The Locusts (film)
4.8 /10 1 Votes
2.5/4 Director John Patrick Kelley Initial DVD release March 19, 2002 Duration Country United States | 6.2/10 18% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Drama Writer John Patrick Kelley Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1997 Cast (MRS. POTTS), (FLYBOY), (CLAY), (KITTY), (EARL), Daniel Meyer (JOEL)Similar movies Jeremy Davies appears in The Locusts and The Million Dollar Hotel |
The Locusts is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by John Patrick Kelley and starring Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Davies, Kate Capshaw, Paul Rudd, and Ashley Judd. The score was composed by Carter Burwell.
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Synopsis
Clay Hewitt (Vince Vaughn) is a drifter who wanders into a small Kansas town and quickly becomes popular. Soon after arriving he punches out the local town drunk, falls in love with local beauty Kitty (Ashley Judd), and is hired on the local feed ranch, owned by the alcoholic widow Delilah (Kate Capshaw). Delilah is notorious for her attraction to younger men, and allows Clay to stay in her estate's carriage house. Her son, Flyboy (Jeremy Davies), has recently returned from a mental hospital and hasn't said a word to anyone other than his pet bull. Clay slowly breaks Flyboy out of his shell, which unleashes a complex turn of events.
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Reception
The film currently holds 20% "rotten" rating on film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Bull castration controversy
A test screening experienced several audience members leaving the theater with their hands over their mouths after seeing a scene with a full graphic bull castration. MGM's marketing chief responded in the Los Angeles Times that the audience members must have reacted only "to what they expect to see" with MGM president of worldwide distribution Larry Gleeson adding "You can do anything to a human being [in a movie], but just don't hurt an animal."
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