Mystic River

We bury our sins, we wash them clean.
Mystic River (2003)
Timing: 2:18 (138 min)
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Short description

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Filming took 39 days.
  • Clint Eastwood provides the voice-over for the film's promotional trailer.
  • The surname of Jimmy and his family was changed from Marcus (the original source) to Marcum.
  • In the beginning of the film, in the episode where young Dave is thrown into the back seat of a car, the person in the front turns around and flashes his ring – a priest's ring. The book contains no mention of this character being a priest. This moment was intentionally added to the film after the circumstances of the scandal involving the Archbishop of Boston became known. Its head, Bernard Law, was implicated in a case related to concealing cases of sexual harassment by priests.
  • The film is based on Dennis Lehane's novel "Mystic River" (2001).
  • Dennis Lehane, the author of "Mystic River," received a cameo role in the film. He appears in the parade scene, waving from a convertible.
  • The film Dave is watching on television is called "Vampires" (1998), starring James Woods and Sheryl Lee.
  • Eli Wallach also received a cameo role in the film, playing the owner of a liquor store. Eli had not appeared in an Eastwood film since "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966).
  • The film is based on the novel "Mystic River" (2001) by Dennis Lehane.
  • Clint Eastwood provides the voiceover for the film's promotional trailer.
  • Dennis Lehane, the author of the novel "Mystic River," has a brief cameo in the film. He appears in the parade scene, waving from a convertible.
  • The movie that Dave is watching on television is titled "Vampires" (1998), starring James Woods and Cheryl Lee.
  • Eli Wallach also landed a supporting role in the film, playing a liquor store owner. This marked the first time Eli had appeared in one of Eastwood's films since the release of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' (1966).

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