So she's got Jake doing it. And she plays a teenager whose mother is an alcoholic and pays little attention to her, and the mother has a new boyfriend played by Michael Fassbender. ARNOLD: I mean, I do this pretty much on almost all my films. She like buys clothes all the time because she's not happy with herself, so she's constantly kind of buying clothes and trying, you know, make up for the things she doesn't feel good about. American Honey Pagan: You know what Darth Vader looks like beneath that mask? GROSS: Realizes that she's probably poor and unrooted. (Hustling, it turns out, really is harder than making an honest living.) It often So you don't want talk about your life? chance to escape her unhappy home life. You know, like, what have I - what's happening? Pretty raw at times. And it's something that I'd loved doing and felt that would - might be some way in which I could earn a living. Theres a key They have great taste in pop culture, and guess what? ", "Los Cabos Awards: 'American Honey,' 'Tamara & The Ladybug' Win Big at Mexican Fest", "Women Film Critics Circle Nominations: "Hidden Figures," "13th," & More", Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film, British Independent Film Award for Best British Film, Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble Acting, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=American_Honey_(film)&oldid=1152150709, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 April 2023, at 14:39. Star enters the country club and talks to Misty about leaving the kids with her. Star and the kids follow Jake's crew into a K-Mart. There was a gang of people that worked on it, you know, that I became really close to. American Honey (film) - Wikipedia We show the casting call. So most of my kind of dancing, in those early days, was kind of things where you didn't have to have any kind of ballet training. The films allure is that its not just a story, its an immersion,a verit rhapsody about the live pulse of kids in the age of corporate nihilism. ARNOLD: Yeah. "[58] On review aggregator Metacritic, it holds an 80 out of 100 rating, based on reviews from 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[59]. There were shows that I hadn't heard of because I don't think they've been on in the U.S. But I've never been trained in any way. It tells a good story, about a girl named Star (Sasha Lane), 18 years old, with Rasta Barbie braids and a skeptical smirk, who joins a wolfpack of kids in their late teens and early twenties who live on the road, traveling from one cookie-cutter motel to the next, making money by hustling magazine subscriptions door-to-door. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. "American Honey" is a coming-of-age drama film directed by Andrea Arnold and written by Arnold, from a story by photographer and writer Larry Clark. The film stars newcomer Sasha Lane as Star, a young woman who joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and follows her journey as she navigates the challenges of life on the road. Although it's all about teens and young people, it's packed with extremely mature, adult-oriented content, [63] The film won the 2016 Cannes Film Festival's Jury Prize,[7] and received a special commendation from its Ecumenical Jury. She told me that actually towards the end - which I think this happens because a lot of the managers in the mag crews have been people who have been in the mag crew for a long time and then they become managers, they're people who are good at it and then become managers - she said that she hit someone at one point because they hadn't sold very much. people convey emotion more through action and music than dialogue. I loved hanging out there because it's such a lot of the life going on there, a lot of twerking. ", "Cannes: 'I, Daniel Blake' Wins the Palme d'Or", "Andrea Arnold's Cannes Jury Prize Winner 'American Honey' Sells Out", "American Honey Wins the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2016", "Star Wars: Rogue One Leads Empire Awards 2017 Nominations", "Evening Standard British Film Awards - The Longlist", "Gotham Awards Nominations 2016: 'Manchester By The Sea' Leads with Four", "2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Announced! Her rationale: It was spring break, and I thought that, out of all the places in the world where I might find someone, teenagers wanna go there., Related Any sad spiel, and they'll just say it over and over and over again 'til it's meaningless. [19] Arnold discovered Sasha Lane while she was on spring break with her friends; Lane decided to audition for the film and was cast in the lead role. Star asks him what his dreams are, and he shows her his private stash of cash and items he's stolen from the houses he visits, which he intends to use to buy a home. "Ride" by Ciara is an energetic hip-hop track that underscores the excitement of the road trip. And I didn't know how I was going to, like, you know, live my life, what I was going to do. Guy Lodge of Variety was extremely positive, writing, "Part dreamy millennial picaresque, part distorted tapestry of Americana and part exquisitely illustrated iTunes musical, "Honey" daringly commits only to the loosest of narratives across its luxurious 162-minute running time. After a few minutes, the polite Christian lady theyre trying to sell eases them out the door as if they were invaders from a distant planet, but not before berating her own sweet-faced daughter, whose dance moves in the backyard look as liberated from respectability as anything the movie has shown us. Star then immerses herself fully before rising out of the water. I learned so much about cameras and about putting things together and all the kind of things that I use now in what I do. Something about that just calmed me. 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This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. So your 2009 film "Fish Tank" also started a teenage girl who wasn't a professional actress. The crew dances along the bonfire as Star takes a swim in the lake. [41], Other songs featured in the film but not included in the soundtrack are:[45], In January 2016, A24 acquired distribution rights to the film. It's her first time doing this, and he's telling her to ignore the sheet of sales tips she was told to memorize and take his advice instead. the chance to dance in the parking lot. The customer's daughter and her friends dance to the song in the background. And Arnold and cinematographer Robbie Ryan I can't imagine. But those kind of experiences made me not want to go near any of them ever again because it's something quite vulnerable about going around the stage like a cat and everyone else is doing their ballet, so yeah. But where some might suspect Arnold cast him to capitalize or comment on his bizarre public persona, the filmmaker insists she wasnt even aware. And ARNOLD: Yeah. 'American Honey': The Story Behind the Year's Best Road Movie Its the virus of freedom without a dream. Exactly, and so, you know, I completely am on the side of them when we go up to them. Star is living in Muskogee, Oklahoma. So to try and sit here and explain it, for me, would sort of unravel some of the mystery of it. The film looks like a revved-up documentary, with swirling handheld camera that gets in the characters faces and trails them on their breathless odyssey to nowhere. And that is the thing that I think made her leave in the end is that - she turned into something she didn't - she wasn't happy about. This is FRESH AIR. I love this film, it's so natural and beautiful 15 6 Movie 6 comments Best Add a Comment chrome6419 6 yr. ago Nothing natural about paying 1000 for a handjob 18 1 [deleted] 6 yr. ago i was like whaaa 2 clics 6 yr. ago This movie was fucking brilliant. WebThere is little chance that she is just going to settle down and hold a 9-5 job. How do you go looking for them when you're not putting out a casting call? "American Honey" explores themes of youth, freedom, and the search for identity, and is a visually stunning and emotionally charged film. But its also what Ive experienced by just driving around and what Ive read. [24][25][26] In April 2015, Shia LaBeouf was cast in an unspecified role. So Wal-Mart car lot in spring break down in Panama City Beach is just rocking. Nathan plays this song as he dances with Star. Jake is suddenly back on the team and gives Star a turtle, which she releases into a lake, immersing herself in the water, The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize. (1:07) Kystal plays this song as Jake applies lotion on her legs. Theyre free to be to do nothing in the world, really, but exist. Its around this time that Jake reveals he has a stash of jewellery that hes stolen from various potential customers at the houses he visits, which he eventually plans to sell in order to purchase a house. WebThat's the genius and pain of American Honey: the depiction of a world that seems unlimited but which offers no sense at all of how to take advantage of that ending A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she With all of my scenes, I don't want to go into them. So we do our utmost to make them feel safe. keeps us with our characters instead of visually wandering the landscape. It had a lot of resonance for me just the world and what it involved, and all these kids coming from quite difficult places where they dont have too much family. And there are no opening credits. She wrote and directed the new film "American Honey." [41] The soundtrack was released digitally by UMe on September 30, 2016. And I just left home. So it was kind of a mixed thing. Why am I doing - you know, how did I get here? See production, box office & company info. So we can show them that and say look this is a real thing (laughter). We got them all together, we sent them out. The 50 Worst Decisions in Music History They got back on the bus and put the music on, because it becomes the balm at the end of the day. Arnold took notes of the music these salespeople liked lots of aggressive hip-hop and knew that American Honey had to have a soundtrack that reflected, as she puts it, the characters no-nonsense attitude of gonna make money. Shooting chronologically and writing as she and her cast and crew journeyed from location to location, the director encouraged her cast to suggest songs, filming with tracks from Kevin Gates, E-40 and others blaring, nailing down the rights as they went along. They were - they were not thinking really about the magazines. It's about a group of teenagers who are abandoned, are homeless and have become something of a family traveling together by van from town to town, state to state selling magazine subscriptions door to door, making up different explanations depending on who opens the door. American Honey The soundtrack of "American Honey" effectively captures the energy and spirit of the film's young characters and the journey they embark on. I don't feel that safe when I'm making scenes thinking, oh, maybe it's going to work, maybe it's not, you know. Krystal dumps the girls off where oil workers are about to go to work in the morning. But its heartbreaking, because even though theres an element of grown-up desire to that scenario, the way Star voices it shes like a little girl talking about what she wants to be when she grows up. Its the least moralistic youth movie imaginable, and thats exactly why its such a potent warning. ending Isn't that dated. Arnold began writing the screenplay in 2013 and it was first announced under the pre-production title Mag Crew at Film4's 2013 Cannes Film Festival party. The closing credits, after the lead actor names, consist of a list of names, alphabetized by first name, with no indication of whether they are crew or cast -- no job titles or character names. The crew ends up living temporarily in a rundown house, and Jake and Star renew their relationship. Jake The film was released in the U.S. on 30 September 2016, by A24 and in the UK on 14 October 2016 by Universal Pictures. All the Time (feat. GROSS: You seem particularly interested in making movies about teenagers and - in the hopes that you might be able to answer this (laughter) - I'm going to ask you why the teenage years are especially interesting for you? Swim: Baptism, cleansing, new life, new beginnings, rebirth. common song. (0:58) The crew leave the motel to make a sell at another neighborhood. And she's kind of got a thing for him now. That night, Krystal calls Star in and tells her that Jake has posted his lowest sales ever. How new movie 'American Honey' turned a Texas college student into a star, gave Shia LeBeouf his comeback and offered a voice to our nation's unheard. [13][14][15] In researching for the film, Arnold embarked on a road trip from California to Miami, Florida. The Boss, an extravagant teenage girls birthday partybut its beating heart is the country. For decades, teen rebellion has been the cutting edgeof sexual revolution (how to dress, dance, hook up),and who wants to take a stand against that? Packing her belongings while Nathan is in another room, Star secretly escapes and takes the children to the club where their stepmother Misty dances. There are scant few traditional narrative elements to American Not like in any huge professional sense (laughter). Carnage, iLoveMakonnen, D. Blackmon & M. Sheran. After a break, we'll hear from the creator of the FXX comedy series "You're The Worst," Stephen Falk and the series co-star Aya Cash. I'm always impressed when filmmakers know exactly what they're doing. And when I wrote that, I thought this is kind of strange. And I get really into it, so I go out, too. I dont wanna get on any kind of soapbox, but I feel like thats not a way to live. A long time ago, teenagers were seen as delinquent destroyers of the status quo, but we now tend to assume that theyre simply leading the way. Their mothers have alcohol or drug problems. Running 163 minutes, the film provides a Zeitgeist-y snapshot of American youth culture the carefree partying, passionate sex and bitter resignation but its intimate enough to feel like a deeply personal work. ARNOLD: I still can't twerk I've been trying. I've always kind of taken risks, I guess, with these things. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Arnold became inspired by lives of American youths in "magazine crews" who travel the United States selling magazine subscriptions, an occupation that has caused controversy in the United States. And that's how we actually found Sasha. So, you know, I got a place, at a kind of a really good dance school. much as living in the moment. The website's critical consensus reads, "American Honey offers a refreshingly unconventional take on the coming-of-age drama whose narrative risks add up to a rewarding experience even if they don't all pay off. Is the whole thing a scam, or is there actually a magazine that's delivered in the end? The breed of amoral nihilists that Arnold finds so fascinating here certainly dont deserve our commendation. Star takes it to the edge of the water and releases it before following the turtle into the water. Both are guilty of armed robbery (I wonder why the police werent looking for both of them after the cowboy caper) and Jake is certainly guilty of assaulting the oil worker. Echoing the scene with the cowboys, Star is off again on her own, but this time earning extracurricular cash prostituting herself to an oil worker. [36] On 24 June, LaBeouf was hospitalized after being injured on set during filming in Williston, North Dakota. And she stayed for a long time, and she had a lot of stories. She wants to become a professional dancer. You're my good luck charm. magazine sales group who collects the cash and makes the assignments. But it's well done and I like that it's dialogue was mostly unscripted and most of the actors are real people taken from the streets. And at that point she realized that she suddenly kind of questioned herself, like, oh, I've gone too far. WebWhats happening in this Honey movie clip? The crew arrive at a suburban neighborhood. I do believe she did have some growth in What American Honey Says About the Kids: No, Theyre I'm trying to get my life back together. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. LABEOUF: (As Jake) And that's a power agent. American Honey Ultimately, American Honey is about motiona van of kids speeding down the freeway. GROSS: Are not professional actors. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Krystal pairs Star up with her best salesperson, Jake, entrusting him with showing her the ropes as they go door to door. The crew sings a happy birthday to Pagan. The movie is a warning about the destruction of empathy. American Honey follows Star (Lane), a young girl from a troubled home, who runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling magazine subscriptions door to door. that it would hamper a film that could have so easily taken advantage of the And through kind of teasing and flirtation and teaching her how to use his video camera, Michael Fassbender's character eventually seduces the teenage girl into having sex with him. Principal photography began in May 2015 with filming taking place in several states across America. Star is attracted to Jake, but really, what is she being lured into? widescreen vistas of the heart of the country, but its effective because it a cycle that the films ending implies could continue indefinitely. The characters in American Honey have cut themselves loose from their parents (the implication is that they probably had good reason to i.e., they came from American Honey Whats wrong with the kids today? And, oh, you know, my dad, he died in Iraq. They were not - I mean, I must've bought at least seven, you know, subscriptions. American Honey could, admittedly, have used more than a few cuts itself, but you can see why Arnold didnt: this is a film about a journey, physical and figurative, without a destination and could never have been a tight 90 minutes.
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