the violent scenes:
- Fogarty's thug, who gets his nose smashed into his skull has more blood spurt out in the International version in the shot where he is dying on the ground.
- When Joey stomps on Richie's thug's throat, he spits blood (instead of it 'welling up') and the sound effect of the neck breaking is louder. Both shots last the same length of time and use the same take, the amount of blood was simply toned down digitally for the MPAA. Most video versions outside the U.S. use the 'international version' but the shots appear in the supplements on the U.S. DVD (In the featurette titled 'Violence's History', Cronenberg shows the U.S. and international cut scenes side by side and explains the reason why there wasn't a standard 'unrated' version in the U.S. was because the changes were so small).
- ConnectionsEdited into A History of Violence: Deleted Scene - Scene 44 (2006)
Featured review
Can You Ever Truly Escape Your Past?
When a couple of thugs come into his dinner and start to make trouble, a man shows an ability to protect his customers and business in a way that seems more skilled than heroic. His actions bring him unwanted attention which brings folks from his pass and danger to his family.
Not a bad film. I was expecting more suspense than what I got but it is a well filmed, scripted and acted movie. Glad I came across it.
Not a bad film. I was expecting more suspense than what I got but it is a well filmed, scripted and acted movie. Glad I came across it.
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- Una historia violenta
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- Budget
- $32,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $31,504,633
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $364,000
- Sep 25, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $61,385,065
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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