Midnight Special (2016)
Vater Roy ist mit seinem kleinen Sohn Alton auf der Flucht- er will ihn beschützen und herausfinden, was hinter den mysteriösen, außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten des Jungen steckt, wegen denen der Kleine eine Schutzbrille tragen muss. Was als Flucht vor religiösen Extremisten und vor der Polizei beginnt, wird zur landesweiten Menschenjagd, inklusive Regierungsbeteiligung. NSA-Spezialist Sevier will möglichst viel über den besonderen Jungen und seine Fähigkeiten erfahren und nimmt zu diesem Zweck Altons Ziehvater und Sekten-Guru Calvin samt dessen Gemeinde in Gewahrsam, um sie einem Verhör zu unterziehen. Währenddessen setzen Roy und sein Kumpel Lucas alles daran, Alton vor dem Schlimmsten zu bewahren. Und sie wollen ihm dabei helfen, sein Schicksal zu erfüllen, das die ganze Welt beeinflussen könnte...
Der Regisseur:
Jeff Nichols
Der Autor:
Jeff Nichols
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Michael Shannon as Roy Tomlin |
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Jaeden Martell as Alton Meyer |
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Joel Edgerton as Lucas |
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Kirsten Dunst as Sarah Tomlin |
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Adam Driver as Agent Sevier |
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David Jensen as Elden |
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Sam Shepard as Calvin Meyer |
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Scott Haze as Levi |
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Dana Gourrier as Sharon Davison |
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Paul Sparks as Agent Miller |
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Kerry Cahill as Linda (NSA Staffer) |
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Bill Camp as Doak |
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Billy Slaughter as Agent Cole |
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Lucy Faust as Caroline (Ranch Member) |
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Sean Bridgers as Fredrick (Ranch Member) |
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Allison Gabriel as Hannah (Ranch Member) |
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Sharon Landry as Merrianne (Doak's Wife) |
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Sharon Garrison as Jane Adams (Sarah's Mother) |
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James Moses Black as Military Officer |
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Yvonne Landry as Motel Clerk |
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Maureen Brennan as Woman at Truckstop |
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Ann Mahoney as FBI Agent #1 |
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Garrett Hines as FBI Agent #2 |
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Wayne Péré as Prison FBI Agent |
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Dane Rhodes as Oil Worker |
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Lee Zurik as Local Newscaster #1 |
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Nicondra Norwood as Local Newscaster #2 |
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Sam Malone as Soldier at Roadblock |
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Sean Kaplan as Texas State Trooper |
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James DuMont as Base Commander |
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Nancy Grace as Nancy Grace |
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Lynn Berry as Lynn Berry |
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Alexander Eldimiati as Stand in (uncredited) |
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D'Arcy Allen as FBI Agent (uncredited) |
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John L. Armijo as National Guardsman (uncredited) |
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Michelle Benet as Car Crash Victim (uncredited) |
| Camera | Trey Edward Shults | Camera Production Assistant |
| Directing | Jeff Nichols | Director |
| Writing | Jeff Nichols | Screenplay |
| Production | Sarah Green | Producer |
| Production | Brian Kavanaugh-Jones | Producer |
| Editing | Julie Monroe | Editor |
| Crew | Jeremy Fry | Stunts |
| Crew | Chelsea Bruland | Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Edward Wright | Visual Effects Editor |
| Crew | Scott Rogers | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Adam Stone | Director of Photography |
| Art | Austin Gorg | Art Direction |
| Art | Chad Keith | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erin Benach | Costume Design |
| Art | Adam Willis | Set Decoration |
| Production | Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Art | Venessa De Anda | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Jonathan Guggenheim | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Meagan Lewis | Casting |
| Production | Rachel Jacob | Casting Associate |
| Production | Kate Evans | Casting Associate |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindsay McKay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jonny Pray | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Jean-Paul Chreky | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jay B. Richardson | Music Editor |
| Camera | Kenneth Neil Moore | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Hans Bjerno | Helicopter Camera |
| Camera | Matthew A. Petrosky | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Ben Rothstein | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Michael Roy | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Caroline Labrie | Animation |
| Crew | Joel Sevilla | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | CJ Cole | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Eric A. Kohler | Visual Effects Producer |
| Editing | Joel Dougherty | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Frank Rinella | Foley |
| Sound | Jeremy Bowker | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Erik Foreman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Pascal Garneau | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Scott Guitteau | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Will Files | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Ward | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Wood | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacy Kelly | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paige Reeves | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Chuck Stringer | Construction Coordinator |
| Editing | Robert E. Phillips | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Samuel Craven | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Richard B. Molina | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Leigh Hennessy | Stunts |
| Sound | David Wingo | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Glen Basner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rian Cahill | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hans Graffunder | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Heffron | Co-Producer |
| Production | Christos V. Konstantakopoulos | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kristin Mann | Associate Producer |
| Production | Steven Mnuchin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Darius Shahmir | Associate Producer |
| Art | Alex McDowell | Conceptual Design |
| Production | Sarah Green | Unit Production Manager |