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The Long Home

Unreleased independent drama film

The Long Home is an American indie drama film directed by and starring James Franco, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by William Gay. It also stars Josh Hutcherson, Tim Blake Nelson, Courtney Love, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Hartnett, Zoe Levin, Lio Tipton, Scott Haze, and Robin Lord Taylor.[1] Principal photography began on May 1, 2015.[2] The film was completed, but no official release has ever been announced.

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Plot

Dallas Hardin, a corrupt businessman and bootlegger who dominates his small Tennessee town, murders honest workingman Nathan Winer in 1932. In the 1950s, Nathan Winer Jr., the dead man's son, is unaware of Hardin's role in his father's death and works as a carpenter for Hardin. Nathan Jr. is in love with Amber Rose, a young local girl whom Hardin employs as an escort. Elderly local recluse William Tell Oliver has evidence to prove Hardin is a murderer. Eerie events hint at a supernatural justice working its way out.[3]

Cast

Production

Pre-production

James Franco would direct, produce (through Rabbit Bandini Productions), and star in the film adaption of the William Gay novel of the same name.[4] Robert Halmi Jr. and Jim Reeve would be executive producers.[5]

The Long Home was offered up to $288,355 in Ohio film tax credits.[2]

Casting

Franco posted on Instagram a list of The Long Home cast which included Josh Hutcherson, Timothy Hutton, Keegan Allen, Ashley Greene, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parrack, and Scott Haze.[6]

Tim Blake Nelson collaborated with Franco for the seventh time as Hovington, a bootlegging patriarch.[1] Josh Hutcherson starred as Nathan Winer.[7] Hutton[8] and Courtney Love[9] were cast. Giancarlo Esposito played William Tell Oliver, "a Southern salt-of-the-earth man with a colorful, checkered life spent entirely within the confines of the country".[10] Several other actors signed on to the cast: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Hartnett, Zoe Levin (as Amber Rose), Lio Tipton, Haze, and Robin Lord Taylor.[5]

Filming

The film was shot in Eaton, Ohio, Hamilton, Ohio, and Cincinnati, Ohio.[11]

Principal photography began on May 1, 2015[2] in Hamilton.[11] This coincided with filming of another Franco film, Goat, which was shot "pretty much simultaneously".[12] Filming began in Eaton on May 17.[13] Production on the film wrapped on May 23, 2015, with filming lasting 23 days.

Release

The Long Home was tentatively expected to be released in 2017, and in November of that year, the sales rights to the movie were acquired by Great Point Media.[14] A December 22, 2021 article noted that it had not yet been released.[15]

References

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    Ford, Rebecca (May 1, 2015). "Tim Blake Nelson Joins Ang Lee's 'Billy Lynn' and James Franco's 'The Long Home' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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    Machi, Vivienne (May 5, 2015). "Movie with star-studded cast now filming in Hamilton". WDTN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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    "The Long Home". Publishers Weekly. November 1999. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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    Maas, Jennifer (April 7, 2015). "James Franco to direct and produce Tennessee drama The Long Home". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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    Ford, Rebecca (May 5, 2015). "Ashton Kutcher, Josh Hartnett Join James Franco's 'The Long Home' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
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    Park, Andrea (April 16, 2015). "James Franco Shows Off His Impressive Abs – with a Side of Attitude (PHOTO)". People. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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    Robinson, Will (May 1, 2015). "Casting Net: Josh Hutcherson leads James Franco-directed The Long Home". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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    Kroll, Justin (May 4, 2015). "Timothy Hutton Joins James Franco's 'The Long Home' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
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    Hipes, Patrick (May 4, 2015). "Courtney Love Joins James Franco's 'The Long Home'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
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    Ford, Rebecca (May 4, 2015). "'Breaking Bad' Alum Giancarlo Esposito Joins James Franco's 'The Long Home' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
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    Motsinger, Carol (April 17, 2015). "Commission: Second Franco movie project coming to Cincy". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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    Machi, Vivienne (April 20, 2015). "Part of James Franco movie to be filmed in Hamilton". Hamilton Journal-News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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    Drury, Jill (April 28, 2015). "James Franco scouts Eaton sites for new movie". WDTN. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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    Hipes, Patrick (November 2, 2017). "James Franco's "The Long Home" & Great Point Media Ink Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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    Serben, Brandy Lynn (2021-12-22). "James Franco Speaks on Sexual Misconduct Allegations 4 Years Later". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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