Frailty [Blu-ray]

Frailty [Blu-ray]

Director: Bill Paxton Cast: Brian Tyler
Brian Tyler
, Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
, Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
, Matt O'Leary
Matt O'Leary
Bill Paxton
Frailty [Blu-ray]

Frailty [Blu-ray]

Director: Bill Paxton Cast: Brian Tyler
Brian Tyler
, Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
, Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
, Matt O'Leary
Matt O'Leary
Bill Paxton

Blu-ray (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Actor Bill Paxton made his directorial debut with Frailty. The bulk of the story is told through flashbacks, as a mysterious man (Matthew McConaughey) tells a terrible tale to an FBI agent (Powers Boothe) investigating the "God's Hand" serial killer case. The man grew up in a small town in Texas, where he and his brother lived a bucolic life with their kindhearted widower father (Paxton). One night, the father awakens the two boys, Fenton (Matthew O'Leary) and Adam (Jeremy Sumpter), and tells them he's had a vision, and God has chosen him and his sons to help Him slay demons who walk the earth in human form. He tells the boys they can never tell anyone about this task. Before long, he comes home from work with a list of names that he claims an angel has given to him. He then begins abducting people, bringing them home, one by one, and having the boys watch while he lays his hands on them. After having proven, to his mind, that they are demons and not human, he chops them up with an axe while the boys look on. Young Adam is eager to participate, seeing his family as "kind of like superheroes," while the older Fenton is distraught, believing that his father has lost his mind. He contemplates running away, but is reluctant to leave his little brother behind. Eventually, he goes to the authorities, which results in disaster. As he tells the story, McConaughey takes Boothe out to the public rose garden near his old home, where he claims his brother, the "God's Hand" killer, buried the bodies. Paxton dramatizes the mayhem while leaving almost all of the gore offscreen, and Brent Hanley's script leaves the true motives of several characters unclear until the very end.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/24/2009
UPC: 0031398115113
Original Release: 2002
Rating: R
Source: LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 1:40:00
Sales rank: 3,005

Special Features

Audio Commentaries with Director Bill Paxton and Writer Brent Hanley; ; Production Commentary with Arnold Glassman, David Kirschner and Brian Tyler; ; "Anatomy of a Scene" Featurette Courtesy of Sundance Channel; "The Making of Frailty" Featurette; Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary; Storyboards; Photo Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bill Paxton Dad,Janitor
Matthew McConaughey Fenton Meiks
Matt O'Leary Young Fenton
Jeremy Sumpter Young Adam
Powers Boothe Agent Wesley Doyle
Levi Kreis Adam Meiks
Edmond Scott Ratliff The Angel
Luke Askew Sheriff Smalls
Derk Cheetwood Agent Griffin Hull
Alan Davidson Brad White
Cynthia Ettinger Cynthia Harbridge
Vincent Chase Edward March
Gwen McGee Operator
Blake King Eric
Rebecca Tilney Teacher
Brad Berryhill Teenage Demon
Greg Serano FBI Agent No. 1
Edgar L. Davis FBI Agent No. 2
Jim Flowers FBI Agent No. 3
Lance E. Nichols FBI Agent No. 4
Richard A. Bell Curtis
Chelsea Blain Butler Little Girl,Actor
Jennifer Drake Teacher's Aid
Missy Crider Becky
Betty Gurule Doyle's Mother
Dave Power Actor
Scott Adsit Actor

Technical Credits
Bill Paxton Director
Brent Hanley Screenwriter
Mary Gail Artz Casting
Joe Bauer Special Effects
David Blocker Producer
Barbara Cohen Casting
Larry Fioritto Special Effects
Tom Huckabee Executive Producer
David Kirshner Producer
Karen Loop Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek Executive Producer
Corey Sienega Producer
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