Release Date
September 17, 2004 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
January 11, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
John Sayles
Writer
John Sayles
Cast
Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss, Billy Zane, Danny Huston, Daryl Hannah
Studio
Running Time
129 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language
Set against the backdrop of a mythic "New West," "Silver City" follows grammatically-challenged, "user-friendly" candidate Dicky Pilager (Cooper), scapegrace scion of Colorado's venerable Senator Jud Pilager (Murphy), during his gubernatorial campaign. When Pilager finds that he's reeled in a corpse during the taping of an environmental political ad, his ferocious campaign manager, Chuck Raven (Dreyfuss), hires former idealistic journalist turned rumpled private detective Danny O'Brien (Huston) to investigate potential links between the corpse and the... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Director John Sayles reunites with his "Matewan" star Chris Cooper in a murder mystery that also serves as a satire on politics and the Bush administration. Unfortunately, all but the most obvious jabs flew right over my head. Full movie review »
