Suburbicon (2017)
Director: George Clooney
Plot Synopsis[]
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
Male Deaths[]
- Gary Basaraba [Uncle Mitch]
- Matt Damon [Gardner Lodge]
- Glenn Fleshler [Sloan]
- Alex Hassell [Louis]
- Oscar Isaac [Bud Cooper]
Female Deaths[]
- Julianne Moore [Rose Lodge/Maggie]
Trivia[]
- Josh Brolin was cast in the movie as a baseball coach but his scenes ended up being removed after a test screening. George Clooney admitted that his scenes deflated the tension from the movie and felt badly to remove Brolin from the final cut as he considered the scenes one of the funniest in the entire picture.
- The community and its racial tension is closely based on the true events that occurred in the community of Levittown, PA. The news interviews that appear on TV are from the actual citizens.
- George Clooney screened this film for famed television writer/producer Norman Lear, no stranger to projects tackling explosive or controversial themes like his series All in the Family (1971). After viewing the movie, Lear told Clooney "This is the angriest film I've ever seen."
- Big Lebowski references: Battle Creek, the name of the military school, also references the TV show 'Branded' which started Chuck Connors. A heavy set man is seen following the protagonist in a blue Volkswagen Beetle at night. The young son, Nicky, props up a board blocking the door to his room by nailing a block to the floor, although the boy gets it correct, where the Dude had it backwards.
Gallery[]
Alex Hassell
Julianne Moore
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