The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

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California | Hairdresser

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  • Genre(s): Crime, Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Donald Murphy
  • Cast(s): Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Katherine Borowitz See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 56min
  • Music: Carter Burwell,Fred Rosenberg,Eugene Gearty,Jerry Ross
  • Award(s): BAFTA Film 2002 (Won)
    Oscar 2002 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Silent Night, Passport
  • Story:
    A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.
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7.5/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
A tale of passion, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity presents him with a chance to change it.
Ratings

7.5/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
BAFTA Film Award

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

ALFS Award

Actor of the Year | 2002 | Billy Bob

Screenwriter of the Year | 2002 | Joel

Audience Award

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

OFTA Film Award

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

OFCS Award

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

Top Ten Films of the Year | 2002

FFCC Award

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

Best Actor For and | 2002

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

Golden Satellite Award

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

AFI Award

Cinematographer of the Year | 2002 | Roger

ASC Award

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | 2002 | Roger

Golden Aries Award

Best Foreign Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

NBR Award

Best Actor | 2001 | Billy Bob

Best Actor For and | 2001

Top Ten Films | 2001

SEFCA Award

Best Actor | 2001 | Billy Bob

SDFCS Award

Best Cinematography | 2001 | Roger

LAFCA Award

Best Cinematography | 2001 | Roger

NYFCO Award

Best Cinematography | 2001 | Roger

Best Cinematography Award

Best Cinematography in a Feature Film | 2001 | Roger

BSFC Award

Best Cinematography | 2001 | Roger

David Award

Best Foreign Film Miglior Film Straniero | 2002 | Joel

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Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

Golden Globe Award

Best Screenplay Motion Picture | 2002 | Ethan

Best Motion Picture Drama | 2002

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 2002 | Billy Bob

OFTA Film Award

Best Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 2002 | Joel

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

Robert Award

Best American Film rets amerikanske film | 2003 | Ethan

Bodil Award

Best American Film Bedste amerikanske film | 2003 | Joel

SIYAD Award

Best Foreign Film | 2003

Silver Condor Award

Best Foreign Film Mejor Pelcula Extranjera | 2003 | Ethan

DVD Premiere Award

Best Audio Commentary New Release | 2003 | Ethan

AFI Award

Featured Actor of the Year Male Movies | 2002 | Tony

Actor of the Year Male Movies | 2002 | Billy Bob

Movie of the Year | 2002

OFCS Award

Best Director | 2002 | Joel

Best Supporting Actor | 2002 | Tony

Best Original Screenplay | 2002 | Ethan

PFCS Award

Best Picture | 2002

Best Actor in a Leading Role | 2002 | Billy Bob

Best Screenplay Original | 2002 | Ethan

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

Best Production Design | 2002 | Dennis

Saturn Award

Best Supporting Actress | 2002 | Frances

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

Best ActionAdventureThriller Film | 2002

WGA (Screen) Award

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 2002 | Ethan

DFWFCA Award

Best Picture | 2002

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

Edgar Award

Best Motion Picture | 2002 | Joel

Empire Award

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

César Award

Best Foreign Film Meilleur film tranger | 2002 | Joel

Critics Choice Award

Best Screenplay | 2002 | Joel

Best Picture | 2002

Chlotrudis Award

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

Sierra Award

Best Actor | 2002 | Billy Bob

CFCA Award

Best Supporting Actor | 2002 | Tony

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

Excellence in Production Design Award

Period or Fantasy Film | 2002 | Dennis

NSFC Award

Best Cinematography | 2002 | Roger

SEFCA Award

Best Original Screenplay | 2001 | Ethan

NYFCC Award

Best Cinematographer | 2001 | Roger

BOX OFFICE

Budget 20,000,000 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen came up with the story while working on The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). While filming the scene in the barbershop, the Coens saw a prop poster of 1940s haircuts and began developing a story about the barber who cut the hair in the poster.

Because he trusted the quality of Joel Coen and Ethan Coen's work, Billy Bob Thornton agreed to do the movie before even reading the script.

In his 2017 book, The Coen Brothers, Ian Nathan reports that Joel Coen called Billy Bob Thornton to say the brothers had a film for him. What's it about, Thornton asked. "It's about a barber who wants to be in the dry-cleaning business," was the reply. "I'll take it," said Thornton, who had been a long-time fan of the Coens, having famously remarked, "They just don't suck."

The movie was filmed in color, then printed in black and white by special processing. However, at least one print was released with the first reel in normal color due to an error at the lab.

Billy Bob Thornton jokingly made it look like Ed Crane had an erection in one of the scenes where he's watching Birdy Abundas playing the piano. Only one of the prop guys noticed during production. When the Coen Brothers later found out, they made it clear that Ed would not be aroused in the scene.

Popular Dialogues

"Reidenschneider: They got this guy, in Germany. Fritz Something-or-other. Or is it? Maybe it's Werner. Anyway, he's got this theory, you wanna test something, you know, scientifically - how the planets go round the sun, what sunspots are made of, why the water comes out of the tap - well, you gotta look at it. But sometimes you look at it, your looking changes it. Ya can't know the reality of what happened, or what would've happened if you hadn't-a stuck in your own goddamn schnozz. So there is no "what happened"? Not in any sense that we can grasp, with our puny minds. Because our minds... our minds get in the way. Looking at something changes it. They call it the "Uncertainty Principle". Sure, it sounds screwy, but even Einstein says the guy's on to something."

"[last lines] Ed Crane: I don't know where I'm being taken. I don't know what I'll find, beyond the earth and sky. But I'm not afraid to go. Maybe the things I don't understand will be clearer there, like when a fog blows away. Maybe Doris will be there. And maybe there I can tell her all those things they don't have words for here."