Drama

Mud

- Running from his past. Hiding from the law. Only one way out.

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

Release Date : 2013-04-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Everest EntertainmentFilmNation EntertainmentBrace Cove Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Mud

Cast

Character Name : Mud

Original Name : Matthew McConaughey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Juniper

Original Name : Reese Witherspoon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ellis

Original Name : Tye Sheridan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neckbone

Original Name : Jacob Lofland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Sam Shepard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senior

Original Name : Ray McKinnon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Lee

Original Name : Sarah Paulson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Galen

Original Name : Michael Shannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : King

Original Name : Joe Don Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carver

Original Name : Paul Sparks

Gender : Male

Character Name : May Pearl

Original Name : Bonnie Sturdivant

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miller

Original Name : Stuart Greer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Galen's Helper

Original Name : John Ward Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Princess

Original Name : Kristy Barrington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kyle

Original Name : Johnny Cheek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nelson

Original Name : Kenneth Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : James

Original Name : Michael Abbott Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Budget Inn

Original Name : Earnest McCoy

Gender : Male

Character Name : May Pearl's Friend

Original Name : Allie Wade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motel Clerk

Original Name : Douglas Ligon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male Nurse

Original Name : Matt Newcomb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Nurse

Original Name : Mary Alice Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Older Kid at Food King

Original Name : Tate Smalley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Jimmy Dinwiddie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trooper at Roadblock

Original Name : Ryan Jacks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man on Street (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Ledbetter

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

To love or not love in Arkansas along the Mississippi RELEASED IN 2012-2013 and written & directed by Jeff Nichols, “Mud” is a southern gothic crime drama taking place in Arkansas along the Mississippi River where two boys discover a fugitive named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) hiding out on an island and decide to help him evade the authorities & vigilantes that are on his trail in hope of reuniting him with his true love, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). This is a film about authentic Southern people and the code by which they live. Urbanized types usually refer to them as “rednecks.” While some of them may be “white trash,” most of them are not. They’re independent of the government, hardworking and respectful citizens, not to mention rooted in Christian morality, although not necessarily Christians. The film respects the intelligence of the viewer, leaving it to him/her to read between the lines. It’s similar to “Joe,” which was released a year later, but not as abrasively pessimistic and is overall better. In tone, it’s akin to “Undertow” (2004) and “Snow Angels” (2007). If you appreciate those flicks, you’ll like “Mud.” There are a lot of gems to mine: Ellis (Tye Sheridan) mirrors Mud as an adolescent. Will he make the same mistakes that brought Mud to his current state? The movie’s basically a rumination on the potential in both masculinity and femininity for good or bad, but the focus is more on the toxicity of some women, which is refreshing, as Hollywood tends to paint men as evil incarnate or thoroughly inept while women are usually sterling examples of eminent nobility (Why Sure!). The film also reveals the idealization of love and how “love is blind.” Just because you truly love someone in a romantic sense doesn’t mean s/he is good for you and that you should develop & maintain a relationship. I was never a fan of Witherspoon, but didn’t dislike her either. In any case, she’s quite good as the seemingly innocent-yet-toxic love interest. Bonnie Sturdivant is excellent as her teenage counterpart, May Pearl; they should’ve done more with her. THE MOVIE RUNS 2 hour 10 minutes and was shot in Arkansas (Crocketts Bluff, Eudora, Dumas and Stuttgart). ADDITIONAL CAST: Sam Shepard, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks and Joe Don Baker. GRADE: B/B+

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-08-17

In a way, there was something slightly Dickensian about this story of two small urchins who regularly zip about the Mississippi river on their boat. There must have been an hurricane recently as on one stop, they discover a boat lodged firmly in the branches of a tree. After a quick inspection, they realise it's had a recent resident and as they are about to leave they are introduced to "Mud" (Matthew McConaughey). "Ellis" (Tye Sheridan) is a bit more engaged with this enigmatic stranger than his pal "Neckbone" (a solid effort from Jacob Lofland) and agrees to bring him some food and then help him fix the boat - so long as the boys can have it after! As their relationship slowly develops, we discover that there's no shortage of baggage across the lives of the youngster whose parents are separating and who is about to lose his houseboat home and the fugitive who has a story of his own to tell of love with the gorgeous "Juniper" (Reese Witherspoon) and violence. With the temperature rising and the hunt for "Mud" closing in on the boys, things become perilous and the characters have to take a good long look at themselves as they come to terms with actions past and present that will impact on their futures. McConaughey is at his most natural here; his charisma does much of the heavy lifting but it's really Sheridan who steals the show as his curiously decent character evolves from an innocence to something altogether more mature, more aware and - thanks to "Mae Pearl" (Bonnie Sturdivant) - frustratingly hormonal, too! The setting works well offering us a look at a community that has it's own way of doing things, as does the judicious amount of dialogue allowing the story to develop effectively under it's own steam delivering a bond between these two unlikely characters that emerges in quite an unexpected, and risky, fashion. It's a little more intricate than might appear on first inspection, and is worth a couple of hours.