Eye of God (film)
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by Tim Blake Nelson
Michael Nelson
| Eye of God | |
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| Directed by | Tim Blake Nelson |
| Written by | Tim Blake Nelson |
| Based on | Eye of God by Tim Blake Nelson |
| Produced by | Wendy Ettinger Michael Nelson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Russell Lee Fine |
| Edited by | Kate Sanford |
Production company | Minnow Pictures |
| Distributed by | Castle Hill Productions[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Eye of God is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and adapted from his stage play of the same name. It stars Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl, and Hal Holbrook. The film follows two plot lines which are revealed to be connected in a nonlinear narrative.
Nelson developed the script at the Sundance Institute's Screenwriters and Directors Labs.[2] The film won the American Independent Award at the Seattle International Film Festival in 1997 and the Bronze Award at the 1997 Tokyo International Film Festival. Nelson was nominated for the Someone to Watch Award at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards and the Grand Jury Prize at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The movie was filmed in the areas of Skiatook, Perry, and Tulsa of Oklahoma in early 1996.
In the small Oklahoma town of Kingfisher, the local sheriff stumbles upon the traumatized teenager Tommy covered in someone else's blood. After the sheriff prods the boy, he learns that a young woman has been raped and murdered.
In a parallel story, Ainsley, a waitress at a diner, takes in and marries ex-convict Jack. Jack, whom Ainsley has been in correspondence with during his incarceration, has converted to born-again Christianity. A series of events explains how Ainsley and Jack's story intersects with Tommy's.
Cast
- Martha Plimpton as Ainsley DuPree
- Kevin Anderson as Jack Stillings
- Nick Stahl as Tommy Spencer
- Richard Jenkins as Willard Sprague
- Margo Martindale as Dorothy
- Mary Kay Place as Claire Spencer
- Hal Holbrook as Sheriff Rogers
- Chris Freihofer as Les Hector
- Woody Watson as Glen Briggs
- Wally Welch as R.J. Prichard
- Larry Flynn as Jim Nutter
- Maggie Moore as Janice
- Vernon Grote as Fast Food Customer
- Gary Ragland as Lee
- Carolyn Wickwire as Mrs. Rogers