Stone

Stone (2010)

Some People Tell Lies. Others Live Them.

Parole officer Jack Mabry has only a few weeks left before retirement and wishes to finish out the cases he's been assigned. One such case is that of Gerald 'Stone' Creeson, a convicted arsonist who is up for parole. Jack is initially reluctant to indulge Stone in the coarse banter he wishes to pursue and feels little sympathy for the prisoner's pleads for an early release. Seeing little hope in convincing Jack himself, Stone arranges for his wife to seduce the officer, but motives and intentions steadily blur amidst the passions and buried secrets of the corrupted players in this deadly game of deception.

Date of release
2010-10-07
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (767)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Action, Mystery
Director
John Curran

Casting

Interesting facts

Stone is a 2010 American crime thriller film directed by John Curran, written by Angus MacLachlan, and starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Milla Jovovich. Most of the filming was done in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It is the final film to be released by Overture Films. It is the second film in which De Niro and Norton star together, after The Score (2001).

Production

The film was directed by John Curran, from a screenplay by Angus MacLachlan. Originally written by MacLachlan in 2000 as a play, it has been performed once, in 2003 as a staged reading. In 2005, MacLachlan turned it into a screenplay. The film was overseen by Mimran Schur Pictures, with the aid of producer Holly Wiersma.

Stone is the debut of Mimran Schur Pictures, formed in 2010 by private investor David Mimran and long-time music business executive and former Geffen Records president Jordan Schur. Stone Productions, the film's production company, also aided in the production of the film.

Filming began on May 18, 2009, in Michigan. Prison scenes were filmed at the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility in Blackman Township. The Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Ypsilanti hosted filming for two days. The funeral service and a few outside scenes were filmed at the church, with locals as extras. Mast Road in Dexter was closed for several weeks while the farmhouse scenes were shot at the historic Mast Farmhouse.

Filming was interrupted on June 5, 2009, when an intoxicated fan got past security and accosted Robert De Niro. She was arrested and admitted to a local hospital.

Following a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, Stone premiered in the United States at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, on September 24, 2010.

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