An eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.An eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.An eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
- Store Clerk
- (as Matthew Montoya)
- Interpreter
- (as Fr. William Hart McNichols)
- Priest
- (as Fr. Timothy Martinez)
- Don
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie took place in 1974, as a radio played Richard Nixon's resignation announcement during one scene.
- Quotes
Charley: I'm going crazy, George, crazy. It's these damn drugs. I feel like strangling something. I feel like going out in the yard and strangling that damn goat! I'm dangerous.
George: Sit down.
Charley: Sit down? Look at me! Can I sit down? I just walked twenty miles! I mean look at my legs, they're still moving, Look at 'em!
George: Have a beer.
Charley: Beer? I can't have a beer. I'm not supposed to drink alcohol with these damn drugs. I'm gonna have to murder someone! Ok, I'll have a beer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Anatomy of a Scene: Off the Map (2004)
I was torn somewhat between the precocious kid and the depressed dad. It was a little too much and yet the simple beauty of the New Mexico landscape offset their performance. A tighter conflict would have helped the pacing.
Everything seemed to balance itself out though, and most should find something to like about this movie.
I adore Joan Allen. She is built like a leading lady, looks, walks and talks like a leading lady yet is a great character actor as proved here. I had to look a little close to recognize her and I love that in great acting talent.
Sam Elliott, a veritable man's man, held steady. I think his effort was commendable though having been around persons afflicted with various types of depression, his seemed a bit vague, and uneven. It was like a functioning catatonia with bouts of chattering. I didn't get it. Since his mental illness was,in essence, the spine of the story, the spine was a bit bent. Still,handsome Sam is still watchable and worthy of our respect as he does not seem uncomfortable with his gray hairs or his wrinkles. Very anti-Hollywood.
Of the ensemble cast, I really enjoyed J.K. Simmons. Simmons who seems to have put most of the food on the table career-wise by playing nasties (especially in OZ) as well as disaffected authority figures, was refreshing as George, an everyman with a simpleness that was most enjoyable.
In closing, I think I would have liked the movie better if they had given proper treatment to the depressive issues affecting Charlie, Sam Elliott's character. Mental illness advocates might agree.
Still it was a bit like Walden Pond, New Mexico with more people.
Again, my criticisms aside, there is plenty to like about this. It's worth the time to watch this movie.
- cwhyel
- Sep 3, 2005
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Вне карты
- Filming locations
- US-285 & New Mexico 567, Taos, New Mexico, USA(Maria's Taos Junction Cafe Bar is just north of this intersection)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,317,167
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $50,865
- Mar 13, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $1,319,492
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1