The Dust Factory

2004
PG
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.8K

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Drama Family Fantasy

The Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives.The Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives.The Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.8K

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Hayden Panettiere

Melanie Lewis

Ryan Kelley

Ryan Flynn

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Grandpa Randolph

Kim Myers

Angie Flynn

George De La Pena

Ringmaster
(as George De La Peña)

Michael Angarano

Rocky Mazzelli

Peter Horton

Lionel

Kyle Hansen

Rennie

Ted Roisum

Trapeze Catcher

Ayanna Berkshire

Hope
(as Ayanna Berkshire-Cruse)

Shuhe

Sorrow

Robert Blanche

Ryan Flynn Sr.

Director
- Eric Small
Writer
- Eric Small
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Trivia
George De La Pena's last acting movie

Goofs
When Ryan gets home after falling in the river, his hair is still wet but his clothes are dry.

Quotes
Ryan Flynn: Have you been to the factory?
Grandpa Randolph: Sure. Joined the crowd once. Didn't jump of course.
Ryan Flynn: Yeah, I'm definitely not big on jumping. And I don't like that dust.
Grandpa Randolph: Can't blame you.
Ryan Flynn: Falling all that way? How do you know if you're ready?
Grandpa Randolph: I'm certainly no expert. I suppose it's different for everyone. Some folks probably dawdle around here quite a while trying to figure that out. Melanie for instance, she seems a bit of a dawdler.
Ryan Flynn: I don't mind dawdling if it means not having to jump. Hitting that floor looked awful painful.
Grandpa Randolph: Oh, you're afraid of a little pain? That's an overrated phobia.
Ryan Flynn: So what's it like? You know, dying?
Grandpa Randolph: [shrugs] I don't know.
Ryan Flynn: Well, you must. You're practically dead.
Grandpa Randolph: [sarcastically] Oh. Thank you. Thank you very very much.
Ryan Flynn: Well, it's gotta hurt.
Grandpa Randolph: Hurt? Life hurts, boy.

Soundtracks
Someone Like You
Written by Luis Bacalov & Anna-Karin Klockar (as Anna Karin Klockar)
Lyrics by Eric Small and Anna-Karin Klockar (as Anna Karin Klockar)
Performed by Hayden Panettiere and Watt White

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Featured review

6/10

Beating death in a hockey match and... a youthful Hayden Panettiere

RELEASED IN 2004 and directed by Eric Small, "The Dust Factory" is a drama/family/fantasy about two young teens (Ryan Kelley and Hayden Panettiere) and the boy's grandfather (Armin Mueller-Stahl) who enter into a strange dimension parallel to the real world. Will they live or will they die?

Imagine mixing "Carnival of Souls" (1962) and "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983) with DC Comic's Strange Sports Stories and you'd have a good idea of this movie. Being a family-friendly film, it lacks horror, but there are enough strange things going on and it arguably borders on horror.

The relationship between Melanie (Panettiere) and Ryan (Kelley) is the heart of the story, with Gramps offering sage counsel. While it's neither great nor bad, seeing Panettiere when she was so young (14 during shooting) is a treat. She's just a joy to watch. Moreover, there are some imaginative visuals, like the teens in the field with the circus tent in the background, and the story certainly reaches for depth in its reflections on the nature of death and bereavement.

THE FILM RUNS 1 hours & 20 minutes and was shot in Oregon (Portland, Hillsboro & Mount Hood).

GRADE: B-/C+