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THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (2001)

VISUAL AIDS
POSTERS AND COVER ART



THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    The Coen brothers are back with a dark and twisted film noir unlike anything you've ever seen. Set in a small 1949 California town, this is the story of a seemingly simple barber, who turns to blackmail and revenge to escape his achingly dull life. But in the tradition of classic noir, nothing goes as planned and nothing is as it seems. And as the barber's plot unravels, the delicious surprises, stunning revelations and just plain strange occurrences will disturb and delight you long after the film has ended.

STARRING:

Billy Bob Thornton: Ed Crane
Frances McDormand: Doris Crane
Michael Badalucco: Frank
Richard Jenkins: Walter Abundas
Scarlett Johansson: Birdy Abundas
Jon Polito: Creighton Tolliver
Tony Shalhoub: Freddy Riedenschneider
James Gandolfini: Big Dave Brewster

SCREENWRITER: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

DIRECTOR: Joel Coen

RUNNING TIME: 116 minutes

STUDIO: USA Home Entertainment

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Cinematography - Roger Deakins
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(3 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Picture (Drama)
(nominated)

Best Actor (Drama) - Billy Bob Thornton
(nominated)

Best Screenplay - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
(nominated)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• The Coen brothers said they came up with the idea for this film by accident. After wrapping filming on one of their earlier films, the Coen brothers took a prop poster showing a variety of 1950's haircuts and hung it in their office. The brothers decided they wanted to write a story about the barber who cut all of those haircuts seen on the poster and the story evolved into The Man Who Wasn't There, however originally the movie's title was The Barber.
• Billy Bob Thornton was a big fan of the Coen brothers and he agreed to do the film without having ever read the script.
• This film was shot in color and then went through a special development process that turned the film into black and white, however due to an error a few of the reels released to theaters had the first few scenes shown in color before becoming black and white.

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