Mystic River is a 2003 American neo-noir mystery crime drama film directed and scored by Clint Eastwood, starring Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden and Laura Linney.
This marks the first Eastwood was credited as composer of the score.
Plot[]
When the daughter (Emmy Rossum) of ex-con Jimmy Marcus (Sean Penn) is murdered, two of his childhood friends from the neighborhood are involved. Dave (Tim Robbins), a blue-collar worker, was the last person to see her alive, while Sean (Kevin Bacon), a homicide detective, is heading up the case. As Sean proceeds with his investigation, Jimmy conducts one of his own through neighborhood contacts. Eventually, Jimmy suspects Dave is the culprit and considers taking the law into his own hands.
Cast[]
- Sean Penn as James "Jimmy" Markum
- Jason Kelly as young Jimmy Markum
- Tim Robbins as Dave Boyle
- Cameron Bowen as young Dave Boyle
- Kevin Bacon as Detective Sean Devine
- Connor Paolo as young Sean Devine
- Laurence Fishburne as Detective Sergeant Whitey Powers
- Marcia Gay Harden as Celeste Samarco Boyle
- Laura Linney as Annabeth Markum
- Tom Guiry as Brendan Harris
- Spencer Treat Clark as “Silent Ray” Harris, Jr.
- Andrew Mackin as John O'Shea
- Emmy Rossum as Katie Markum
- Jenny O'Hara as Esther Harris
- Kevin Chapman as Val Savage
- Adam Nelson as Nick Savage
- Robert Wahlberg as Kevin Savage
- Cayden Boyd as Michael Boyle
- John Doman as Driver
- Tori Davis as Lauren Devine
- Jonathan Togo as Pete
- Will Lyman as FBI Special Agent Birden
- Ari Graynor as Eve Pigeon
- Ken Cheeseman as Dave's Friend in Bar
- Michael McGovern as reporter
- Kevin Conway (uncredited) as Theo
- Eli Wallach (uncredited) as Mr. Loonie