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Don't Come Knocking
	Director: Wim Wenders Actors: Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, James Roday, Jeffrey Vincent Parise Studio: Sony Pictures Category: DVD List Price: ~~$14.94~~ Buy Used: $0.94 as of 3/13/2010 20:57 CST details You Save: $14.00 (94%) Qty 30 In Stock New (56) Used (64) Collectible (2) from $0.94 Seller: Shopxtreme Rating: 24 reviews Sales Rank: 28762 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language), French (Subtitled) Rating: R (Restricted) Region: 99 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 122 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 MPN: D11722D UPC: 043396117228 EAN: 0043396117228 ASIN: B000FUTVP0 Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: August 8, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Tell A Friend Add to Wishlist Add to Wedding Registry Add to Baby Registry


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description A TALE OF A WASHED UP HOLLYWOOD STAR THAT FINDS A RAY OF HOPE WHEN HE DISCOVERS THAT HE MIGHT HAVE A GROWN UP CHILD INMONTANA. Amazon.com With Don't Come Knocking, Wim Wenders revisits territory, both literal and metaphorical, first explored in Paris, Texas. Not only does he return to the Southwest, but Sam Shepard is back as co-writer. This time, he's also the star. His Howard Spence is a movie cowboy who's had enough. One day while working in Monument Valley, he takes off his boots and hops a train to Nevada to see his mother (Eva Marie Saint, lovely as ever). Little does he know that Sutter (Tim Roth), a by-the-books bondsman, is hot on his trail. Next, Spence travels to Montana where a sad young woman named Sky (Sarah Polley) is recovering from a recent death, while an angry young man named Earl (Gabriel Mann), who sounds much like Chris Isaak, plies the troubadour trade. Spence doesn't know it yet, but they're the results of a rambunctious past that will soon "come knocking," as it were. While in Butte, he also catches up with Doreen (Jessica Lange), a lover from many moons ago. Clearly, Don't Come Knocking is Wenders and Shepard in a reflective mood, even more so than in Paris, Texas, as Spence is older and has more regrets than Harry Dean Stanton's Travis. It doesn't leave as much of an impression, but the film is a worthy addition to the post-modern Western canon. Shot by Franz Lustig, it's frames are filled with intense hues--fiery reds, glowing greens--and a plaintive score by T-Bone Burnett. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 Next » totally satisfying August 29, 2006 kevin652 (Florida) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful Naysayers, I found this movie totally enchanting and didn't want it to end. Excellent acting by the reliable Jessica Lange and Sarah Polley. This movie wasn't meant to take home 15 oscars - it was a whimsical, hilarious, refreshing, poignant, indie character study that hit on just about all cylinders. The cinimatography, the dialog, the pacing, the scenery, and most of the acting were all first rate. Howard was a putz - probably not unsimilar to many Hollywood actors young and old. Did you expect him to become enlightened by the end of the film? He stayed in character though he tried, squeezing Sky's hand gently. His children reaped the rewards when they came to terms with his shortcomings finding themselves in the process. More people need to see this film. One of the Best (So Far) of 2006 September 8, 2006 Joshua Miller (Coeur d'Alene,ID) 5 out of 6 found this review helpful "Don't Come Knocking" is directed by Wim Wenders and written and starring Sam Shepherd ('The Notebook'). The film is a visual poem, simalar to a movie like Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man" and it truly is a beautiful film. The Academy of course will ignore it, but this film should be a contender for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction for this years Oscars. The movie's reviews were less-than-spectacular, but I really can't see why. I loved this film and it's one of the best films I've seen so far this year. Shepherd plays Howard Spence, a once famous actor who flees the set of his latest film with no warning. After ditching the horse he stole from the set, he travels to Nevada to reconnect with his mother (Eva Marie Saint) whom he hasn't seen in years. Meanwhile, an insurance agent named Sutter (Tim Roth, in a wonderfully quirky performance) is sent to retrieve Howard so he can finish the film. While Howard visits with his mother and revisits via a scrapbook his troubled past (alcoholism, frequent arrests, his "fall from grace."); His mother reveals that she heard he may have a son he doesn't know about living in Butte, Montana. When he reaches Butte, he finds an old flame Doreen (Jessica Lange) and her son, his son, Earl (Gabriel Mann) and his wacky girlfriend (Fairuza Balk, who has all-but-disappeared in the last few years). There's also a mysterious girl following him named Sky (Sarah Polley) who is equipped with the ashes of her dead mother. While I did say "mysterious" I guessed who she was from the beginning, it's really no big surprise...But, anyway, the film is a slow-moving dreamlike film that not everyone will like. This is definitely an art house-type of film; But it is truly a beautiful movie and the performances are great too. I don't know the kind of people who I can recommend this too, but I'll close with this. If you like well photographed films, that are wonderful to look at, have a great story (although, one that was quite simalar was used in the film Broken Flowers), and terrific performances. Do come knocking. GRADE: A Identity November 17, 2006 Farffleblex Plaffington (Parnybarnel, Mississippi) 4 out of 6 found this review helpful Writer/actor Sam Shepard plays Howard Spence, an aging, out of fashion and out of control Hollywood star who finally begins to come to terms with life in this well written, wonderfully acted, beautifully shot, marvelously scored, sad and poignant film. Howard stars primarily in Westerns, and as Don't Come Knocking begins, he's on location in Southeastern Utah. Or rather, he's supposed to be on location. No one on the set can find him, and he's due for a shoot. His trailer is a mess, full of "party smoke" and mysterious, scantily clad women, but Howard is nowhere to be found. That's because he's taken a horse and ridden off into the hills near Monument Valley. We don't know exactly why he's decided to take off, and it quickly becomes apparent that neither does Howard. He takes a number of steps to make himself difficult to find, such as trading clothes with an old ranch hand (played by beloved character actor James Gammon). And those are smart moves, because shortly after, a representative from the film's completion bond company arrives to check up on him, due to his notorious irresponsible behavior, and when they discover that Howard is gone, they're after him effectively like bounty hunters tracking down a criminal. Don't Come Knocking is maybe not recommendable to everyone. The pacing is relatively slow. The backstory and plot are told very gradually and mostly indirectly--the viewer has to infer or deduce much of it. But the pacing is appropriately melancholy, and backstory and plot are cleverly constructed so that the viewer is taken on a parallel journey with Howard--in the beginning, Howard is wandering out of his previous life aimlessly--he's not sure where he's going or why he's going there, and as he progresses, he must piece together his authentic life (in the existential sense) from unexpected, disparate clues. Thematically, this is a film about personal and interpersonal identity, especially coming to terms with identity that has been not only deferred but effectively denied for many years. This is true for all five major characters (Howard, Doreen (Jessica Lange), Earl (Gabriel Mann), Sky (Sarah Polley) and Howard's Mother (Eva Marie Saint)). Howard has the most work to do on this end, of course, and he's the one who has taken the most blatant steps to defer and deny coming to terms with himself, while Howard's Mother maybe has the least amount of work to do, but she does still have work to do--notice, for example that she doesn't recognize Howard when she first sees him, and notice that despite the fact that Howard is a movie star who was important enough to be regularly covered by the tabloids, many characters who matter to the story do not recognize him from his film work. One minor but thematically significant character from the past who does immediately recognize Howard, an old schoolmate, Cliff Ormsby (Tom Farrell), is immediately denied and rudely dismissed by Howard, because at that point, early in the film, he's still not completely ready to come to terms with himself and his past. On a technical level, everything about Don't Come Knocking is exceptional, including Wim Wenders' direction. I was especially fond of the locations and the fantastic cinematography, as I've long been in love with the Western United States. This is a relatively little known film that gradually snuck its way around a small number of arthouse theaters for many months throughout the spring and summer of 2006. Even if you don't think it's a masterpiece, exactly, it deserves to be seen and it deserves some word of mouth publicity. Don't Come Knocking: Existential Philosophy at its Best! January 23, 2010 V. Kaulius (Vancouver, B.C. Canada) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful In summary to the detailed analyses already provided by others, this movie is the best depiction of core Existential Philosophy themes I have ever seen! There is nothing like it out there. I suspect the writers don't know they pulled this off! Future Film Class Discussion Groups will treat this as an all-time Classic since it harbours so many life-themes with theological undertones!!! In a fantastic cinema-graphic product! Change is a given, Growth is an option -the constant challenge: Chance favours the prepared mind! Excellent Film November 10, 2006 Adam D. Christmann 1 out of 3 found this review helpful An awesome movie!! Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys Shepard's writing and Wender's style. Showing reviews 1-5 of 24 1 2 3 4 5 Next »
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