House of Sand and Fog (2003)

The Gas Can

An unhinged Kathy (Jennifer Connelly) buys a gas can and matches at the convenience store.

Directed by Vadim Perelman.

Released in 2003 by Miramax Films.

related tags 

  • character-type: Crazy Person
  • character-type: Clerk
  • action: Drive
  • action: Smoke
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Creepy
  • mood: Disturbing
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • mood: Dark
  • primary-occasion: Other
  • secondary-occasion: Let's Go Shopping!
  • prop: Paper Bag
  • prop: Pistol
  • prop: Car
  • prop: Drink
  • prop: Gas Can
  • prop: Cigarette
  • setting: Gas Station
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: Violence
  • theme: Revenge
  • theme: Madness
  • actor: Jennifer Connelly
  • actor: Tom Reynolds
  • director: Vadim Perelman
  • producer: Nina R. Sadowsky
  • producer: Michael London
  • producer: Stewart Till
  • producer: Vadim Perelman
  • producer: Shawn Lawrence Otto
  • producer: Jeremiah Samuels
  • producer: Chris Soldo
  • cinematographer: Roger Deakins
  • composer: James Horner
  • editor: Lisa Zeno Churgin
  • costume-designer: Hala Bahmet
  • production-designer: Maia Javan
  • role-name: Gas Station Worker
  • role-name: Kathy
  • screenwriter: Andre Dubus III
  • screenwriter: Vadim Perelman
  • screenwriter: Shawn Lawrence Otto
  • year: 2003
  • studio: Miramax Films