The Brave (1997) on Netflix
Raphael, a Native American man recently out of jail, lives with his family near a garbage dump. Offered a large sum to be the victim in a snuff film, he agrees.
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Plot summary
Raphael is a Native American man who has recently been released from jail. He lives in a remote community near a garbage dump with his wife and their two children, and he sells whatever he can find. He sees no way to provide for his family. He is offered the chance to star as the victim in a snuff film, and the money could help his family. He agrees to the offer.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Brave (1997)
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- In December 1993, the first-time director attached to the film killed his wife and daughter and then himself; Los Angeles police did not find his body for over a month, and Touchstone Pictures immediately suspended production.
- Johnny Depp cast himself as the lead partly to attract financiers, and on a film budgeted at about $5 million he agreed to cover any overrun, possibly spending as much as $2 million of his own money.
- After the original production collapsed, Paul McCudden and his production partner Charles Evans, who had already put in their own money, persuaded Johnny Depp in 1994 to rewrite, direct and produce the film, which took him three years; Depp disliked the original script but was moved by the idea of sacrifice for family.
- Iggy Pop wrote and performed all of the film's music and appears briefly in a party scene, and some of the songs were later released on his 1999 studio album Avenue B.
- After American critics panned the film, Johnny Depp decided not to give The Brave a formal release in the United States, either in theaters or on home media.
