A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
Warren Kole
- Sean
- (as Warren Blosjo)
Douglas M. Griffin
- Man #1
- (as Douglas Griffin)
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- TriviaWriter/director Shainee Gabel adapted the screenplay from the previously unpublished novel "Off Magazine Street" by Ronald Everett Capps. Capps' son, Grayson Capps, appears in the film and contributed six songs to its soundtrack.
- GoofsIn the beginning of the film Bobby has a slipper on his left foot. A couple of streets farther he has a slipper on his right foot.
- Quotes
Bobby Long: Happiness makes up in height, what it lacks in length.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 (2005)
- SoundtracksSomeday
Performed by Los Lobos
Written by David Hidalgo and Louie Perez (as Louis Perez)
Courtesy of Slash / Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
Featured review
The real New Orleans that is probably gone forever.
New Orleans is a major character in this film. Not the French Quarter as we usually see but the slums that gave us the music and character of this unique place in all the world. You have to ask yourself why and how did a first time unknown director get two major stars to make this budget film in three weeks in August of 2004. The answer is script, script and script. A good story seems harder to find than $100 million in LA. We have remakes of remakes of TV shows and comic books. The story is very good; the look of the film is great and Travolta and Johansson bring their gifts to the lead roles. Deb Unger is particularly fetching and dignified. The real New Orleans that is probably gone forever after the Katrina disaster is reason enough to cherish this film and add it to your permanent collection. Also loved the way JT used that old Gibson LG-1 as a prop and actually played it and sang a few tunes!
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $164,308
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $28,243
- Jan 2, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $2,039,526
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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