Jayne Mansfield's Car

Jayne Mansfield's Car
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBilly Bob Thornton
Written byBilly Bob Thornton
Tom Epperson
Produced byAlexander Rodnyansky
Geyer Kosinski
StarringRobert Duvall
John Hurt
Billy Bob Thornton
Kevin Bacon
Robert Patrick
Ray Stevenson
Katherine LaNasa
Frances O'Connor
CinematographyBarry Markowitz
Edited byLauren Zuckerman
Music byOwen Easterling Hatfield
Production
companies
A.R. Films
Aldamisa Entertainment
Media Talent Group
Distributed byAnchor Bay Films
Aldamisa Releasing
Release dates
  • February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13) (Berlin)
  • September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13) (United States)[1]
Running time
122 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Russia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$79,178[2]

Jayne Mansfield's Car is a 2012 drama film directed by Billy Bob Thornton, marking his first fiction directing job since 2000's All the Pretty Horses. Thornton also stars alongside Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Ray Stevenson, Frances O'Connor, Ron White, and Robert Patrick.[3] The film had its world premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012.[4] The film was released in limited release on September 13, 2013.[1]

One of the locations in which the movie was shot is Cedartown, Georgia, USA.[5] Exterior home shots were filmed in Troup County, Georgia,[6] while additional scenes were shot in Decatur, Georgia.[7] For the Greek Revival home, the interior shots were filmed at The Bailey-Tebault House located in Griffin, Georgia.[6]

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  2. ^ "Jayne Mansfield's Car". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 14, 2011). "Billy Bob Thornton Sets Cast, Funding For First Directing Effort In Decade". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Press Office (January 9, 2012). "Taviani, Petzold and Billy Bob Thornton: World Premieres in the Competition and Angelina Jolie's Directorial Debut in the New Cinema at the 'Haus der Berliner Festspiele'". Annual Archives: 2012. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Christine (June 4, 2011). "UPDATE: 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' set to shoot in Cedartown, GA, Extras Needed". On Location Vacations. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Staff Reports (June 24, 2011). "Movie crew to film in Troup". LaGrange Daily News. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  7. ^ Varela, Anna (July 5, 2011). "Billy Bob Thornton, Kevin Bacon Shoot Film in Decatur". Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch. Patch Media. Retrieved September 12, 2012.