Trivia & Facts
Filming Locations:
- California, USA
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Was the closing film at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
- The word "fuck" and its derivatives is said 310 times.
- To prepare for his role in this movie, actor Ben Foster asked one of his friends who was an ex-crystal meth addict for guidance. The friend introduced him to a group of people who gave Foster an all-access pass into the lifestyle
- The film begins with actual home video of some of the cast members when they were children. Anton Yelchin (Zack Mazursky) is the last child shown.
- In a scene where they have a fight, Sharon Stone hit Ben Foster so hard that his nose started bleeding. He told her to do so, because he said the scene needed to be as realistic as possible.
- During filming, Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Ronald J. Zonen provided copies of virtually every document in his file on the real life case and served as an unpaid consultant to the film.
- Ben Foster risked his sight for the movie by adding glaucoma drops to his eyes for much of the shoot to dilate his pupils, making him appear to be high. He'd hide in the bushes at night and cover his eyes between takes to keep the lights from shining into them. He would also talk to Nick Cassavetes with his eyes closed.
- When Wanda Haynes (Heather Wahlquist) screams "Heil" in Jake Mazursky's (Ben Foster) apartment, the entire part was improvised. When done with the line, the cast went along with it, and then director, Nick Cassavetes kept it in the film.
Film Quotes
Alma: "Have you ever been laid, Stolen Boy?"
Olivia Mazursky: "They say there's a reason for everything. If God's got a purpose for me, He better get the fuck down here and tell me what it is, 'cause I don't see it."
Angela Holden: "So you're like... ransom."
Julie Beckley: "That's hot."
Zack Mazursky: "It's ok. Its like another story to tell my grandchildren."
Julie Beckley: "Stolen boy."
Cast and Crew Quotes
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Critics Quotes
Story's most intriguing element is the bond that develops between Zack and Frankie (played with conviction by Timberlake), who drags the boy to his home in Palm Springs. Cute but corruptible, Zack turns out to be quite happy sampling Frankie's decadent lifestyle, even losing his virginity to two girls in a swimming pool, in a scene that feels like an outtake from Wild Things.
- Variety
Cassavetes elicits strong to mixed perfs, with the heavily tattooed Timberlake surprisingly credible as the drama's moral fulcrum and Hirsch adopting a distinct strain of impudent, boyish authority. As Jake, Foster delivers an arrestingly showy vacuum of a performance that ultimately has nothing to resonate against.
- Variety
Links & Research
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