Packet 11: Tossup 12

In a bizarre shot in this film, the camera backs away from a close-up on a man after he glances off-screen to conclude a statement about a dead woman’s loyalty to her partner. This film’s director laughingly said his wound was “not significant” after being shot by an (-5[1])air rifle (-5[1])in LA during an interview about it with Mark Kermode. (-5[1])This film’s protagonist appeals to “Jesus boy,” “Allah,” and a “Hindu floaty thing” in a desperate plea for rainfall. One of this film’s final shots depicts a helicopter pilot (-5[1])singing along to Don Edwards’s song (*) “Coyotes.” This film’s narrator says he believes the “common denominator of the universe … is murder” (10[2])over a shot of the protagonist (10[1])squatting beside a dead (-5[1])fox. In this 2005 film, a woman who received a wristwatch (10[1])retrieved from a detached arm is told “you must never listen to this” by the director, (10[1])regarding a tape of her friend’s (10[1])death (10[1])in Alaska. For 10 points, name this Werner Herzog documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a bear enthusiast. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

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