▁conversation ▁with ▁Nick y . ▁Nick y ▁calm ly ▁goes ▁outside ▁to ▁play ▁ball ▁with ▁Andy , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁African - American ▁family ▁next ▁door , ▁after ▁the ▁family ▁has ▁clean ed ▁up ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁night ' s ▁ri ot . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Matt ▁Dam on ▁as ▁Gard ner ▁L odge , ▁Nick y ' s ▁father ▁ ▁Julian ne ▁Moore ▁as ▁Rose ▁and ▁Margaret ▁▁ ▁No ah ▁Ju pe ▁as ▁Nick y ▁L odge , ▁Gard ner ' s ▁son ▁ ▁Oscar ▁Isaac ▁as ▁Bud ▁Cooper , ▁the ▁ins urance ▁claims ▁investig ator ▁ ▁Gl enn ▁F lesh ler ▁as ▁Ira ▁Slo an , ▁a ▁hit man ▁ ▁Alex ▁Hass ell ▁as ▁Louis , ▁Slo an ' s ▁partner ▁ ▁Meg an ▁Fer g us on ▁as ▁June ▁ ▁Jack ▁Con ley ▁as ▁H ight ower ▁ ▁Gary ▁Bas ar aba ▁as ▁Uncle ▁Mitch ▁ ▁Michael ▁D . ▁C ohen ▁as ▁St retch ▁ ▁Kar im ah ▁West bro ok ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁May ers ▁ ▁Le ith ▁Bur ke ▁as ▁Mr . ▁May ers ▁ ▁Tony ▁Esp in osa ▁as ▁Andy ▁May ers ▁ ▁Production ▁According ▁to ▁producer ▁Jo el ▁Silver , ▁Jo el ▁and ▁Eth an ▁Co en ▁originally ▁wrote ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁Sub urb icon ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁film ▁Blood ▁Simple . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁George ▁Clo oney ▁would ▁star ▁in ▁and ▁direct