Steven Spielberg cast Jeremy Davies in Saving Private Ryan (1998) after seeing his performance in this movie.
At a test screening, several audience members left the theater sickened after seeing a scene with a graphic bull castration. MGM's marketing chief responded in the Los Angeles Times that the audience members must have reacted only "to what they expect to see" with MGM president of worldwide distribution Larry Gleeson adding "You can do anything to a human being [in a movie], but just don't hurt an animal."
The Locusts (1997) is an American drama film written and directed by John Patrick Kelley in his writing and directing debut. It stars Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Davies, Kate Capshaw, Paul Rudd, and Ashley Judd. The writing and directing of this film was the only IMDb credit for John Patrick Kelley as of 2025.
The film score was composed by Carter Burwell, three-time Oscar® nominee for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) in Carol (2015), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).