Movies / The Paperboy (2012)
Runtime: 107 min
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Languages: English
Countries: USA
A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious), The Paperboy takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter (Mulholland Falls, Rush), The Paperboy peels back a sleepy small town's decades-old façade of Southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou. -- (C) Official Site
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Lee Daniels | ... |
| Writers (2) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Lee Daniels | (screenplay by) |
| Peter Dexter | (based on the novel by) |
| Composers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Mario Grigorov | ... |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Joe Klotz | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Roberto Schaefer | director of photography |
| Actors (58) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adam Sibley | Eugene |
| Adrienne Esteen | Housekeeper (uncredited) |
| Amye Gousset | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Aspen Steib | Bartender 2 (uncredited) |
| Ava Bogle | Renee / Nail Biter |
| Barbara Bain | Cinnamon Carter in 'Mission: Impossible' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Camille Balsamo | Pam / Beach Girl #1 |
| Carmen Barika | Singer #2 |
| Corrina Lyons | Cousin Alice |
| Danny Hanemann | Sheriff Thurmond Call |
| Danyiell Oviedo | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| David A Cole | Extra (uncredited) |
| David Oyelowo | Yardley Acheman |
| Edrick Browne | Hustler #1 |
| Emily D. Haley | Hospital Visitor (uncredited) |
| Faizon Love | Comedian |
| Gary Clarke | Weldon Pine |
| Glen Warner | Transit Rider (uncredited) |
| Grace Hightower | Yardley's Girlfriend |
| Grant Case | Surfer Dude (uncredited) |
| Jay Oliver | Mr. Guthrie / Wedding Guest (as James Oliver) |
| J.D. Evermore | Gate Guard |
| Jeanine Hill | Honeymoon Girl (uncredited) |
| John Calvin McCann | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| John C. Klein | Death Row Guard (uncredited) |
| John Cusack | Hillary Van Wetter |
| Johnny Carson | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| John P. Fertitta | Sam Ellison (as John Fertitta) |
| John Thompson | Interviewer |
| Kassidy Ison | Little School Girl (uncredited) |
| Katarzyna Wolejnio | Jennifer (scenes deleted) |
| Ken Massey | Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Kevin Waterman | Victim |
| Lee Daniels | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Leslie Steele | Kim / Beach Girl #2 (as Leslie Hippensteel) |
| Lorrie Chilcoat | Wedding Singer |
| Lydia Rooks | Charlotte Girlfriend #1 |
| Macy Gray | Anita Chester |
| Matthew McConaughey | Ward Jansen |
| Monica R. Harris | Background (uncredited) |
| Nealla Gordon | Ellen Guthrie |
| Ned Bellamy | Tyree Van Wetter |
| Nicole Barré | Charlotte Girlfriend #2 |
| Nicole Kidman | Charlotte Bless |
| Nicole Porche | Singer #3 |
| Nikolette Noel | Nancy (scenes deleted) |
| Paul Fisher | Wedding Photographer (as Paul Michael Fisher) |
| Peter Murnik | Death Row Guard |
| Phyllis Montana LeBlanc | Bartender |
| Rahsaana Ison | Lady in Bar |
| René J.F. Piazza | Kitchen Supervisor |
| Robyn Sprehe | Miss Betty (uncredited) |
| Russell M. Haeuser | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
| Scott Glenn | W.W. Jansen |
| Shawn M. Richardz | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Stephanie Jordan | Singer #1 |
| Stephen C. Lewis | Hustler #3 (as Stiggidy Steve) |
| Zac Efron | Jack Jansen |