Frailty

Frailty (2002)

Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Release date

2002-04-12

Country

Germany, United States, Italy

Production

Lionsgate, American Entertainment Partners L.P., David Kirschner Productions, Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Budget

$11 000 000

Revenue

$17 400 000

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Director

Bill Paxton

Actors

Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary, Jeremy Sumpter, Luke Askew, Levi Kreis, Derk Cheetwood, Missy Crider, Alan Davidson
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Scenario

Brent Hanley

Producer

David Kirschner, David Blocker, Corey Sienega, Michael Paseornek, Tom Ortenberg, Tom Huckabee, Karen Loop

Operator

Bill Butler

Composer

Brian Tyler

Artist

Audition

Mary Gail Artz, Barbara Cohen

Editing

Arnold Glassman
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• The film takes place in Texas. It stars Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, and Powers Boothe, all of whom were born in the state.
• Jeremy Sumpter, who played Adam as a young man, originally auditioned for the role of Fenton.
• A loose adaptation of the story of serial killer Joseph Kallinger, who killed three and tortured four families. He committed these crimes with his 13-year-old son Michael in New Jersey between 1973 and 1974. During the trial, Kallinger claimed he was fulfilling God's will.
• Here's how Bill Paxton explained why the name "Otis" is carved into the handle of his character's axe. He wanted the axe to be unique and have its own personality from the start. While scouting locations in Pasadena for future filming, Paxton came across a homeless man and offered him money. The man refused, stating he didn't need charity. Paxton then offered him money to use his name in the film. The man's name was Otis.
• At the 10th minute of the film, you can notice the lights of police cars from the cordon that restricted access to the street where filming took place.