No Country for Old Men (2005) is a novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. The novel was adapted for the movie by American film-making brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, who also produced and directed the movie. No Country for Old Men won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Picture.
It comes from the first line of the poem "Sailing to Byzantium", written by the Irish poet W.B. Yeats. In it, an elderly man at the end of his life contemplates death and wonders what the afterlife will be like. This theme is seen in Sheriff Bell, who is nearing retirement, and ponders what it will be like in his "afterlife," i.e, his life when he is no longer a lawman.
That's Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) from Terrell County in Southwestern Texas.
The film suggests that Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) was caught trying to sneak into the country. In the book, Chigurh tells Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson) that he had allowed himself to get arrested to see if he could escape. Chigurh had murdered a man in a bar fight the previous night; the man had insulted him. According to Chigurh's description, he had either snapped the man's neck or strangled him.
The story takes place in June 1980. When Chigurh tosses the coin for the gas station proprietor, he says that the date on the coin is 1958, and it took 22 years to get there. The phone bill Chigurh picks up is dated 1980, and 1980 is the date of death on one of the graves.
A sound-suppressed Remington 11-87 Semi-Auto shotgun with a sawed-off barrel. The suppressor is probably custom-made, perhaps by Chigurh himself, who likely has military training and may have learned how to make one. The shotgun itself is anachronistic since it was released in 1987, while the film clearly takes place in 1980.
Though shotgun silencers and silenced shotguns do exist, they are not nearly as effective at reducing the muzzle report as pistol or rifle silencers. The silencer Chigurh has attached to his shotgun is intended only for cinematic effect and would actually do very little to reduce the muzzle report of the shotgun he uses. Generally the noise of gunshots (silenced or otherwise) are added to a film's audio after filming, as microphones do not accurately record the sound very well.
It is explained in the book that the seventeenth floor is missing from the building's directory because of the illegal business that goes down there.
"Young Men Dead" by The Black Angels.
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- How long is No Country for Old Men?2 hours and 2 minutes
- When was No Country for Old Men released?November 21, 2007
- What is the IMDb rating of No Country for Old Men?8.2 out of 10
- Who stars in No Country for Old Men?
- Who wrote No Country for Old Men?
- Who directed No Country for Old Men?Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- Who was the composer for No Country for Old Men?
- Who was the producer of No Country for Old Men?
- Who was the executive producer of No Country for Old Men?
- Who was the cinematographer for No Country for Old Men?
- Who was the editor of No Country for Old Men?Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
- Who are the characters in No Country for Old Men?Ed Tom Bell, Anton Chigurh, Llewelyn Moss, Carson Wells, Carla Jean Moss, Wendell, Loretta Bell, Ellis, Man who hires Wells, El Paso Sheriff, and others
- What is the plot of No Country for Old Men?Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
- What was the budget for No Country for Old Men?$25 million
- How much did No Country for Old Men earn at the worldwide box office?$172 million
- How much did No Country for Old Men earn at the US box office?$74.3 million
- What is No Country for Old Men rated?R
- What genre is No Country for Old Men?Crime Drama, Crime, Drama, and Thriller
- How many awards has No Country for Old Men won?164 awards
- How many awards has No Country for Old Men been nominated for?303 nominations
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