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Jones plays the intrepid bayou detective who is in a situation where emotions are ahead of his intellect. "Dave" is trying to track down a serial murderer at the same time he is helping an FBI agent Gomez keep an eye on an old friend who is now a mafia boss and back in their home town of New Iberia. Dave and "Baby Feet" Balboni were on the same baseball team in High School, though Balboni's father was the local 'don' and handled all the illegal booze, drug, gambling and prostitution in the area. Thirty five years before, Dave, at age 19, saw two white man murder a black man tied in chains. No one believed him or cared back then. Now the body has resurfaced and Dave wants to find the killers. The further he gets into looking for the serial killer the more he's convinced that the 35 year old murder is also connected. While at a party, Dave begins to see visions of Confederate Soldiers and General John Bell Hood. Worse than that, he's beginning to have conversations with the General that help him with the case.
Movie information
| Release Date (USA): | 2007-12-10 |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | TBA |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Producer: | Bertrand Tavernier;Michael Fitzgerald |
| Studio: | N/A |
| Writer/s: | Jerzy and Mary Olson-Kromolowski (based on novel by James Lee Burke) |
Cast
| Tommy Lee Jones | Dave Robicheaux |
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You're right Sonia, no Clete this time. He isn't in the novel as I recall. What's funny though is that when I read the books, I always picture John Goodman as Clete. When I heard they were going to make this one into a movie, I immediately thought of Sylvester Stallone as Baby Feet Balboni. Think Stallone in Copland; he would be good. In fact, in the novel Balboni has the same speech impediment as Stallone, both caused by a botched forceps delivery when they were born.
i am a big dave robicheaux fan. grew up in new iberia. got to be an extra in the movie. when will it be coming out? can't wait!
Hey Tracy............aint seen ya in 15 years..........lol.........when the hell is this movie coming out.......holler at me sometime i'll send my e-mail
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Sonia MellingerMar 28th, 2008 - 00:52:58
When I first read 'Black Cherry Blues,' Tommy Lee Jones was Dave Robichaux. Looking forward to Mr. Burke's work on the screen. Am disappointed, though, that we won't be seeing pal Clete or am I wrong?
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