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Tuscaloosa

  • 2019
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Tate Donovan, Devon Bostick, Natalia Dyer, and YG in Tuscaloosa (2019)
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Alabama, 1972. As Billy falls for a patient at his father's mental asylum, his best friend becomes involved in a radical civil rights movement against Tuscaloosa's power elite.Alabama, 1972. As Billy falls for a patient at his father's mental asylum, his best friend becomes involved in a radical civil rights movement against Tuscaloosa's power elite.Alabama, 1972. As Billy falls for a patient at his father's mental asylum, his best friend becomes involved in a radical civil rights movement against Tuscaloosa's power elite.

  • Director
    • Philip Harder
  • Writers
    • Philip Harder
    • Glasgow Phillips
  • Stars
    • Devon Bostick
    • Natalia Dyer
    • Marchánt Davis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    402
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Philip Harder
    • Writers
      • Philip Harder
      • Glasgow Phillips
    • Stars
      • Devon Bostick
      • Natalia Dyer
      • Marchánt Davis
    • 6User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 25 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Devon Bostick
    Devon Bostick
    • Billy
    Natalia Dyer
    Natalia Dyer
    • Virginia
    Marchánt Davis
    Marchánt Davis
    • Nigel
    YG
    YG
    • Antoine
    Ella Rae Peck
    Ella Rae Peck
    • Anne
    Birgundi Baker
    Birgundi Baker
    • Carmen
    Bruce Bohne
    Bruce Bohne
    • Papa
    Tony Papenfuss
    • Sheriff Hobson
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Doctor Mitchell
    Nathan Phillips
    Nathan Phillips
    • Deputy
    Benny Barrett
    Benny Barrett
    • Orderly
    Paul Cram
    Paul Cram
    • Earl
    Zay Cram
    • Patient
    James Craven
    James Craven
    • Latham
    Mary Lucia
    Mary Lucia
    • Nurse Bickerty
    John Murray
    John Murray
    • Orderly
    Patrick O'Brien
    • Fishly
    Mike O'Loughlin
    • Card Player
    • Director
      • Philip Harder
    • Writers
      • Philip Harder
      • Glasgow Phillips
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    User reviews6

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    10songinyc

    Visually and audibly pleasing

    Beautifully shot and handsomely textured. Have to agree with a previous review that the score has notes of someone familiar with the music industry. Well done!
    10shafiyasalsabila-70598

    An impressive film debut

    An atmospheric film with a quirky romance and political undertones. Don't judge a book by its cover.
    9walkingtan

    Character Driven 1970s Drama

    Philip Harder shows a growing talent in directing and cinematography. We especially enjoyed Devon Bostick's compelling performance in this steamy southern pot boiler.
    9dmacpherson-44580

    Compelling on many fronts

    Race, class, privilege, and war are all tackled in a visually stunning film. The director's experience in the music business shows in the soundtrack too.

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    • Trivia
      Much of the story's action revolves around a mental hospital at which Billy's father is a doctor and in which Virginia is institutionalized. This setting is based on Bryce Hospital, a real mental institution in Tuscaloosa. Founded in 1861 as the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane, it was planned according to the then-groundbreaking ideas of "moral architecture" as pioneered by mental-health activists Thomas Story Kirkbride and Dorothea Dix and was (for its time) a model facility for the treatment of mental illness. For many years it was known across the state as one of the only medical resources for mentally ill patients in Alabama; in her classic novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee even demonstrates that just the town's name was for many in the state synonymous with Bryce's presence there: "Miss Stephanie said old Mr. Radley said no Radley was going to any asylum, when it was suggested that a season in Tuscaloosa might be helpful to Boo. Boo wasn't crazy, he was high-strung at times. It was all right to shut him up, Mr. Radley conceded, but insisted that Boo not be charged with anything: he was not a criminal."
    • Goofs
      At the 56 minute and 35 second mark a police car is shown while driving and the Doctor (Tate Donovan) is supposedly shown sitting in the backseat behind the driver's seat. However, there is a different man (substitute) in place of Tate Donovan. And it's easily noticeable. At the 56:39 mark Tate Donovan is shown in a close up shot from that rear left seat position. He must not have been able to be at the initial filming of this scene so later did a separate solo filming of this shot with him in the police car (and to look as if he were there with the other three people).
    • Soundtracks
      MAKE UP MY MIND
      Written by Tommy Smith & Wayne Perry

      Performed by FirstCom Musicians

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Director's official site
      • Las Cruces Film Festival Best Narrative Feature : TUSCALOOSA
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Summer of '72
    • Filming locations
      • Duluth, Minnesota, USA(Represents the Gulf of Mexico)
    • Production companies
      • Cinedigm Entertainment Group
      • Garlin Pictures
      • T-Group USA
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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