Cook County (film)
{{COI|date=April 2013}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Cook County
| director = David Pomes
| producer = David Pomes
| writer = David Pomes
| cinematography = Brad Rushing
| editing = Branan Edgens
| runtime = 93 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2009|03|26|Buenos Aires}}
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Cook County (alternate title: Pure White B*tch) is a 2009 American independent drama film written, directed, and produced by Houston-based filmmaker David Pomes. The film stars Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley, and Ryan Donowho. It deals with the effects of methamphetamine addiction on a Texas family.
Cast
- Anson Mount as "Bump"
- Xander Berkeley as "Sonny"
- Ryan Donowho as Abe
- Polly Cole as Lucy
- Rutherford Cravens as Earl "Fat Earl"
- Makenna Fitzsimmons as Deandra
- Brandon Smith as Wayne
- John McClain as Uncle J.D.
- Yankie Grant as Aunt Sally
- J.D. Hawkins as "Peanut"
- Gary Chason as Mr. Jimmy
- Lisa Williams as Miss Debbie
- Toby Lister as Bill Jenkins
- Tommy Townsend as Pee Paw
- Scott Nankivel as Luke
- Anna Megan Raley as Cindy Simpson
- Trappy as David Damien (credited as Omar Adam)
- Deke Anderson as Officer Crumley
- Allison Norman as Phoebe Tims
- James Wiley Fowler as Officer Simmons (credited as James Fowler)
Production
In an interview appearing on indiewire.com, Pomes stated: "The story began about people who I have been around, living outside of civilization, out in the woods, down a dirt road with all the old stereotypes: the roof caving in and the tires in the front yard. The story is about that group of people, and the family trying to be a family in the backwoods environment. Crystal meth was always out there. I was never at any crystal meth parties or anything like that, but there were always people where I lived outside of Houston. Those are the characters in the film, but crystal meth really drives the story. It's the vehicle."Dale, Austin, [http://www.indiewire.com/article/futures-cook-county-director-david-pomes "FUTURES | Lawyer-Turned-"Cook County" Director David Pomes"], IndieWire, December 15, 2011
Not having direct contact with meth addicts, Pomes read widely on the subject of drug addiction. Pomes recounted in an interview for Filmmaker Magazine: "I did a ton of research. Mostly just through the Internet, through magazine articles and things of that nature. I did a lot. There is so much out there. People on meth like to talk about it. They like to take{{sic}} about the process of making it, the problems they have with it. There are tons of blogs out there, websites, people write songs and poetry about it [laughs]. Not in a good way necessarily, or a glorifying way, but just how it’s affected there{{sic}} lives. There’s recipes out there, you don’t just have to make it one way. There’s a bunch of different ways to do it. We found lots of pictures of people on meth and meth labs and used those to inspire us a bit for wardrobe, makeup, art direction, the general aesthetic of the movie."Harris, Brandon, [http://filmmakermagazine.com/36256-david-pomes-cook-county/ "David Pomes--Cook County"], Filmmaker Magazine, December 15, 2011
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.cookcountythemovie.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|1147682}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|id=cook-county|title=Cook County}}
Category:American independent films
Category:Films shot in Houston
Category:2000s English-language films
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