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1. www.vanityfair.com › 2021 › 07Matt Damon on the Unlikely Muse Behind His - Vanity Fair

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   Jul 29, 2021 · He was riding the wave of Bill Baker.” (According to Baker, Damon and McCarthy were so inspired by him that they changed the surname of Damon’s Stillwater character from “Swartsky or...

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   Jan 31, 2024 · "Stillwater" puts Damon into the role of struggling roughneck Bill Baker, whose daughter, Allison (Abigail Breslin), was convicted of murdering her former lover Lina while studying abroad....

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   Aug 5, 2021 · At the heart of the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in July, is Bill Baker (Matt Damon), an Oklahoma roughneck who works oil rigs and, in his downtime, sets off for...

4. movieweb.com › is-stillwater-based-on-a-true-storyHow Much of Stillwater Is Actually Based on Amanda Knox?

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   Jan 23, 2024 · Loosely based on the true story of Amanda Knox, the story follows Bill Baker (Matt Damon), a blue-collar father from Stillwater, Oklahoma, who ventures to France to visit his daughter Allison...

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   • Actors: Matt Damon

   • Director: Tom Mccarthy

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stillwater_(film)Stillwater (film) - Wikipedia

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   It is the first DreamWorks Pictures film to be distributed by Focus Features. It stars Matt Damon as Bill Baker, an unemployed oil-rig worker from Oklahoma who sets out with a Frenchwoman (Camille Cottin) to prove his convicted daughter's (Abigail Breslin) innocence.

6. thecinemaholic.com › is-stillwater-a-true-storyIs Stillwater a True Story? Is the Movie Based on Amanda Knox?

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   Jul 29, 2021 · ‘Stillwater’ is a crime drama film directed by Tom McCarthy that stars Matt Damon in the lead role of Bill Baker, an average working-class American from Stillwater, Oklahoma, who faces a multitude of challenges to clear his daughter Allison’s name from a murder charge.

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   Was Damon really riding the wave of Bill Baker?

   • He was riding the wave of Bill Baker.” (According to Baker, Damon and McCarthy were so inspired by him that they changed the surname of Damon’s Stillwater character from “Swartsky or something” to Baker as an apparent homage.) Damon approached his Stillwater physical transformation “almost analytically,” he tells me.

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   Does Matt Damon play Bill Baker?

   • It is the first DreamWorks Pictures film to be distributed by Focus Features. It stars Matt Damon as Bill Baker, an unemployed oil-rig worker from Oklahoma who sets out with a Frenchwoman (Camille Cottin) to prove his convicted daughter's (Abigail Breslin) innocence.

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   Did Damon ever go to France with Bill Baker?

   • The internal side you take with you everywhere goes with you anyway. It’s all your emotions.” Damon disappeared into the role of Bill so much that McCarthy jokes that he was never in France with Damon—he was there with Bill Baker. Damon, meanwhile, says that he was able to move around pretty much undetected as Bill while filming abroad.

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   Why did Matt Damon go to Oklahoma?

   • The actor tells Vanity Fair about his trip to Oklahoma to prepare for his new film Stillwater, out in theaters Friday. By Jessica Forde/Focus Features. A few years ago, Matt Damon showed up in Marlow, Oklahoma, to shadow real-life oil riggers.

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   Did Kenny Baker take Matt Damon to Sonic?

   • In a local Oklahoma interview, Baker disclosed more about Damon’s tour—including that he took Damon to Sonic and hosted the actor at a cookout at his house. (Baker said that his movie-star guest won over the partygoers by immediately joining a backyard football game upon arrival.) Matt Damon (L) and Kenny Baker (R).

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   Who is Bill Baker?

   • In Stillwater, Oklahoma, Bill Baker is a laid-off roughneck scraping by with odd construction jobs. Working disaster cleanup after a tornado in Shawnee, Bill struggles to find another oil rig position.

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   Aug 1, 2021 · Stillwater was released in U.S. cinemas on July 30th with a runtime of 140 minutes. As of right now, it holds a 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, with 122 reviews from critics. The film is directed by Tom McCarthy. Stillwater follows Bill Baker, as he goes on a journey to France in an attempt to exonerate…