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The Big Empty / Большая пустота (2003)
DVD5 PAL | Dolby Digital 5.1 - ENG/RUS @ 384 kbps | Subs: Russian | 3,93 GB
or DVDRip | AVI, XviD 720x416 | MP3@128 - RUS/ENG | Subtitles: none | 1,5 GB
Comedy/Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi | The middle of nowhere is a funny place to find yourself
Acclaimed writer/director Jon Favreau stars as a struggling actor about to enter a weirdly comic twilight zone. After agreeing to deliver a mysterious suitcase to a remote desert truck stop in exchange for $27K, John Person (Favreau) finds himself trapped in a bizarre world of unusual characters. Is the whole town mad, or are the loony locals the only sane things about this strange parallel universe called The Big Empty?
A guy looking for easy money gets a lot more than he bargained for in this noir-flavored independent comedy. John Person (Jon Favreau) is a struggling actor living in Los Angeles who is starting to buckle under the pressure of his own failures. With no acting jobs coming in and a massive credit card debt to pay off, John works part-time as a courier but needs a big payday if he's ever going to get back on his feet. Out of the blue, a strange man in the neighborhood makes John an offer that seems too good to be true – in exchange for delivering a suitcase to a man in Baker, CA (midway between L.A. and Las Vegas), John will receive $27,000 in cash. John's first tip off that something odd is going on comes when, along with the suitcase, he's given a loaded gun and instructions to defend the package with his life if necessary, but he's just desperate enough to go along. However, things become more complicated when John misses his connection in Baker; he's suddenly followed by a number of threatening eccentrics, is informed by an FBI agent that his benefactor in L.A. has become the victim of a grisly murder, and incurs the wrath of Cowboy (Sean Bean), the ominous trucker who was supposed to pick up the suitcase. The Big Empty features a stellar supporting cast, including Kelsey Grammer, Melora Walters, Daryl Hannah, Joey Lauren Adams, and Rachael Leigh Cook.Когда всё летит к чёрту, возьмёшься за что угодно. Джону Пёрсону нужно расплатиться с долгами, но он зря понадеялся на свою актёрскую карьеру - ни одного предложения ему так и не поступило. И когда его странный сосед Нили предлагает ему «непыльную» работёнку - доставить синий чемодан дальнобойщику по имени Ковбой - приходится согласиться. Смущает лишь то, что он не имеет права заглядывать в чемодан и должен беречь его пуще собственной жизни, но в таком незавидном положении выбирать не приходится, и Джон отправляется на поиски Ковбоя. Ковбой обосновался в богом забытом местечке Бейкер, на самой границе Долины Смерти, и когда Джон туда добирается, получателя чемодана он там не находит. Ему приходится задержаться в этой дыре, и тут выясняется, что нанявший его сосед найден обезглавленным, за ним следит ФБР, по округе бродит маньяк, а в пустыне за городом приземляются НЛО. Джон начинает подозревать, что ввязался во что-то более серьёзное, чем обычная курьерская доставка.
• Written & Directed by Steve Anderson
• Music composed by Brian Tyler
• Jon Favreau as John Person
• Rachel Leigh Cook as Ruthie
• Daryl Hannah as Stella
• Adam Beach as Randy
• Joey Lauren Adams as Grace
• Sean Bean as Cowboy
• Jon Gries as Elron
• Brent Briscoe as Dan
• Kelsey Grammer as Agent Banks
• Bud Cort as Neely
• Gary Farmer as Indian Bob
• Melora Walters as Candy
IMDb
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If any film is destined to find a cult audience on DVD, it's The Big Empty
– A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2004 Filmcritic.com
For starters, it's literally crawling with cult-friendly stars, including Jon Favreau (Swingers), Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy), Bud Cort (Harold and Maude), Jon Gries (Real Genius), Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill),and Rachael Leigh Cook (who seems to be making a living off of desert-based movies these days). Secondly, it's got message boards buzzing with fans asking a variation on one simple question: What the hell does it all mean?
Steve Anderson's movie, at first glance, is a ridiculous and rather slapdash attempt at out-Lynching Lynch. Somewhere between Mulholland Drive and Red Rock West you'll find The Big Empty. Favreau stars as "John Person", the stage name of a newbie (yet already failed) Hollywood actor who is offered a quick escape from his mountain of debt: Deliver a suitcase to a town in the desert, earn $25,000 for the work; the debt is gone. He of course takes the job, and no sooner does he arrive in town than things get a little cuckoo. His connection never shows, and he spends most of the time hanging out at his motel, at the bar accross the street (owned by Hannah, looking here more fetching than ever), and dallying with her adopted daughter (Cook, a vision of hotness). Folks turn up dead, John starts to wonder what's in the suitcase, and the very real possibility of the existence of aliens is raised.
This is what has the film's small audience abuzz – what does all the substantial symbolism (the color blue, the number 11, the lock that no one can open) mean? The ending is way open to interpretation – so much so that most people will probably be either pissed off or dismissive of it – but the faithful will be able to read much more into the film. In a way, that's the problem. By refusing to give any direction on what he's really trying to get at, Anderson cripples his film. (Think Lost Highway.) In the end we feel like we being "arted up" with an "I'm-so-clever" approach to filmmaking, one which ultimately sank this movie's hopes for a theatrical release, sending it straight to video in 2004.
The good news is that Anderson saves the movie with some great casting and outstanding performances from his actors. Favreau is fine, but Hannah, Cook, Gries, and especially Kelsey Grammar, as an FBI agent of all things, all make lasting impressions. They look like they're having real fun, and that's more than I can say for most "deliver some money to the desert" flicks. Whether you choose to buy in to Andersons cockamamie UFO story is another matter altogether.
– A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2004 Filmcritic.com
For starters, it's literally crawling with cult-friendly stars, including Jon Favreau (Swingers), Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy), Bud Cort (Harold and Maude), Jon Gries (Real Genius), Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill),and Rachael Leigh Cook (who seems to be making a living off of desert-based movies these days). Secondly, it's got message boards buzzing with fans asking a variation on one simple question: What the hell does it all mean?
Steve Anderson's movie, at first glance, is a ridiculous and rather slapdash attempt at out-Lynching Lynch. Somewhere between Mulholland Drive and Red Rock West you'll find The Big Empty. Favreau stars as "John Person", the stage name of a newbie (yet already failed) Hollywood actor who is offered a quick escape from his mountain of debt: Deliver a suitcase to a town in the desert, earn $25,000 for the work; the debt is gone. He of course takes the job, and no sooner does he arrive in town than things get a little cuckoo. His connection never shows, and he spends most of the time hanging out at his motel, at the bar accross the street (owned by Hannah, looking here more fetching than ever), and dallying with her adopted daughter (Cook, a vision of hotness). Folks turn up dead, John starts to wonder what's in the suitcase, and the very real possibility of the existence of aliens is raised.
This is what has the film's small audience abuzz – what does all the substantial symbolism (the color blue, the number 11, the lock that no one can open) mean? The ending is way open to interpretation – so much so that most people will probably be either pissed off or dismissive of it – but the faithful will be able to read much more into the film. In a way, that's the problem. By refusing to give any direction on what he's really trying to get at, Anderson cripples his film. (Think Lost Highway.) In the end we feel like we being "arted up" with an "I'm-so-clever" approach to filmmaking, one which ultimately sank this movie's hopes for a theatrical release, sending it straight to video in 2004.
The good news is that Anderson saves the movie with some great casting and outstanding performances from his actors. Favreau is fine, but Hannah, Cook, Gries, and especially Kelsey Grammar, as an FBI agent of all things, all make lasting impressions. They look like they're having real fun, and that's more than I can say for most "deliver some money to the desert" flicks. Whether you choose to buy in to Andersons cockamamie UFO story is another matter altogether.
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DVD Video, ISO:
DVD5 (No any streams were compressed)
Aspect Ratio: 1,78:1 (16:9 Anamorphic)
PAL, MPEG-2 720x576, 25 fps
Auto VBR (Nominal bitrate 8500 Kbps)
audio:
English - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (384 Kbps)
Russian - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (384 Kbps) - многоголос. синхрон.
subtitles:
Russian.
bonus materials: NO.
Unpacked Size: 3,97 GB
3% Recovery info
RAR Total: 3,93 GB
Format: AVI 720 x 416, 12 bit
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (1,73:1)
Codec: XviD (1.1.2) MPEG 4
Video bitrate: avg. 2054 Kbps, 0,28 b/px, 25 Fps
(fully compatible with usual DVD players with avi support)
Audio 1 (English): Lame MP3 ABR 128 Kbps, 48 kHz / (Size= 74,3 MB)
Audio 2 (Russian): Lame MP3 ABR 128 Kbps, 48 kHz / (Size= 73,7 MB)
Rip Date: September 2009
File size: 1493 MB
3% Recovery info
RAR Total: 1,49 GB
DVD Released: 2004
Original Format: DVD5
Running time: 91 min
Studio: Artisan / Кармен Видео