Ulee's Gold

Director: Victor Nunez Victor Nunez

Overview

Ulee is a beekeeper living on a farm where he takes care of his two granddaughters; their mother is missing. When Ulee's son Jimmy call's from prison, he says the girl's mother is in Miami. Ulee retrieves her but runs into Jimmy's former partners who demand money from him.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/28/2014
UPC:	0883904304685
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	R
Source:	Mgm Mod
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	26,189

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Peter Fonda	Ulee Jackson
Patricia Richardson	Connie Hope
Christine Dunford	Helen Jackson
Jessica Biel	Casey Jackson
Vanessa Zima	Penny Jackson
Steven Flynn	Eddie Flowers
Tom Wood	Jimmy Jackson
J. Kenneth Campbell	Sheriff Bill Floyd
Dewey Weber	Ferris Dooley
Traber Burns	Chance Barrow
Ryan Marshall	Charlie Myers,Beekeeper Assistant
Chad Fish	Markie
Will Sexton	Child at Rest Stop
James Whitehurst	Beekeeper Assistant
Charles Branner	Beekeeper Assistant
Charles Engstrom	Composer

Technical Credits

Victor Nunez

Victor Nunez	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Judy Courtney	Casting
Edward Saxon	Executive Producer,Producer
John Sloss	Executive Producer,Producer
Valerie Thomas	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

Ulee's Gold is a subtle, powerful film about family, sadness and obligation. Writer-director Victor Nuñez crafts a careful portrait of Ulee (Peter Fonda), a wounded but decent man who refuses to turn his back on those who have turned their backs on him in the past. The film succeeds by immersing us in the deliberate, haunted life of the tightly-drawn title character, played to perfection by the similarly stoic Peter Fonda; the actor received an Oscar nomination for his work. Patricia Richardson of TV's Home Improvement provides a thoughtful turn as the neighbor who inches her way into Ulee's life. Some may find the film's pace trying, but there are several scenes of surprising tension, as when Ulee is eventually forced to deal with his son's criminal cohorts. The scene evolves unconventionally, reflecting Nuñez's personal, uniquely independent approach with the material.