Costners earnest performance is a major plus for dragonfly, keeping the picture grounded in some semblance of reality even as it becomes progressively more fantastical. Jul 17, 2019 kevin costner previously dated actress peggy trentini and model bobbie brown. Kevin costner previously dated actress peggy trentini and model bobbie brown. Shaw provides commentary for his top ten american movie posters. The story is about a grieving doctor being contacted by his late wife through his patients neardeath experience. Kevin costner does an awesome job playing a grieving husband who is haunted by visions of dragonflies and other paranormal happenings that make him believe his wife is still alive and trying to contact him. In an attempt to make a heartwarming statement about the power of faith, dragonfly forgets that faith has. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, director, producer, and musician.
Costner s earnest performance is a major plus for dragonfly, keeping the picture grounded in some semblance of reality even as it becomes progressively more fantastical. More dull than offensive, dragonfly keeps costner on screen for nearly every scene, which pretty much compounds the movie s boredom quotient. Rent dragonfly 2002 starring kevin costner and susanna thompson on dvd and bluray. Her husband, alan curtiss, was the first assistant director for the movie dragonfly. Kevin michael costner was born on january 18, 1955 in lynwood, california, the third child of bill. With deep dark black levels and a plethora of solid colors, the image for dragonfly looks to be almost reference quality. It is a great movie that is sad and yet uplifting at the same time and really shows off his acting skills. Adrian curry, who heads up mubis popular movieposter column, interviews mondo creative director and posterdesigner jay shaw. Dragonfly is the second movie released in the last month with a. Unlike mothman, this vehicle for kevin costners unlimited talent for conveying selfrighteous selfpity takes a benevolent view of the great beyond. Curtiss, katharine ann kathy died may 18,after a long illness, at her home in manhattan beach ca.
Dragonfly by tom shadyac kevin costner, kathy bates, kathryn. Some of the designs were not used, ultimately, like the bill gold design for get carter below, but still worthy of appreciation. Released february 22nd, 2002, dragonfly stars kevin costner, joe morton, ron rifkin, linda hunt the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of 25 out of 100 on. A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences. A doctor grieving for his dead wife starts to see signs that she is trying to communicate with him through his patients, symbols and a paperweight that moves by itself. Emily darrow is killed in a tragic accident in a south american country. The postman the postman 1997 dances with wolves lieutenant dunbar 1990 robin hood. Sep 06, 2010 who plays the daughter in the movie dragonfly. Costner is convincing as the hero, ably supported by joe morton as a shorttempered supervisor and kathy bates as a feisty neighbor. When kevin costner first meets the venezuelan pilot who takes him into the jungle, he pulls his wifes picture from his pocket. Kevin costner plays a great role as a physician who tragically and unexpectedly loses his wife and how she tries to contact him with a message using dragonfly symbols.
Dragonfly has little chance of ghostlike popularity, though. Dragonfly is a 2002 supernatural fantasy film directed by tom shadyac and starring kevin costner. Kevin costner stars in the supernatural thriller dragonfly. Dragonfly 2002 mistakes, quotes, trivia, questions and. Unlike mothman, this vehicle for kevin costner s unlimited talent for conveying selfrighteous selfpity takes a benevolent view of the great beyond. But his professional knowledge provides little comfort when tragedy claims the life of his wife. Prince of thieves robin of locksley 1991 the bodyguard frank farmer 1992. Dragonfly by tom shadyac kevin costner, kathy bates. Kevin costner bio, married, wife, net worth, ethnicity. It was a must have for my collection and a great movie for all to watch. Kevin costner s speech at whitney houstons funeral duration. His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards.
The real estate company named on the for sale sign, in the movie, was named after her. Read the dragonfly movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Kevin costner, kathy bates, joe morton, kathryn erbe, alison lohman writer. Kevin costner plays a doctor whose late wife sends him urgent, but. The couple has three children from this marriage, anne clayton, lily mccall, and joe tedrick. Dragonfly, starring kevin costner, is a wellmade, dramatic ghost story with a very entertaining, emotionally positive conclusion. Kevin costner, ron rifkin, kathy bates, joe morton, linda hunt, jacob vargas mpaa rating. Costner began his acting career with sizzle beach, u. Joe darrow kevin costner starts receiving signs that might he reach towards him from beyond the grave, pointing him towards something. I watched this movie many years ago and it has haunted me. Mcgavin 20150127 a feature article on black or white, including interviews with kevin costner, anthony mackie and director mike binder.
More dull than offensive, dragonfly keeps costner on screen for nearly every scene, which pretty much compounds the movies boredom quotient. Dragonfly 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Love the storyline, the acting, the life lessons, the score and all of it. Kevin costners speech at whitney houstons funeral duration. Getting trapped in the bus also allowed him to experience the kind of neardeath experience that he had been learning about throughout the course of the film. Kathy bates and tom shadyac in dragonfly 2002 kevin costner and kathy bates in dragonfly 2002 dragonfly. If your a fan of kevin costner then youll love this movie. In dragonfly, kevin costner plays joe darrow, a doctor whose pregnant wife is killed on a humanitarian mission in south america. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards.
Dragonfly is a suspensefilled thriller starring kevin costner the bodyguard, dances with wolves. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, filmmaker, and musician. Kevin costner, anthony mackie and mike binder on black or white patrick z. Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. He was also involved in a relationship with christine.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Kevin costners 10 best movies dragonfly is a 2002 supernatural fantasy film directed by tom shadyac and starring kevin costner. As a prompt for discussion, these varying viewpoints all of which are commonly held today are great material. Somehow, when they have neardeath experiences, they communicate with her. Joe darrow the increasingly charmless kevin costner is head of emergency services at. Nevertheless, it has some grave problems in its worldview. He begins to believe that she is sending him messages through the sick children she used to care for. The pair previously dated for 3 years after getting together in march 1975. Dragonfly 2002 trailer kevin costner susanna thompson. His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards costner began his acting career with sizzle beach, u. As head of emergency services for chicago memorial hospital, dr. With kevin costner, susanna thompson, joe morton, ron rifkin.
Joe darrow kevin costner is a respected expert in trauma and triage. As a kid i always liked kevin costner quite a lot although i only really watched his films waterworld and the war back then. Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence with his portrayal of eliot ness in the. Dragonfly movie trailer starring kathy bates, kevin costner, katherine erbe, susanna thompson, meg thalken. Dragonfly, the postman and dances with wolves always were those other movies i never ended up watching. One of hollywoods most prominent strong, silent types, kevin costner was for several years the celluloid personification of the baseball industry, given his indelible mark with baseballthemed hits like featurev7502bull durhambulldurham.