Vince Vaughn in Clay Pigeons

Gramercy Pictures
Release Date: Sept 25, 1998
MPAA rating: 'R' for
strong scenes of sexuality, language and violence.
Running Time: 104 minutes


Tagline: Lester Long never forgets a friend

Cast:
Vince Vaughn ... Lester Long
Janeane Garofalo .. Dale Shelby
Joaquin Phoenix ... Clay Birdwell
Gregory Sporleder ... Earl
Georgina Cates ... Amanda
Vince Vieluf ... Deputy Barney
Phil Morris ... Reynard
Scott Wilson ... Sheriff Mooney
Nikki Arlyn ... Gloria
Monica Moench ...Kimberly
Joseph D. Reitman ... Glen

Directed by: David Dobkin
Written by: Matthew L. Healy
Produced by: Chris Zarpas, Ridley Scott.

Synopsis:
Clay Birdwell's life is about to take a turn for the worse. The story begins with a hunting trip with his best friend, Earl, that turns from bad to worse when Earl doesn't react so well to the knowledge Clay is sleeping with his wife, Amanda. Pretty soon Clay has the FBI on his tail when bodies start piling up, especially when a deadly stranger arrives in town, Lester Long.

People Online interview with the stars of Clay Pigeons [Vince, Joaquin, and Janeane].


More Clay Pigeons Pictures

Extremely dark but funny. Clay Pigeons marks the feature film directorial debut of David Dobkin.


Vince as Lester Long


Vince at a Clay Pigeons' Press Conference.

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Description
Lester Long in "Clay Pigeons" is another story. He has a fringed-shirt wardrobe inspired by Dwight Yoakam, a mirthless cackle that's Vaughn's own inspired invention, and an airy philosophy: "Some people just need killin'." The film, Phoenix says, "is kind of a twisted buddy movie."

Vaughn wasn't sure about it at first. "I thought, this is kind of sick. Not really my taste. Lester's almost a demonic character, this dark force. But to play it for comedy . . . I thought, this could be cool. Something sort of original."
-Source: Washington Post, 9-25-98

Vince Vaughn & Georgina Cates	Vince Vaughn & Janeane Garofalo

Clay Pigeons wasn't in the theaters long but not because it wasn't a really good movie. Vince is great in an over-the-top performance as the very disturbing Lester Long. Good performances from the entire cast. But I will warn you that it's pretty dark - don't expect a straight comedy.

And, buy the soundtrack! Along with Rushmore, this is one of the best soundtracks ever. It features Time Bomb from Old 97's, who are one of my favorite bands, and a couple of great remakes [Everybody's Talkin' from Midnight Cowboy and Let Your Love Flow from Little Darlins']. The whole soundtrack is just simply great.

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Soundtrack

1. Timebomb - Performed by Old 97's
2. Another Perfect Catastrophe - Performed by Firewater
3. Moon Over Montana - Performed by Jimmy Wakely
4. Everybody's Talkin - Performed by Tonic
5. Sea of Heartbreak - Performed by Don Gibson
6. 1229 Sheffield - Performed by Verve Pipe
7. Almost New - Peformed by Sara Evans
8. Teach me About Love - Performed by Lyle Lovett
9. Let Your Love Flow - Performed by Sister Hazel
10. Stop the CLock - Performed by Tonio K.
11. Moody River - Performed by Pat Boone
12. Clay Pigeons [The Ballad of Lester Long] - Performed by Collapsis

According to the Collapsis: "The song we wrote, entitled "Clay Pigeons (The Ballad of Lester Long)" is written from the perspective of Vince's character in the movie, Lester Long."

Executive Album Producers: David Dobkin, Jolene Cherry, Daniella Capretta
Music Supervisors: Mary Ramos, Michelle Kuznetsky
Available: September 22, 1998

note: "Let Your Love Flow" from the soundtrack was also featured in the movie Little Darlings with Tatum O'Neal and Christy McNichol?

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Marie Claire Recommends by Elizabeth Weitzman [pictured below]:
Gripping performances from Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, and Janeane Garofalo distiguish director David Dobkin's darkly comedic thriller.

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