Meek's Cutoff [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Director: Kelly Reichardt Kelly Reichardt

Overview

A braggart meets his match in a courageous woman in this period drama from independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt. It's 1845, and Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood) is a boastful, rough-hewn wilderness guide who has been hired by three families who want to start new lives on the other side of Oregon's Cascade Mountains. Meek constantly tells his charges that he knows the Oregon Trail like the back of his hand, but when they veer off for a shortcut he says is foolproof, they soon find themselves in forbidding territory, without water and with Indians on the horizon. While the men of the party travel with Meek, their wives are made to follow them in a separate wagon, and Emily Tetherow (Michelle Williams), the strong-willed wife of Solomon Tetherow (Will Patton), begins openly questioning Meek's competence among the other women, especially her friend Millie Gately (Zoe Kazan). While making their way through the wilderness, the party happens upon a Cayuse Indian (Rod Rondeaux); Meek captures the Indian and proposes they kill him, but Emily bravely speaks up for him, believing he has the right to live and perhaps the knowledge to lead them safely over the mountains. Meek's Cutoff was an official selection at the 2010 New York Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2011
UPC:	0896602002913
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	PG
Source:	Oscilloscope
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	23,721

Special Features

The making of Meek's Cutoff; Original theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michelle Williams	Emily Tetherow
Shirley Henderson	Glory White
Paul Dano	Thomas Gately
Bruce Greenwood	Stephen Meek
Will Patton	Solomon Tetherow
Zoe Kazan	Millie Gately
Rod Rondeaux	The Indian
Neal Huff	William White
Tommy Nelson	Jimmy White
Jeff Grace	Composer

Technical Credits

Jonathan Raymond

Kelly Reichardt	Director
Elizabeth Cuthrell	Producer
Neil Kopp	Producer
Anish Savjani	Producer,Executive Producer
David Urrutia	Producer
Todd Haynes	Executive Producer
Phil Morrison	Executive Producer
Andrew Pope	Executive Producer
Steven Tuttleman	Executive Producer
Laura Rosenthal	Executive Producer,Casting
Mike S. Ryan	Executive Producer
Leslie Shatz	Sound/Sound Designer
Felix Andrew	Sound Mixer,Sound Effects
Gordon Bell	Script Supervisor
Jason Rodriguez	Stunts
Jonathan Raymond	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Vincent Savino	Producer
Javier Bennassar	Sound Effects
Lara Dale	Sound Effects
Steve Tuttleman	Executive Producer