Film Overview"Homegrown" is a 1998 American comical criminal activity movie, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and composed by Nicholas Kazan and Stephen Gyllenhaal. The film includes an ensemble cast including Billy Bob Thornton, John Lithgow, Hank Azaria, Kelly Lynch, Jon Tenney, Ryan Phillippe, and others. The plot focuses on a group of marijuana farmers who should take over their boss's organization after he suddenly passes away.
Plot SummaryThe movie's story begins as a group of small-time cannabis growers, Jack (Billy Bob Thornton), Carter (Hank Azaria), and Harlan (Ryan Phillippe), witness their boss, Malcolm's (John Lithgow), murder. In their panic, they decide not to report the criminal activity and presume control of Malcolm's lucrative yet illegal operation instead. The males realize that they need to gather the crops immediately however deal with the obstacle of not understanding anything about massive farming.
Adventures and ChallengesWhile trying to offer their crop, they face a number of outrageous scenarios. Jack, who ends up being the gang's unwilling figurehead, keeps a constant relationship with Lucy (Kelly Lynch), a Polish female hiding out from the INS. Meanwhile, Carter takes a romantic interest in a local waitress (Jamie Lee Curtis) who turns out to be an assassin sent out by competitors.
The group manages to offer a few of the cannabis to a group of businessmen but is not successful in selling the totality of their crop. As they work out the sale in a protected center camouflaged as an airplane hangar, stress rise resulting in a shootout, causing the death of a henchman.
ClimaxThe climax of the motion picture focuses on the characters' transactions with a big-time industrial pot broker named Gianni. At the same time, the police are also surrounding them. The scenario ends up being more intense when they learn that their crop has a fungal infection and is just salable to Gianni. There's a big suspense-filled standoff with the skilled dealership, which eventually culminates in a surprise revelation.
ConclusionIn the end, regardless of all the twists and turns, our amateur lawbreakers manage to come out on top, though not totally unscathed. The characters realize that they are better off when they run on a more modest scale. It concludes with a sense of irony as Jack, Carter, and Harlan go back to a subtle, less demanding lifestyle, agreeing to go back to their easy ways and adhere to small-time growing.
Critical Reception"Homegrown" received blended reviews upon its release. Critics valued the ensemble cast and the cinematography however noted the underdeveloped story. The movie, nonetheless, managed to be an amusing exploration of aspiration and the disorderly truths of criminal ventures with a comical touch. It acts as an interesting mélange of criminal activity, comedy, drama, and thriller, turning daily, likable characters into not likely bad guys while in some way maintaining an easy going tone throughout the movie turmoil.
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