DramaAdventure

Nebraska

- Life's not about winning or losing. It's about how you get there in the end.

An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.

Release Date : 2013-09-21

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Echo Lake EntertainmentBona Fide Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Woody Grant

Original Name : Bruce Dern

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Grant

Original Name : Will Forte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kate Grant

Original Name : June Squibb

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ross Grant

Original Name : Bob Odenkirk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed Pegram

Original Name : Stacy Keach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aunt Martha

Original Name : Mary Louise Wilson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Ray

Original Name : Rance Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bart

Original Name : Tim Driscoll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cole

Original Name : Devin Ratray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peg Nagy

Original Name : Angela McEwan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aunt Betty

Original Name : Glendora Stitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aunt Flo

Original Name : Elizabeth Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cousin Randy

Original Name : Kevin Kunkel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Verne

Original Name : Dennis McCoig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Albert

Original Name : Ronald Vosta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Noel

Original Name : Missy Doty

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bernie Bowen

Original Name : John Reynolds

Gender : Male

Character Name : ER Doctor

Original Name : Jeffrey Yosten

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Westendorf

Original Name : Neal Freudenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jean Westendorf

Original Name : Eula Freudenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dale Slaasted

Original Name : Ray Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kathy Slaasted

Original Name : Lois Nemec

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Francisco Mendez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Catherine Rae Schutz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Jose Muñoz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Terry Kotrous

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Dennis McCave

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Rachel Lynn Leister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Melinda Simonsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cub Photographer

Original Name : Noah Matteo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Scott Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janice

Original Name : Colleen O'Doherty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karaoke Singer

Original Name : Sherry Ristow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karaoke Singer

Original Name : Roger Stuckwisch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Cecil

Original Name : Franklin Dennis Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Appliance Store Employee

Original Name : Jason Speidel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Used Car Salesman

Original Name : Bob Knollenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron

Original Name : Robert Dach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron

Original Name : Sherry Ferris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Biker (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony G. Schmidt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Applauding Karaoke Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Nelson

Gender : Male

Reviews

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2021-06-23

**Payne Relief** The black and white photography is a nice touch. It gives a kind of Karsh look to the weathered faces of the aging, reflective, yet still yearning cast of characters, and suits the rapidly fading memories of a bygone era in recent American history. The acting was pretty good. Bruce Dern gives an effortless performance as a cranky old coot with one attention-seeking foot in the spotlight and the other half-buried in the shadows of utter dementia. The interpersonal conflicts among family and community, past and present are presented in a simple, linear uncomplicated way. The story seems to want to explore the sad truths of a regressive, bankrupt nation and the ridiculous dreams and delusions people cling to. Life is limited and unfinished. Like the heads carved out of Mount Rushmore. Like the forlorn characters wandering on and off the screen. For even after a lifetime of honest hard work aligned with various fixed Christian principles, a restless, quiet desperation lingers. Lies and illusions are necessary to prevent a lonely, inconsolable reality from setting in. And while Alexander Payne manages to keeps things relatively upbeat to prevent dragging us down into a pit of futile despair, he also fails to fully develop and realize the themes he puts forward. Every time Payne rustles up a movie (Sideways, The Descendants) he gets high praise, and this time he almost deserves it. He's a fairly astute cinematician who wants to make meaningful pictures without getting in too deep. Specifically, road movies on half a tank. Thankfully, he doesn't tread into murky Bergman territory, or puff his stuff up with Goddard-like self-importance, but he doesn't do himself much justice by avoiding or brushing off the potential worth and urgency of the matters he introduces. His concepts are cut short. While I'm watching Nebraska, I can't help but wonder how adept filmmakers like Kieslowski or Cassavettes would have treated and serviced the material. What's almost more disappointing than getting old, losing a presence of mind and attempting to reconcile broken memories, is not being able to fully grasp, much less handle and nurture, your own brainchild.