14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jerry Brinson
Carey Mulligan
Jeanette Brinson
Ed Oxenbould
Joe Brinson
Zoe Colletti
Ruth-Ann
Bill Camp
Warren Miller
Travis W Bruyer
Forester
Tom Huston Orr
Mr. Cartwright
Darryl Cox
Clarence Snow
Ginger Gilmartin
Receptionist
Michael Gibbons
Coach
Mollie Milligan
Esther
John Walpole
Photographer
J. Alan Davidson
Teacher
Jennifer Rogers
Female Employee
Richard L. Olsen
Older Policeman
Lexi Anastasia
Lady (uncredited)
Avery Bagenstos
Football Player (uncredited)
Kaye Brownlee-France
Grocery Store Customer (uncredited)
Laurie Cummings
Wealthy Car Buyer (uncredited)
Stacy Casaluci
Barmaid (uncredited)
Jay Dee
Firefighter (uncredited)
JR Hatchett
Firefighter (uncredited)
Sara Moore
Student (uncredited)
Blaine Maye
Groom (uncredited)
Dale Murphy
Firefighter (uncredited)
Marshall Virden
Firefighter (uncredited)
Will Watson
Student
Crew
Paul Dano
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Zoe Kazan
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Richard Ford
Book
Matthew Hannam
Editor
Louise Ford
Editor
Michael LaFond
Assistant Editor
Lucian Johnston
Assistant Editor
Taylor Levy
Assistant Editor
Morgan Wajda-Levie
Assistant Editor
Diego García
Director of Photography
Duccio Fabbri
First Assistant Director
Cassandra Santiago
Second Assistant Director
Kim Dang
Second Second Assistant Director
Harrison Jaffee
Second Second Assistant Director
Jill Sacco
Assistant Production Coordinator
Eddie Vaisman
Executive Producer
B. Ted Deiker
Executive Producer
Zak Kristofek
Production Supervisor
Jake Gyllenhaal
Producer
Riva Marker
Producer
Alex Saks
Producer
Oren Moverman
Producer
Ann Ruark
Producer
Andrew Duncan
Producer
Jeffrey Penman
Associate Producer, Post Production Supervisor
Dani Johnson
Associate Producer
Sha'ree Green
Production Assistant
Lilah Akin
Production Assistant
Akin McKenzie
Production Design
Adrian Durazo
Camera Operator
Sara Ingram
First Assistant Camera
Jeff Marks
Second Assistant Camera
Jake Czepiel
Dolly Grip
Laura Rosenthal
Casting
Jodi Angstreich
Casting
Sarah Dano
Key Costumer
Jocelyn Pierce
Costume Supervisor
Amanda Ford
Costume Design
Cheryl Daniels
Hair Department Head
Alexandra Ford
Hairstylist
Sarah Rubano
Makeup Department Head
Toni Marlo
Makeup Artist
Jackie Goncalves
Art Department Coordinator
Jacob Ribicoff
Sound Designer
Tony Volante
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jonathan Fuhrer
Assistant Sound Editor
Ihor Kaniuk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pud Cusack
Production Sound Mixer
Richard Bullock Jr.
Boom Operator
Leslie Bloome
Foley Artist
Joanna Fang
Foley Artist
Ryan Collison
Foley Mixer
Nick Seaman
Foley Recordist
Tricia Schultz
ADR Coordinator
Daniel Timmons
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Bill Higley
ADR Mixer
Bobby Johanson
ADR Mixer
Hunter Berk
ADR Mixer
Michael Rivera
ADR Recordist
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Matthew Hall
Special Effects Coordinator
Ryan Roundy
Special Effects Assistant
Blaine Decker
Special Effects Assistant
Sonia Marques
Visual Effects Producer
David Danesi
Visual Effects Producer
David Lang
Original Music Composer
Susan Jacobs
Music Supervisor
Suzana Perić
Music Editor
Dan Dolan
Transportation Captain
Dori A. Rath
Production Accountant
Castille Landon
Payroll Accountant
Melisa Jusufi
Set Decoration
Lance Gill
Set Dresser
Peter Burton
Set Dresser
Dylan Brodie
Set Dresser
Scott Garfield
Still Photographer
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Shannon Kenny
Script Supervisor
Matt Bauske
Electrician
Liz Drew
Electrician
Gregg Marion
Best Boy Electric
Mark Jarrett
Location Manager
Feifei Ling
Production Office Coordinator
Justin T. Woods
Stunts
Sean Morrissey
Stunts
Tom Struthers
Stunt Coordinator
A. Patrick Storey
Property Master
Josh Ermon
Best Boy Grip
Justin Crawford
Key Grip
Russell Macway
Grip
Kyle Martindale
Grip
Jesse Goodman
Grip
Micah Hart
Grip
Brooke Shackleford
Grip
Michael Roy
Gaffer
Leonard A. Mazzone
Digital Imaging Technician
Patrick DeVine
Title Designer
Miles Michael
Art Direction
Tevya Desiderio
Production Secretary
Shann Whynot-Young
Leadman
Sean P. Egan
Graphic Designer
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