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Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking

20056.22h 3m

Overview

Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there...

Directed by Wim Wenders
Written by Sam Shepard, Wim Wenders
Produced by Karsten Brünig, In-Ah Lee, Peter Schwartzkopff
Box OfficeBudget: $11.0MRevenue: $4.7M

Top Cast

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Howard

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange

Doreen

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Sutter

Gabriel Mann

Gabriel Mann

Earl

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Sky

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk

Amber

Eva Marie Saint

Eva Marie Saint

Howard's Mother

James Roday Rodriguez

James Roday Rodriguez

1st AD

Jeffrey Vincent Parise

Jeffrey Vincent Parise

2nd AD

Majandra Delfino

Majandra Delfino

1st Girl

About Don't Come Knocking

Don't Come Knocking is a drama, western film released in 2005. Directed by Wim Wenders, it stars Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth. Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there...

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