Year: 2013 Rated R Genre: Adventure, Father-Son, Road Movie Language: English Runtime: 1:55:00 Director: Alexander Payne ☆☆ Main Cast: Bruce Dern ☆★, Will Forte, June Squibb ☆, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk
Notable Mentions: Alexander Payne's Direction, Bruce Dern as Woody
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The decision to make this film in black and white and to revolve the events of this film around a father-son duo going on a roadtrip to Lincoln, Nebraska to retrieve the winning prize for a lottery ticket saved the film.
An old man revisiting the town he grew up in isn't going to make an interesting story/ film. An old man revisiting the town he grew up in on his way to retrieve a million dollar prize; that gives the film direction and structure. I like direction and structure. That roadtrip is the glue that connects the events in this film. Like Up in the Air. The events in Up in the Air revolve around a man that travels frequently.
