frailty

promotional poster for Frailty Directed by Bill Paxton Produced by David Blocker

David Kirschner

Corey Sienega Written by Brent Hanley Starring Bill Paxton

Matthew McConaughey

Powers Boothe

Matt O'Leary

Jeremy Sumpter Music by Brian Tyler Cinematography Bill Butler Editing by Arnold Glassman Distributed by Lions Gate (USA)

Paramount Pictures (UK, Australia, Japan)

20th Century Fox (Argentina) Release date(s) November 17, 2001

(Deep Ellum Film Festival)

April 12, 2002 (U.S. theatrical) Running time 100 min. Language English Budget $11,000,000 (estimated) IMDb • Allmovie

Frailty is a 2001 psychological thriller film, directed by and starring Bill Paxton, and co-starring Matthew McConaughey. This film is the directorial debut for Paxton. The score was composed by Brian Tyler. The plot focuses on the strange relationship two young boys have with their father who believes that he has been commanded by God to kill demons, and the consequences this belief has after the boys have grown up. Contents [hide] 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Details 5 See also 6 References 7 External links //

Plot

A man enters the Dallas, Texas FBI office one rainy night, and introduces himself as Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaughey). He wants to speak to Agent Doyle (Powers Boothe) about his belief that his brother Adam (Levi Kreis) is the notorious "God's Hand" serial killer.

Fenton explains that he is only coming forward now because earlier that day Adam had called him to say that he cannot stop the "demons" because there are too many, and killed himself. Fenton says that he stole Adam's body to bury it at the Thurman Rose Garden, according to a promise the brothers made many years ago. Agent Doyle continues to be skeptical, and Fenton unfolds through flashback the story of their childhood with their widowed father (Bill Paxton).

When Fenton and Adam were young boys, their father tells them that he had been tasked by God to root out and destroy demons whose names were to be provided for him by an angel. Special tools have been given to aid him: gloves to protect his hands, a lead pipe to knock them unconscious, and an axe named 'Otis' to destroy them with. At this news, Fenton mentally shuts down, refusing to believe their father will really kill people, but Adam quickly believes their father to be doing God's work.

Their father captures his first victim, a woman named Cynthia Harbridge (Cynthia Ettinger). When he touches her, he claims he can "see" the sins she has committed, and has no guilt when he uses Otis to "destroy" her. Both Fenton and Adam are forced to witness this act; Fenton is traumatized, but Adam claims he can "see" the woman's sins as well. Her body is buried outdoors in the Thurman Rose Garden which is next to the Meiks house. Fenton tries to explain to Adam that their father has gone insane, but Adam continues to believe him, leading Fenton to conclude that his younger