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- Director: Ang Lee
- Screenwriters: Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry
- Stars: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway
- Based on short story by Annie Proulx
- Released: December 9, 2005
- Rated R for Mature Content
- Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes
- Budget: $14 million
- Awards: 3 Academy Awards and 4 Golden Globes
- Filmed in the Canadian Rockies
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The 2005 film Brokeback Mountain chronicles the complex, romantic relationship between two male professional cowboys between the years 1963 to 1983. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three - including Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score - but lost out Best Picture to the Paul Haggis film Crash.
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Controversy
Several theater owners, film critics and political pundits took issue with the film's depiction of a homosexual love affair between cowboys, typically regarded in American culture as rugged, masculine figures. The movie inspired a raft of Internet parodies, many of them older film trailers recut to make the protagonists appear to be homosexual.Radio host Don Imus, who referred to the film as "Fudgepack Mountain," felt the film was inaccurate in its depiction of life in the American West. Critic Gene Shalit was reprimanded for referring to the character played by Jake Gyllenhaal as a "sexual predator" and subsequently apologized.
Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller, who also owns a theater complex near Salt Lake City, declined to screen the film, calling it "dangerous."
After the film lost out on its expected Best Picture award to Crash, it was suggested that this may be a result of homophobia on the part of the Motion Picture Academy. It is the only film in history to sweep the Writer's Guild, Director's Guild, and Producer's Guild awards without going on to win Best Picture.
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Brokeback Mountain Questions
Which film star (of Brokeback Mountain fame) died on 22 Jan 2008? 2 AnswersHeath Ledger. *sigh* I miss him. Short filmography: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) (completed) .... Tony The Dark Knight (2008) .... The Joker I... read more
What was the "Trail of Tears "and how did it affect the Smoky Mountain area? 1 AnswerThe Cherokee Indians were once a great tribe living in and around the Great Smokey Mountains. They were probably the most civilized tribe in America with well... read more
What is Liesel's "mountain" in "The Book Thief"? 1 AnswerI read through the story . To my understanding I think the mountain is her goal and that she wanted to learn to read and her struggle to read. read more
Is Noah's Ark on Doomsday mountain, Turkey? 2 AnswersAs the evidence suggests, Noah's Ark is on Doomsday mountain. -quote- " THE REAL NOAH'S ARK? There are a number of interesting points to consider in determinin... read more
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@pablovillaca Como você pode criticar Brokeback Mountain sem ser homossexual?
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@Paularugie E eu queria ler o livro. O filme é do mesmo diretor de Brokeback Mountain. Parece ser legal mesmo..
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@JuliaSaunders90 Brokeback Mountain and four Weddings. weep.
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@bobmasterontour: Brokeback Mountain certainly is a good movie!
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@lilredbite LOL. I don't mind movies with gay stories. ie. Brokeback Mountain. But this is the sex cheesy porn like gay Korean dudes :(
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