''The Basket'' is a 2000 American independent
drama film directed by
Rich Cowan
Rich Cowan (born February 7, 1956) was the 2012 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in . He is also an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He co-founded North by Northwest Productions, a video and film p ...
and starring
Peter Coyote and
Karen Allen.
Cast
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Peter Coyote as Martin Conlon
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Karen Allen as Bessie Emery
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Robert Karl Burke as Helmut Brink
*Amber Willenborg as Brigitta Brink
*Jock MacDonald as Nicholas Emery
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Eric Dane as Tom Emery
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Brian Skala
Brian T. Skala (born March 29, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for playing the lead role, Dylan Roberts, on the NBC series ''Just Deal''. He has guest starred on ''Boston Public'', ''JAG (TV series), JAG'', ''Without a Trace'', ''Gilmore ...
as Nathan Emery
Release
The film was released on May 5, 2000.
Reception
The film has a 44% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes based on eighteen reviews.
Robin Rauzi of the ''
Los Angeles Times'' gave the film a mixed review, writing that "carries it off(...)But the film doggedly remains an ensemble piece."
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden (born July 18, 1941) is an American writer, poet, and music and film critic.
Biography
Holden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University in 1963. He worked as a photo editor, staff writer, and eventually be ...
of ''
The New York Times'' gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "avoids succumbing to the preachiness that is the bane of so many family films, and for a movie like this, that's no small feat."
Walter Addiego of the ''
San Francisco Examiner
The ''San Francisco Examiner'' is a newspaper distributed in and around San Francisco, California, and published since 1863.
Once self-dubbed the "Monarch of the Dailies" by then-owner William Randolph Hearst, and flagship of the Hearst Corporat ...
'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The story is worked out schematically in the style of TV movies and Saturday-afternoon specials, but the sincerity of the filmmakers, the generosity of their message and the overall decent performances make partial amends for the hokiness and shortcomings in the plot and characterizations."
Deborah Young of ''
Variety'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Screenplay follows the straight and narrow, but producer-director Rich Cowan captures the flavor of the time with help from cinematographer Dan Heigh..."
References
External links
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2000s English-language films