The Basket (1999)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Rich Cowan

Writers:

Don Caron (screenplay) &
Rich Cowan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A picturesque Pacific Northwest community raising its wheat and children in the midst of a nation reeling...

Plot Keywords:

Period Piece | Independent Film

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Peter Coyote	...	Martin Conlon
Karen Allen	...	Bessie Emery
Robert Burke	...	Helmut Brink
Amber Willenborg	...	Brigitta Brink
Jock MacDonald	...	Nicholas Emery
Eric Dane	...	Tom Emery
Brian Skala	...	Nathan Emery
Casey Cowan	...	Samuel Emery
Tony Lincoln	...	Reverend Simms
Patrick Treadway	...	Frederick Treadway
Ellen Travolta	...	Agnes
Jack Bannon	...	Marcus
Elwon Bakly	...	Ben Emery
Joey Travolta	...	Charlie Cohn
Paul Hostetler	...	Old Helmut Brink

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild violence and brief language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color | Color (Alphacine)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:PG | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Garfield, Washington, USA

Company:

North by Northwest Entertainment

Trivia:

Spokane basketball player #2 is Scott McQuilken, actual Athletic Director at Whitworth College. McQuilken later made his stage debut as Egeus in the school's fall 2003 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When we see the envelope Mr. Conlon is mailing, it shows the 2-letter state abbreviations for Washington and Massachusetts. These weren't adopted until 1963, when zip codes were introduced. More likely, the abbreviations would have been Wash. and Mass.

Quotes:

[Tom tries to justify his going to war after his brother Ben dies of battle injuries]
Tom Emery: Ben told me all about the war.
Brigitta: And where is Ben now?

Soundtrack:

Der Korb

'The Basket' is a spirited film!

The country that 'The Basket' is set in is delightfully luminous. I've gone through those parts a lot this past year or two and it's simply beautiful. I have been reading other comments made on 'The Basket' and have learned more about it than I new and encourage all who are interested in the slightest bit to go see 'The Basket'. 'The Basket' is very poetic and entertaining. It is filled with wonderful performers and the landscape is breath-taking. 'The Basket' has been wonderfully written, despite the fact that the film was very poorly researched. The German name Helmut is not pronounced how it looks, as is done in the movie. It is pronounced 'Helmute' with the 'u' sounding it's own name. I really feel that Helmut himself would know how to pronounce his name right; especially since he had been living in Germany his whole life. Despite things like that the movie is a fantastic family film and I encourage all to see it.