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Memphis Filmography - A History of Memphis Films Below is a list of films made in the Memphis area, with budgets of $1 million or more. Courtesy of John Beifuss of The Commercial Appeal and the Memphis Film Commission. "Forty Shades of Blue" (scheduled for 2005 release): Director: Ira Sachs. Cast: Rip Torn, Dina Korzun. "21 Grams" (2003): Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Cast: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts. Oscar nominations: Actress (Watts), Supporting Actor (Benicio Del Toro). "A Painted House" (2003, TV): Director: Alfonso Arau. Cast: Scott Glenn, Robert Sean Leonard. (shot entirely in Arkansas, but production was based out of Memphis). "Cast Away" (2000): Director: Robert Zemeckis. Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Wilson. Oscar nominations: Actor (Hanks), Sound. "Finding Graceland" (1998): Director: David Winkler. Cast: Harvey Keitel, Bridget Fonda. "The Rainmaker" (1997): Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Cast: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Mickey Rourke, Danny DeVito. "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996): Director: Milos Forman. Cast: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton. Oscar nominations: Director, Actor (Harrelson). "A Family Thing" (1996): Director: Richard Pearce. Cast: Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones. "The Client" (1994): Director: Joel Schumacher. Cast: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones. Oscar nominations: Actress (Sarandon). "The Firm" (1994): Director: Sydney Pollack. Cast: Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Hal Holbrook. Oscar nominations: Supporting Actress (Holly Hunter), Original Score. "Trespass" (1992): Director: Walter Hill. Cast: Ice Cube, Ice-T. "Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story" (1992, TV): Director: Harry Winer. Cast: Patricia Wettig, Shelley Hack. "Memphis" (1992, TV): Director: Yves Simoneau. Cast: Cybill Shepherd, John Laughlin. "Great Balls of Fire!" (1989): Director: Jim McBride. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder.

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