Psst - This section contains some inside trivia about the film
Quotes - Good One Liners from the movie
Oops - Goofs from the movie
Director – Ang Lee
Screenplay – E Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana
When 2 unemployed young cowboys Jack(Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis(Heath Leadger) get a job at rearing sheep near the mountains at Wyoming. Little do they realize that staying together without any other human company for months together would bring them so close to each other that they fall in love and show homosexual tendencies. When they part after the Sheep Rearing Season is over, they get married to Lureen(Anne Hathway) and Alma(Michelle Williams) respectively and have kids. But deep inside they haven’t yet forgotten their love for each other. They meet up after 4 years of their parting and keep on going to their “fishing trips” up in the Brokeback Mountains. While Jack is more open about the homosexuality side and has a more or less a good married life, Ennis is extremely reserved and always keeps his feelings to himself which eventually leads to a destructive mode. Although the story really has nothing much to say, the acting, cinematography, music score and direction covers up everything. Mature performances by the lead stars. Some of the love scenes will not be easy to digest. Watch out for the one scene in which Jack’s family is having a Christmas Dinner. Largely reminds you of the controversial 1997 Deepa Mehta film, Fire.
Psst -
1) A favorite to win the Best Film Oscar at the Oscars this year, it came as a clear shocker when it Crash got the coveted prize.
2) Ang Lee became the first person of an Asian Origin to win the Best Director Oscar.
3) The scene where Heath Leader Jumps in to the lake has him nude. There were pictures of him taken by a paparazzo which is widely available on the net.
4) Script was written from a short story way back in 1997.
5) The Sheep flocking scene is a computer generated image and so is the hailstorm scene.
6) It was released in only 5 cinema halls in USA in the first week. The movie cost only $14 million to make and it has now grossed $75 million worldwide and not including DVD sales.
7) Michelle Williams is the real life love interest of Heath Leadger.
8) Although Shown as Wyoming, the entire movie was shot in Canada.
Quotes
1) “You boys sure found a way to make the time pass up there. Twist, you guys wasn’t getting paid to leave the dogs babysitting the sheep while you stem the rose.”
2) “Speak for yourself. You may be a sinner, but I ain’t yet had the opportunity.”
3) “You boys sure found a way to make the time pass up there.”
4) “This is a one-shot thing we got goin’ on here; It’s nobody’s business but ours; You know I ain’t queer; Me neither.”
5) “I wasn’t, nine years old. My daddy, he made sure me and brother seen it. Hell for all I know, he done the job.”
6) “This is my house. This is my child. And you are my guest. So sit the hell down or I’ll knock your ignorant a$$ into next week.”
Oops
Didn’t notice any.
PS – I would like to thank IMDB.com for providing the inputs about the trivia section.