In the long scene, Joe and Frank visit their terminally ill mother and their father. Viggo Mortensen said in an interview several years after her death that during post-production, Sean Penn cut a scene in which she had eight pages of dialogue. The Indian Runner is the last film to feature Sandy Dennis, who died six months after it was released to cinemas. While making the film, Penn felt that Mortensen's "inherent kindness" was too visible and had him work with a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club that the director knew in order to acquire an edginess that Penn felt necessary for the character. The director had a bar set up in a gymnasium which allowed the actors to blow off steam by shooting baskets in between rehearsals. Penn had Morse and Mortensen rehearse their pivotal scene in a bar for two weeks. Penn and Phillips sent Mortensen the script while he was making Young Guns II in Tucson, Arizona and flew there to meet with him. Penn spotted Mortensen in the film Fresh Horses and was drawn to the actor's "angularity, a severity to his handsomeness," that he thought would be perfect for the role of Frank. Phillips' friend Thom Mount, who had his own production company and was a big fan of Penn's work, thought that they might interest a studio if they could get a movie star like Tom Cruise interested in appearing in the film. Producer Don Phillips gave Penn's screenplay to two producers, who liked it but felt that the ending was not commercial enough to interest a Hollywood studio. Joe wears the uniform of a Cass County Sheriff's Deputy in the film. The film was shot partially in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and Omaha, Nebraska. The film concludes with Joe allowing Frank to escape across the state line.Īdditional cast members include Benicio del Toro as Miguel and Harry Crews and Eileen Ryan as the Bakers. After Joe leaves, Frank beats the bartender to death with a chair and drives out of town with Joe on his tail. When the time comes for Frank's wife to give birth, Frank is in a bar "drinking it down," which sparks a confrontation with Joe. Frank tries to settle down and works in construction, but keeps getting into trouble with the law, which puts him in conflict with Joe. Joe's and Frank's mother dies and their father commits suicide soon after. Frank is then released from prison and returns to his hometown with his pregnant girlfriend, Dorothy. He had kept the information quiet to avoid upsetting their mother. Joe does not hear from his brother for some time, but eventually discovers from their father that he is in jail in another state. As Joe states in the narration, Frank was correct in his assessment that his parents would understand, as they always seem to when he hurts those who love him. The next day, Frank leaves town without ever stopping by his parents' home. Upon his return to town, he breaks into his brother's home and is nearly shot by Joe's wife. Frank, who had been involved with run-ins with the law before going to Vietnam, is described by his father as plagued by "restlessness". This results in Joe's conflicted feelings about killing the criminal, as well as the praise and scorn from members of his community from this shooting. The opening shot of the film shows a car chase which ends with Joe using his gun to kill a man in self-defense. Joe is a good, conscientious man, but has his own demons to fight with. He became a deputy sheriff as a way to support his young wife, Maria, and child. The story, set in 1960s Nebraska, involves two very different brothers: small-town deputy sheriff Joe and criminal Frank Roberts.īefore the events of the film, Joe had tried to farm for a living, but was unable to make ends meet, and the bank eventually foreclosed on his property. It stars David Morse and Viggo Mortensen as the brothers, alongside Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Jordan Rhodes, Dennis Hopper, Charles Bronson, and Sandy Dennis in her final film role. Based on Bruce Springsteen's song " Highway Patrolman", the film depicts the relationship between two brothers who find themselves on opposite sides of the law. The Indian Runner is a 1991 crime drama film written and directed by Sean Penn in his directorial debut.
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