Causeway Movie Details:
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Release dates | September 10, 2022 (TIFF) October 28, 2022 (United States) |
Running time | 1hr 34min |
Age rating | R |
Cast | Jennifer Lawrence Brian Tyree Henry Linda Emond Jayne Houdyshell Stephen McKinley Henderson |
Directed by | Lila Neugebauer |
Written by | Ottessa Moshfegh Luke Goebel Elizabeth Sanders |
Produced by | Jennifer Lawrence Justine Ciarrocchi |
Cinematography by | Diego GarcÃa |
Edited by | Robert Frazen Lucian Johnston |
Music by | Alex Somers |
Production Companies | A24 Excellent Cadaver IAC Films |
Distributor | Apple TV+ |
Causeway Movie Cast & Characters:
- Jennifer Lawrence as Lynsey
- Brian Tyree Henry as James Aucoin
- Linda Emond as Gloria, Lynsey’s mother
- Jayne Houdyshell as Sharon, a caretaker
- Stephen McKinley Henderson as Dr. Lucas
- Russell Harvard as Justin, Lynsey’s brother
- Sean Carvajal as Santiago, a mechanic
- Fred Weller as Rick, the pool cleaner boss
- Neal Huff as Neuropsychologist
Storyline:
Two unlikely strangers find solace in newfound friendship as they navigate their journey from grief to healing.
About Causeway Movie:
- Causeway is an American drama film directed by Lila Neugebauer and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Linda Emond, and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
- In April 2019, it was announced Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry had joined the cast of an untitled drama film, with Lila Neugebauer directing from a screenplay by Elizabeth Sanders.
- The film follows a soldier struggling to adjust to her life after returning home to New Orleans.
- Brian Tyree Henry was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 95th Academy Awards.
- Production began in the summer of 2019 in New Orleans, but was delayed due to Hurricane Barry. Production restarted in March 2020, but was once again delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was completed in the summer of 2021.
- A rumored previous title of the film was “Red, White, and Water.”
- Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry continued to workshop the script together during the pandemic as a result of their chemistry and to further enrich it as their scenes were seen as the most compelling of the film.
- In April 2021, following allegations of abuse, Scott Rudin stepped back as a producer from the project. On December 30, 2021, the WGA awarded final screenplay credit for the film to both Sanders and the team of Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel.
- The film had its premiere at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022. Causeway film was released in select theaters on October 28, by A24, then had a streaming release on November 4, 2022, on Apple TV+. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry.