Off the Map (film)

Off the Map is a 2003 drama film directed by Campbell Scott. The screenplay was written by Joan Ackerman, based on her play of the same title.

Off the Map
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCampbell Scott
Written byJoan Ackermann (play and screenplay)
Produced byPaul E. Cohen
StarringJoan Allen
Valentina de Angelis
Sam Elliott
J.K. Simmons
CinematographyJuan Ruiz Anchía
Edited byAndy Keir
Music byGary DeMichele
Distributed byIndependent Artists
Release date
  • September 2003, 17 (17-09-2003)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

An eccentric family lives a separate existence from that of the outside world. The family continues to thrive and survive self-sufficiently. Bo uses her imagination and creativity to explore her world, while her mother Arlene holds the family together. Her father, however, has fallen into a deep depression. One day an IRS auditor comes to determine why they haven't filed their income tax for so long and does not believe they can live with so little. After falling into a fever he awakens a changed man and begins to paint, living with the family for the next eight years.

Cast

(opening credits order)

(rest of cast)

  • Boots Southern as Rusty
  • J.D. Garfield as Romero
  • Matthew Montoya as Store Clerk
  • Kathy Griego as Consuela
  • Fr. William Hart McNicholas as Interpreter
  • Fr. Timothy Martinez as Priest
  • J.D. Hawkins as Jack
  • Kevin Skousen as Don

Production

Joan Allen told Campbell Scott that she didn't think she'd be able to do her nude scene. He was set up with the body double and then Allen chaged her mind and ended doing it.[1]

Awards and nominations
  • Golden Trailer Awards, 2005, nominated for Golden Trailer
  • Sarasota Film Festival, 2004, won Audience Award
  • Taos Talking Picture Festival, 2006, won Taos Land Grant Award

References
  1. "Joan Allen The upside of acting". www.popentertainment.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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