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Don't Come Knocking is a 2005 American Western film directed by German director Wim Wenders and written by Wenders and actor/playwright Sam Shepard. The two had previously collaborated on the film Paris, Texas (1984). It was entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.
"Don't Come Knocking" was written by Shepard and directed by Wim Wenders; they wrote and directed the great "Paris, Texas" (1984). What they should know is that once-great stars do not disappear into bargain basement versions of their earlier work, but move laterally into independent films that use their presence as an icon.
Aug 25, 2005 · Originally, Sam Shepard wrote the character of Sky as part Native American, but because of Wenders desire to cast Sarah Polley, that aspect of the character was set aside. Both agreed that her being Native American was not essential to the character, and Wenders had wanted to work with Polley because he'd been so impressed with her acting in ...
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Mar 16, 2006 · Written by Wuchak on July 23, 2018 Caught between Earth and Sky RELEASED IN 2005 and directed by Wim Wenders, "Don't Come Knocking" tells the story of a 60 year-old B-Western film has-been, Howard Spence (Sam Shepard), who is sick of his meaningless scandalous carnal existence.
Feb 14, 2006 · I knew Butte and Elko long before Sam Shepard and I started to write the script for Don’t Come Knocking. I suggested Butte for the main location of the film at the very outset of our adventure. Ive always wanted to tell a story there, ever since I discovered the place in 1978, when I went there for the first time.
Watchlist. Washed-up movie star Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) spends his days drowning his sorrows in an endless stream of drugs and alcohol, but news that he may have fathered a child offers him a ...
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Movies. Don’t Come Knocking. This bittersweet Western blues, from 2005, directed by Wim Wenders from a script by Sam Shepard, is a minor-key delight.
