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Mud is a 2012 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. In the film, Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland portray a pair of teenagers who encounter the eponymous Mud ( Matthew McConaughey ), a fugitive hiding on a small island, and agree to help him evade his pursuers. Sam Shepard and Reese Witherspoon also star.
Neckbone, also 14, lives with his uncle, Galen (Michael Shannon), who makes a hardscrabble living diving for oysters. The two boys set out to an island on the Mississippi River, where Neckbone has discovered an unusual sight-a boat, suspended high in the trees, a remnant of an extreme flood some time in the past.
Apr 25, 2013 · Advertisement. For such a spare film, “Mud” is dense with details. Ellis’ father, Senior, peddles his daily catch door to door, his marriage is disintegrating, and he doesn’t understand ...
Apr 26, 2013 · We caught up with Nichols to discuss country living, the mythology of mud, and his love for Michael Shannon's comedic side.
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May 11, 2013 · It's also a pleasure to see Michael Shannon (so impressive as the father obsessed with the imminent end of the world in Nichols's last movie, Take Shelter) in the brief role of Neckbone's uncle...
Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor. He is a frequent collaborator with director Jeff Nichols, having appeared in Nichols' films Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special and Loving (both 2016), and The Bikeriders (2023).
Apr 26, 2013 · Nichols’ first two features — both starring Michael Shannon, who appears here as Neckbone’s Uncle Galen — were admirable efforts a little removed from their ache of their characters’ agitated souls. His new film, altogether more elemental, and living inside the longing of Ellis and Mud, aims for more mainstream emotions.
