The Goodbye Place (1996)

Richard Kelly made his first short-film (The Goodbye Place) while still attending USC film school in 1996. The film was a class project and had certain restriction such as: No traditional dialogue & Under six minutes in length.(It seems Kelly had problems with his running time since the very beginning). And even with virtually no budget, the film still contains some limited visual effects.

The Goodbye Place won first prize at the James River Festival of the Moving Image in 1997... It also played at a few other film festivals around the country.


Richard Kelly's Filmography:

Written & Directed
1. The Box (2009) starring Cameron Diaz
2. Southland Tales (2006) starring Dwanye Johnson
3. Donnie Darko (2001) starring Jake Gyllenhaal
4 .Visceral Matter (1997) starring Sasha Alexander
5. The Goodbye Place (1996) starring George Shrouder

Produced
1. All Hell Broke Loose (2009)
2. Rogue's Gallery (2009)
3. The Box (2009/I)
4. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)
5. World's Greatest Dad (2009)

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[endorphinz]

Why was the mom's nose bleeding?

[July4th2008]

Maybe, she does to much WHITE. Snorting is bad habit. And that's why I use a dirty Needle. JK

[funnyhowtimeslipsawa]

I suppose the boy is better off in heaven, or the "goodbye place", than with his mother...?

[July4th2008]

The boy does say near the end that "this is a Good Place" and his mother locked him in the closet and went out for the evening, then locked in the closet again later the next day.

So yes... I'd say he's better off in the "Goodbye Place".

[Darko4100]

Hey. Richard Kelly Fans! You guys Rock!

[fgjfdghf]

Thanks for posting this; it's really good. It gives me renewed hope for The Box.

I wonder whether "the Wasteland" is a reference to T.S. Eliot ...

[LordJesusChris]

This was just what I'd hoped it would be. Thanks for posting it. Now I just have to find a copy of Visceral Matter to view.

[beentoschoolnurse]

thanks for the upload. its so weird to see how elements of this made it into his later films, particularly the box.

[Sheeplvl2]

Cool upload.

[onelastlookband]

I'm that little boy!!! this is so random that I found this and it has so many views. wow

[NateDaGreat1006]

Holy crap. Aaron went missing five days before my birthday

[RS001]

Do anyone have the sub? Or can tell what is said?

[CannedSausages]

Richard Kelly is an American hero.

[Rockbitchmusic3]

@huffnat So true

[courtjester88]

All you have to do is get on a boat or something. You'll see the camera is at sea level.

[theTrenchantObdurate]

That footage was most likely stock.