The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 2008 film ) - wikipedia The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 2008 film ) Jump to : navigation , search The Day the Earth Stood Still Theatrical release poster Directed by Scott Derrickson Produced by Paul Harris Boardman Gregory Goodman Erwin Stoff Screenplay by David Scarpa Based on The Day the Earth Stood Still by Edmund H. North `` Farewell to the Master '' by Harry Bates Starring Keanu Reeves Jennifer Connelly Jaden Smith Kathy Bates Jon Hamm John Cleese Kyle Chandler Music by Tyler Bates Cinematography David Tattersall Edited by Wayne Wahrman Production companies 3 Arts Entertainment Dune Entertainment Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date December 12 , 2008 ( 2008 - 12 - 12 ) Running time 103 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $80 million Box office $233.1 million The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film , a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name . The screenplay by David Scarpa is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story `` Farewell to the Master '' by Harry Bates and on the 1951 screenplay adaptation by Edmund H. North . Directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu , this version replaces the Cold War theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of humankind 's environmental damage to the planet . It follows Klaatu , an alien sent to try to change human behavior or eradicate humans from Earth . The film was originally scheduled for release on May 9 , 2008 , but was released on a roll - out schedule beginning December 12 , 2008 , screening in both conventional and IMAX theaters . The critical reviews were mainly negative , with 186 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes showing only 21 % of them were positive ; typically the film was found to be `` heavy on special effects , but without a coherent story at its base '' . In its opening week , the film took top spot at the U.S. box office and went on to gross over $233 million worldwide . The Day the Earth Stood Still was released on home video on April 7 , 2009 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Filming 3.3 Effects 4 Music 5 Release 6 Reception 6.1 Critical response 6.2 Box office 6.3 Home media 7 References 8 External links Plot ( edit ) In 1928 , a solitary mountaineer encounters a glowing sphere . He loses consciousness and when he wakes , the sphere has gone and there is a scar on his hand where a sample of his DNA has been taken . In the present day , a rapidly moving object is detected beyond Jupiter 's orbit and forecast to impact Manhattan . It is moving at 30,000 kilometers per second , enough to destroy all life on Earth . The United States government hastily assembles a group of scientists , including Dr. Helen Benson and her friend Dr. Michael Granier , to develop a survival plan . As it nears the planet , the object slows down just before impact . Revealed to be a large spherical spaceship , it lands gently in Central Park . The sphere is quickly surrounded by NYPD and heavily armed US military forces . An alien emerges and Helen moves forward to greet it ; but amidst the confusion , the alien is shot . A gigantic robot appears and temporarily disables everything in the vicinity before the wounded alien voices the command `` Klaatu barada nikto '' to shut down the robot 's defensive response . The alien 's exterior is found to be a bioengineered space suit , composed of placenta - like material covering a human - like being . The being quickly ages into Klaatu , who looks like the mountaineer from 1928 . Klaatu informs Secretary of Defense Regina Jackson that he is a representative of a group of civilizations , sent to talk to the leaders of Earth about saving the planet . When Jackson instead sends him to be interrogated , Klaatu escapes and reconnects with Helen and her stepson , Jacob , telling them that he must finish his mission to `` save the Earth '' . The presence of the sphere , and other smaller ones that begin to appear all over the world , causes widespread panic . The military launches a drone attack on the Central Park sphere , but are thwarted by the robot . The military takes a weapons - free approach , cautiously enclosing the robot , soon nicknamed `` GORT '' ( for Genetically Organized Robotic Technology ) , and transporting it to Mount Weather , an underground facility in Virginia . Klaatu meets with another alien , Mr. Wu , who has lived on Earth for 70 years . Wu tells Klaatu that he has found the human race to be destructive , stubborn and unwilling to change , which matches Klaatu 's experiences . Klaatu orders the smaller spheres to collect specimens of animal species , to preserve them for later reintroduction to the Earth . He clarifies for Helen that he means to save the Earth from destruction by humankind . When a policeman attempts to take them into custody , Klaatu kills him then promptly revives the officer , telling Helen and Jacob that he did this to simply disarm an obstacle to his mission . Hoping to persuade Klaatu to change his mind about humanity , Helen takes him to the home of Professor Barnhardt , a Nobel Prize winner . They discuss how Klaatu 's own race went through a drastic , collaborative evolution to prevent the demise of their own planet . Barnhardt pleads that Earth is at the same precipice , and humanity should be given a chance to understand that it too must change . While the adults are talking , Jacob calls the authorities to come and arrest Klaatu . While the military is examining GORT , the robot transforms into a swarm of winged , insect - like , nano - machines that self - replicate as they consume every man - made object in their path . The swarm soon devours the entire facility , emerging above ground to continue feeding . The military capture Helen while Klaatu and Jacob escape on foot . As they travel , Klaatu learns more about humanity through Jacob . When Jacob contacts Helen and arranges to meet at his father 's grave , the Secretary sends her to try to change Klaatu 's mind . At the grave , Jacob is heartbroken that Klaatu can not resurrect his long dead father . As Helen and Jacob have a tear - filled reunion , Klaatu 's cumulative observations of humans convinces him to stop the swarm . Dr. Granier drives them to the Central Park sphere , but the swarm has reached massive proportions . Klaatu trudges through the swarm to the sphere , touching it moments before his own body is consumed . The sphere deactivates the swarm , saving humanity , but at the expense of electrical activity on Earth , per Klaatu 's warning that there will be a price to the modern human way of life . The giant sphere leaves the Earth . Cast ( edit ) This section is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states a Wikipedia editor 's personal feelings about a topic . Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style . ( January 2017 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Keanu Reeves as Klaatu , an alien messenger in human form . Reeves dislikes remakes , but was impressed by the script , which he deemed a reimagining . He enjoyed the original film as a child and became fonder of it as an adult when he understood how relevant it was , but prefers this version because it lacked the contradictory message of Klaatu `` laying down the law ( ... ) almost as though the alien had the bigger stick . '' Reeves acknowledged his Klaatu is `` inverted '' from the original , starting `` sinister and tough '' but becoming `` more human , '' whereas the original was `` more human than human '' before revealing his `` big stick '' in his ending speech . He compared the remake 's Klaatu to the wrathful God who floods the world in the Old Testament , but is gentle and forgiving by the time of the New Testament . He spent many weeks revising the script , trying to make Klaatu 's transition from alien in human form to one who appreciates their emotions and beliefs subtle and nuanced . Derrickson , the director , said that although Reeves would not use actions `` that are highly unusual or highly quirky '' , he nevertheless `` keeps you aware of the fact that this being you 're walking through this movie with is not a human being . '' At Reeves ' insistence , the classic line `` Klaatu barada nikto '' was added to the script after initially being omitted . The line was recorded many times , and it was decided to combine two recordings : one where Reeves said it normally , and a reversed version where he said the line backwards , creating an `` alien '' effect . Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson , a famed astrobiologist at Princeton University who is recruited by the government to study Klaatu . Connelly was Derrickson 's first choice for the part . She is a fan of the original film and felt Patricia Neal 's original portrayal of Helen was `` fabulous '' , but trusted the filmmakers with their reinterpretation of the story and of Helen , who was a secretary in the original . Connelly emphasized that Helen is amazed when she meets Klaatu , as she never believed she would encounter a sentient alien like him , after speculating on extraterrestrial life for so long . Connelly was dedicated to understanding her scientific jargon , with Seth Shostak stating she did `` everything short of writing a NASA grant application '' . Kathy Bates as Regina Jackson , the United States Secretary of Defense . Bates had only two weeks to film her scenes , so she often requested Derrickson act out her lines so she would directly understand his aims for her dialogue , rather than interpret vague directions . Jaden Smith as Jacob Benson , Helen 's rebellious eight - year - old stepson . His conflict with his stepmother was worsened by the death of his father , and he initially dislikes Klaatu , believing him to be a potential stepfather . Jacob replaces the character of Bobby ( Billy Gray ) in the original , and his relationship with Helen was written as a microcosm of how Klaatu comes to see humanity -- the alien sees their cold and distant relationship as normal human behavior , and their reconciliation forces him to change his mind . Smith had met Keanu Reeves before - on the set of The Matrix sequels , which featured his mother Jada Pinkett - Smith - although he was only three years old at the time . John Cleese as Professor Karl Barnhardt , a Nobel Prize - winning physicist who specializes in the evolutionary basis of altruism . Helen takes Klaatu to him to further change his mind . The role was the most difficult to cast , and eventually the filmmakers decided to approach Cleese , noting `` Who would you rather make the argument ( to Klaatu ) for mankind than John Cleese ? '' Stoff , a producer , had met Cleese a few times beforehand and had noted his intellect . The actor was surprised the filmmakers were interested in him , and decided playing a dramatic role would be easier than to play a comedic one at his age . He was often reminded to speed up his dialogue so that Reeves would not appear in synchronity with normal human speech patterns . Cleese said he is not interested in extraterrestrial life because he often philosophizes about the purpose of life and why humans are distracted by trivial matters . Cleese spoke about portraying abilities outside his own experience in the scene in which Klaatu corrects a formula Barnhardt has written on a blackboard : `` The trouble is , I had to be able to write the equation , because Barnhardt has been working on it for 60 years . I learned to carefully copy things down that mean nothing to me at all . In A Fish Called Wanda , I spoke a lot of Russian without having any idea what it means . '' Jon Hamm as Dr. Michael Granier , a NASA official who recruits Helen into his scientific team investigating Klaatu . Granier is fascinated by Klaatu , but is torn between his official obligation to detain the alien and protect his country . Hamm acknowledged science fiction was a niche genre when the original film was made , and that it used science fiction to make topical issues more approachable . Hamm had the same feelings for this remake . Originally , Hamm 's character was French and named Michel . Although he is interested in math and science , Hamm found his technical dialogue difficult and had to film his lines repeatedly . Kyle Chandler as John Driscoll , an official in the US Government , who leads the research on G.O.R.T. at an underground facility . Robert Knepper as Colonel James Hong as Mr. Wu John Rothman as Dr. Myron Production ( edit ) Development ( edit ) In 1994 , 20th Century Fox and Erwin Stoff had produced the successful Keanu Reeves film Speed . Stoff was at an office at the studio when he saw a poster for the 1951 film The Day the Earth Stood Still , which made him ponder a remake with Reeves as Klaatu . By the time David Scarpa started writing a draft of the script in 2005 , Thomas Rothman was in charge of Fox and felt a responsibility to remake the film . Scarpa felt everything about the original film was still relevant , but changed the allegory from nuclear war to environmental damage because `` the specifics of ( how ) we now have the capability to destroy ourselves have changed . '' Scarpa noted the recent events of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 informed his mindset when writing the screenplay . He scrapped Klaatu 's speech at the conclusion of the story because `` audiences today are ( un ) willing to tolerate that . People do n't want to be preached to about the environment . We tried to avoid having our alien looking out over the garbage in the lake and crying a silent tear ( from the 1970s Keep America Beautiful ads ) . '' Director Scott Derrickson admired the original film 's director Robert Wise , whom he met as a film student . He generally dislikes remakes , but he enjoyed the script , which he decided was a retelling of the story and not a true remake . He also explained that The Day the Earth Stood Still is not a widely seen classic film , unlike The Wizard of Oz , which he would not bother remaking . Derrickson 's benchmark was Philip Kaufman 's 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers . Klaatu was made more menacing than in the original , because the director felt he had to symbolize the more complex era of the 2000s . There was debate over whether to have Klaatu land in Washington , D.C. , as in the original ; but Derrickson chose New York City because he liked the geometry of Klaatu 's sphere landing in Central Park . Derrickson also did not write in Gort 's original backstory , which was already absent from the script he read . He already thought the script was a good adaptation and did n't want the negative connotations of fascism from the original film . Astronomer Seth Shostak served as scientific consultant on the film , reviewed the script several times for errors , gave suggestions for making the scientists appear less dry , and noted that they would refer to one another on a first - name basis . He said , `` Real scientists do n't describe an object entering the solar system as ' notable for the fact that it was not moving in an asteroidal ellipse , but moving at nearly three times ten to the seventh meters per second . ' More likely , they would say that there was ' a goddamned rock headed our way ! ' '' Filming ( edit ) Filming took place from December 12 , 2007 , to March 19 , 2008 , at Vancouver Film Studios , Vancouver Forum , Deer Lake , Jericho Park , and Simon Fraser University . The film was originally scheduled for release on May 9 , 2008 , but it was delayed until December 12 , 2008 , because filming commenced later than scheduled . By the time preproduction had started , Scarpa had written 40 drafts of the script . The film was mostly shot on sets because it was winter in Vancouver . Derrickson was fascinated by color schemes . He chose blue - green and orange as the primary colors for The Day the Earth Stood Still . The missile silo converted by the military for experimenting on Gort emphasized gray and orange , which was inspired by an image of lava flowing through a gray field . Derrickson opted to shoot on traditional film , and rendered the colors in post-production to make them more subtle , for realism . To film Barnhardt and Klaatu writing equations on a blackboard , general relativity sums were drawn by Marco Peloso from the University of Minnesota and William Hiscock of Montana State University in faint pencil marks . Keanu Reeves and John Cleese drew over these in chalk . As Fox had a mandate to become a carbon neutral company by 2011 , The Day the Earth Stood Still 's production had an environmentally friendly regimen . `` Whether it was because of this movie thematically or it was an accident of time , there were certain things production-wise we 've been doing and been asked to do and so on , '' said Erwin Stoff . To prevent the wasting of paper , concept art , location stills and costume tests were posted on a website created by the production for crew members to reference . Costumes were kept for future Fox productions or given to homeless shelters , rather than thrown away . Hybrid vehicles were used and crew members had orders to turn off their car engines if they sat in their vehicles for more than three minutes . Effects ( edit ) The redesigned Gort and behind him , the new biological spaceship resembling an orb Weta Digital created the majority of the effects , with additional work by Cinesite and Flash Film Works . The machines of Klaatu 's people have a biological basis rather than a mechanical one , as Derrickson theorized that their mastery of ecology would demonstrate their level of sophistication . Derrickson deemed a modern audience would find the original 's flying saucer amusingly obsolete and unique to the original 's milieu . The director also noted that the original The Day the Earth Stood Still had influenced many films , so his technicians needed to bring new ideas to the remake . The effects team approached the new spacecraft 's design as inter-dimensional portals resembling orbs . The script had specified the inside of the orbs as a `` white limbo - y thing '' , but visual - effects consultant Jeff Okun explained this was deleted for being too `` cheesy '' . Derrickson felt not showing the inside of the ship , unlike the original , would make the audience more curious . As well as computer - generated spheres -- such as Klaatu 's 300 - foot ( 91 m ) ship , or a 3,000 - foot ( 910 m ) tall orb that rises from the sea -- 700 - pound ( 320 kg ) spheres , 9 feet ( 2.7 m ) in diameter , were sculpted by Custom Plastics , which built spheres for Disney theme parks . The spheres were split in two to make transportation easier . It was difficult placing lights inside them without making them melt . The visual - effects team looked at natural objects , including water droplets and the surfaces of Jupiter and Saturn for the spheres ' texture . Derrickson emphasized a Trinity - like relationship between the sphere , Klaatu , and Gort . Klaatu is initially depicted as a radiant focus of sentient light . He is then depicted as a 7 - foot - tall ( 2.1 m ) gray `` walking womb '' shape which finally takes on a completely human appearance . The filmmakers conceived the transitional form because they pondered the idea of humans mistaking space suits for alien skin . Computer - generated imagery and practical effects achieved the transformation . Todd Masters ( Slither ) directed the creation of the alien form , using thermal plastic and silicone . The script described Gort as nanotechnology by the time the director signed on , although it did not specify Gort 's appearance . The 15th draft of the script had depicted the robot as a four - legged `` Totem '' that stands upright after firing its weapon beam . Okun explained there were many more `` horrific '' or `` amazing '' concepts , but it made sense that the robot would assume a familiar human shape . He cited the Monolith from 2001 : A Space Odyssey as an inspiration for Gort 's texture , noting `` it 's a simple shape , it has no emotion ( ... ) it just simply is '' , which makes Gort more frightening because the audience can not tell what he is thinking . The animators estimated the computer - generated robot as 28 feet ( 8.5 m ) tall , whereas in the original he was played by the 7 - foot - 7 - inch ( 2.31 m ) tall Lock Martin . Gort 's computer model was programmed to reflect light , and the filmmakers spent time on motion - capture sessions to guide the performance . An actor wore weights on his hands and feet , allowing the animators to bring a sense of weight and power to Gort . His destructive capabilities were based on locust swarms , although the idea of metal - eating insects goes back to Stephen Vincent Benét 's 1933 poem `` Metropolitan Nightmare '' . Music ( edit ) The Day the Earth Stood Still : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Soundtrack album by Tyler Bates Released December 16 , 2008 ( 2008 - 12 - 16 ) Length 52 : 43 Label Varèse Sarabande The Day the Earth Stood Still : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was orchestrated and conducted by Timothy Williams . Tyler Bates was brought in to compose the score for The Day the Earth Stood Still after Derrickson heard his work on The Devil 's Rejects and Slither . Instead of imitating the original score by Bernard Herrmann , Bates decided to try to convey the updated message of the new film , and he assumed that most people would not even realize it was a remake . Bates said , `` People revere an original property and feel that it 's sacred , but frankly , there 's a good story to be retold , as it applies to the climate of the world now . If that 's something beyond the scope of a person 's ability to take in , on a new level , without necessarily using the original as a criteria for whether or not they 're going to enjoy it , then they probably should n't bother themselves with it . '' The origins for the sound on the new score came from Bates attending the filming of a few scenes with Reeves and Smith . When he got back to L.A. , he created a sound loop on his GuitarViol to which Derrickson responded , `` I think that 's the score ! '' , when it was played for him . Bates utilized the theremin , which Herrmann heavily used for the original film 's score . Bates and the theremin player he hired used the instrument in a manner reminiscent of a sound effect , especially during Klaatu 's surgery . A short segment from Bach 's Goldberg Variations is heard playing in the background of the Professor 's home when Klaatu visits the Professor which was not included in the film 's accompanying soundtrack release . Release ( edit ) Before its release , The Day the Earth Stood Still was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound at the 2008 Satellite Awards . On the film 's December 12 , 2008 release , the Deep Space Communications Network at Cape Canaveral was to transmit the film to Alpha Centauri . Reception ( edit ) Critical response ( edit ) Keanu Reeves and Scott Derrickson on film promotion in Mexico . December 12 , 2008 . Metacritic , a film review aggregator , gave the film a 40 / 100 approval rating based on 34 reviews by top rated reviewers , placing it in the `` mixed reviews '' category . Based on 186 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes , only 21 % of them were positive . The majority found the film `` heavy on special effects , but without a coherent story at its base , ( the film ) is a subpar re-imagining of the 1951 science - fiction classic . '' Bruce Paterson of the Australian Film Critics Association gave the film 3 out of 5 stars , writing that the generally poor reception for the film was `` a sad fate for a surprisingly sincere tribute to Robert Wise 's 1951 classic . '' Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times ' congratulated ' Keanu Reeves 's performance and wrote in his review that `` This contemporary remake of the science - fiction classic knew what it was doing when it cast Keanu Reeves , the movies ' greatest stone face since Buster Keaton . '' A.O. Scott of The New York Times was not impressed with Reeves ' performance , commenting that `` even Klaatu looks bored and distracted , much as he did back when we knew him as Neo . '' William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer gave the film a B minus and wrote , `` It 's a decent enough stab at being what the old movie was to its time , following the same basic plot , full of respectful references to its model , updated with a gallery of fairly imaginative special effects . '' Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun - Times gave the film two stars and noted that the film had `` taken its title so seriously that the plot stands still along with it '' , but also stated that it was `` an expensive , good - looking film that is well - made by Scott Derrickson '' . Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two stars and wrote in her review she felt the film was `` musty and derivative '' and thought its only bright spot was 10 - year - old Jaden Smith 's `` engaging , lively performance '' . At the 2009 Razzie Awards , the film was nominated for Worst Prequel , Remake , Rip - off or Sequel , but lost the award to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull . The film was nominated in the category of `` Best Single Visual Effect of the Year '' at the 7th Visual Effects Society Awards but lost to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . Box Office ( edit ) The Day the Earth Stood Still opened in North America on December 12 , 2008 . During that opening weekend , and despite poor response from critics , the film reached the # 1 spot , grossing $30,480,153 from 3,560 theaters with an $8,562 average per theater . Out of the film 's opening weekend income , 12 % was from IMAX ; it was `` the highest IMAX share yet for a two - dimensional title '' . In 2008 , it was the 27th highest - grossing film during its opening weekend but 40th for the entire year . The Day the Earth Stood Still was able to stay in the top 10 for its first four weeks in theaters . The film ended up grossing $79,366,978 domestically and $153,726,881 in foreign markets , a total of $233,093,859 . Home Media ( edit ) The Day the Earth Stood Still was released on DVD and Blu - ray on April 7 , 2009 , almost four months after its release and only five days after its theater run ended . Bonus features include commentary with Scarpa along with a picture - in - picture showing the special effects footage , concept art , and photos . It also includes several featurettes : `` Build Your Own Gort '' , `` Re-Imagining The Day '' , `` Unleashing Gort '' , `` Watching the Skies : In Search of Extraterrestrial Life '' , and `` The Day the Earth was Green . '' Also included were three still galleries and the film 's trailer . Packaged with the film on a separate disc , is the original 1951 film . The Blu - ray release features a D - BOX motion code . According to data by Home Media Magazine , it came in first for rentals during its first and second weeks . For the first week of its release it was ranked first in Blu - ray sales , and second on the regular DVD sales chart , behind Bedtime Stories , totaling $14,650,377 ( not including Blu - ray ) . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 12A ) '' . British Board of Film Classification . November 19 , 2008 . Retrieved September 21 , 2016 . ^ Jump up to : `` The Day the Earth Stood Still ( 2008 ) '' . Box Office Mojo . 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Ozarks - wikipedia Ozarks Jump to : navigation , search `` Ozark '' redirects here . For other uses , see Ozark ( disambiguation ) . Ozarks Ozark Highlands ; Ozark Mountains ; Ozark Plateaus View of the Ozarks from the Buffalo National River , Newton County , Arkansas Highest point Peak Buffalo Lookout Elevation 2,561 ft ( 781 m ) 37 ° 10 ′ N 92 ° 30 ′ W  /  37.167 ° N 92.500 ° W  / 37.167 ; - 92.500 Geography Country United States State / Province Arkansas Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Geology Age of rock Paleozoic to Proterozoic The Saint Francois Mountains , viewed here from Knob Lick Mountain , are the exposed geologic core of the Ozarks . Elevation map of the Ozarks . The Ozarks , also referred to as the Ozark Mountains and Ozark Plateau , is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Arkansas , Missouri , Oklahoma , and Kansas . The Ozarks cover a significant portion of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri , extending from Interstate 40 in Arkansas to the suburbs of St. Louis . A portion of the Ozarks extends into northeastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas . There are two mountain ranges within the Ozarks : the Boston Mountains of Arkansas and the St. Francois Mountains of Missouri . Buffalo Lookout , the highest point in the Ozarks , is located in the Boston Mountains . Geologically , the area is a broad dome with the exposed core in the St. Francois Mountains . The Ozarks cover nearly 47,000 square miles , making it the most extensive highland region between the Appalachians and Rockies . Together with the Ouachita Mountains , the area is known as the U.S. Interior Highlands . Contents ( hide ) 1 Etymology 2 Physiographic subregions 3 Geology 4 Ecology and conservation 5 Lakes and streams 6 Regional economy 6.1 Traditional economic activity 6.2 Current economic activities 7 Culture 7.1 Religion 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 10.1 Folklore 10.2 History 10.3 Tourism 11 External links Etymology ( edit ) Ozarks is a toponym believed to be derived as a linguistic corruption of the French abbreviation aux Arcs ( short for aux Arkansas , or `` of / at Arkansas '' in English ) in the decades prior to the French and Indian War , aux Arkansas originally referring to the trading post at Arkansas Post , located in wooded Arkansas Delta lowland area above the confluence of the Arkansas River with the Mississippi River . `` Arkansas '' seems to be the French version of what the Illinois tribe ( further up the Mississippi ) called the Quapaw , who lived in eastern Arkansas in the area of the trading post . Eventually , the term came to refer to all Ozark Plateau drainage into the Arkansas and Missouri Rivers . An alternative origin for the name `` Ozark '' involves the French term aux arcs . In the later 17th and early 18th centuries , French cartographers mapped the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers . The large , top most arc or bend in this part of the Arkansas River was referred to as the aux arcs -- the top or most northern arc in the whole of the lower Arkansas . Travelers arriving by boat would disembark at this top bend of the river to explore the Ozarks ; the town of Ozark , Arkansas is located on the north bank at this location . Other possible derivations include aux arcs meaning `` ( land ) of the arches '' in reference to the dozens of natural bridges formed by erosion and collapsed caves in the Ozark region . These include Clifty Hollow Natural Bridge ( actually a series of arches ) in Missouri , and Alum Cove in the Ozark -- St. Francis National Forest . It is even suggested aux arcs is an abbreviation of aux arcs - en - ciel , French for `` toward the rainbows '' which are a common sight in the mountainous regions . After the Louisiana Purchase , American travelers in the region referred to various features of the upland areas using the term Ozark , such as Ozark Mountains and Ozark forests . By the early 20th century , the Ozarks had become a generic term . Physiographic subregions ( edit ) The Ozarks consist of five physiographic subregions : the Boston Mountains of north Arkansas and Cookson Hills of east Oklahoma the Springfield Plateau of southwest Missouri , northeast Oklahoma , and northwest Arkansas and including Springfield and Joplin in Missouri , Tahlequah in Oklahoma and Fayetteville and Harrison in Arkansas ; the White River Hills along the White River including Branson , Mountain Home to Batesville ; the Salem Plateau or Central Plateau which includes a broad band across south central Missouri and north central Arkansas including the Lebanon , Salem and West Plains areas ; the Courtois Hills of southeastern Missouri ; the Osage - Gasconade Hills around the Lake of the Ozarks ; the Saint Francois Mountains ; the Missouri River and Mississippi River border areas along the eastern and northeastern flanks . Karst features such as springs , losing streams , sinkholes and caves are common in the limestones of the Springfield Plateau and abundant in the dolostone bedrock of the Salem Plateau and Boston Mountains . Missouri is known as `` The Cave State '' with over 6000 recorded caves ; the majority of these caves are found in the Ozark counties . The Ozark Plateaus aquifer system affects groundwater movement in all areas except the igneous core of the St. Francois Mountains . Geographic features include limestone and dolomite glades , which are rocky , desert - like area on hilltops . Kept open by periodic fires that limit growth of grasses and forbs in shallow soil , glades are home to collared lizards , tarantulas , scorpions , cacti and other species more typical of the desert southwest . The Boston Mountains contain the highest elevations of the Ozarks with peaks over 2,500 feet ( 760 m ) and form some of the greatest relief of any formation between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains. The Ouachita Mountains to the south rise a few hundred feet higher , but are not geographically associated with the Ozarks . The Boston Mountains portion of the Ozarks extends north of the Arkansas River Valley 20 to 35 miles ( 32 to 56 km ) and is approximately 200 miles ( 320 km ) and are bordered by the Springfield and Salem Plateau to the north of the White River . Summits can reach elevations of just over 2,560 feet ( 780 m ) with valleys 500 to 1,550 feet ( 472 m ) deep ( 150 m to 450 m ) . Turner Ward Knob is the highest named peak . Located in western Newton County , Arkansas , its elevation is 2,463 feet ( 751 m ) . Nearby , five unnamed peaks have elevations at or slightly above 2,560 feet ( 780 m ) . Drainage is primarily to the White River , with the exception of the Illinois River , although there also is considerable drainage from the south slopes of the Boston Mountains to the Arkansas River . Major streams of this type include Lee Creek , Frog Bayou , Mulberry River , Spadra Creek , Big Piney Creek , Little Piney Creek , Illinois Bayou , Point Remove Creek , and Cadron Creek . Many Ozark waterways have their headwaters in the uplands of the Boston formation , including the Buffalo , King 's , Mulberry , Little Red and White rivers . Topography is mostly gently rolling in the Springfield and Salem Plateaus , whereas the Saint Francois Mountains are more rugged . Although the Springfield formation 's surface is primarily Mississippian limestone and chert , the Salem Plateau is older Ordovician dolostones , limestones , and sandstones . Both are rife with karst topography and form long , flat plains . The formations are separated by steep escarpments that dramatically interrupt the rolling hills . Although much of the Springfield Plateau has been denuded of the surface layers of the Boston Mountains , large remnants of these younger layers are present throughout the southern end of the formation , possibly suggesting a peneplain process . The Springfield Plateau drains through wide , mature streams ultimately feeding the White River . Geology. ( edit ) The Saint Francois Mountains in the northeastern Ozarks are the eroded remnants of an ancient range which form the geological core of the highland dome . The igneous and volcanic rocks of the Saint Francois Mountains are the exposed remains of a Proterozoic mountain range hundreds of millions of years old . The remaining hills are the exposed portion of an extensive terrane ( the Spavinaw terrane in part ) of granitic and rhyolitic rocks dating from 1485 to 1350 mya that stretches from Ohio to western Oklahoma . The core of the range existed as an island in the Paleozoic seas . Reef complexes occur in the sedimentary layers surrounding this ancient island . These flanking reefs were points of concentration for later ore - bearing fluids which formed the rich lead - zinc ores that have been and continue to be mined in the area . The igneous and volcanic rocks extend at depth under the relatively thin veneer of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks and form the basal crust of the entire region . Grey dolomite laid down c. 500 mya nonconformally overlies reddish rhyolite that formed close to 1500 mya in the St. Francois Mountains . A major unconformity in the region attests that the Ozarks were above sea level for several hundred million years from the time of the volcanism in the Precambrian until the mid-Cambrian with an erosionally produced relief of up to 1500 feet . The seas encroached during the late Cambrian producing the Lamotte Sandstone , 200 to 300 feet ( 61 to 91 m ) thick , followed by carbonate sedimentation . Coral reefs formed around the granite and rhyolite islands in this Cambrian sea . This carbonate formation , the Bonneterre now mostly dolomite , is exposed around the St. Francis mountains , but extends in the subsurface throughout the Ozarks and reaches a thickness of 400 to 1,500 feet ( 120 to 460 m ) . The Bonneterre is overlain by 500 to 600 feet ( 150 to 180 m ) of dolomite , often sandy , silty or cherty , forming the Elvins Group and the Potosi and Eminence Formations . Withdrawal of the seas resulted in another unconformity during the latest Cambrian and early Ordovician periods . Hydrothermal mineralizing fluids formed the rich lead ore deposits of the Lead Belt during this time . Outcrop of Roubidoux sandstone along a bluff in Douglas County , Missouri Sedimentation resumed in the Ordovician with the deposition of the Gunter sandstone , the Gasconade dolomite and the prominent Roubidoux sandstone and dolomite . The sandstone of the Roubidoux forms prominent bluffs along the streams eroding into the southern part of the Salem Plateau . The Roubidoux and Gunter sandstones serve as significant aquifers when present in the subsurface . The source of the sands is considered to be the emerging Wisconsin Dome to the northeast . The Ozark region remained as a subsiding shallow carbonate shelf environment with a significant thickness of cherty dolomites as the Jefferson City , Cotter and Powell formations . Portions of the Ozark Plateau , the Springfield plateau of southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas , are underlain by Mississippian cherty limestones locally referred to as Boone chert consisting of limestone and chert layers . These are eroded and form steep hills , valleys and bluffs . The Boston Mountains are a high and deeply dissected plateau . The rocks of the region are essentially little disturbed , flat - lying sedimentary layers of Paleozoic age . The highest ridges and peaks are capped by Pennsylvanian sandstone such as the basal Atoka and the `` Middle Bloyd '' . The deeply eroded valleys are cut into Mississippian limestone and below that layer Ordovician dolomite . During the Pennsylvanian Period the Ozark Plateau was uplifted as a result of the Ouachita orogeny . During the late Paleozoic the deep ocean basin that existed in central and southern Arkansas was lifted when South America collided with North America creating the folded Ouachita Mountains and uplifting the Ozark plateau to the north . Ecology and Conservation ( edit ) Formal conservation in the region began when the Ozark National Forest was created by proclamation of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 to preserve 917,944 acres ( 3,714.79 km ) across five Arkansas counties . Another 608,537 acres ( 2,462.66 km ) were added the following year . The initial forest included area as far south as Mount Magazine and as far east as Sylamore . In 1939 , Congress established Mark Twain National Forest at nine sites in Missouri . Wildlife management areas were founded in the 1920s and 30s to restore populations to viable numbers . Land was also added to Ozark National Forest during this period , with over 544,000 acres ( 2,200 km ) in total additions . Some land was reclaimed by the government through the Resettlement Administration during the Great Depression . In 1976 , Congress established Hercules - Glades Wilderness , the first of 13 designated wilderness areas in the Ozarks . In 1986 , Congress established the Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Oklahoma . Protected areas ensure the recovery of endangered and threatened species of animals and plants , including the Ozark big - eared bat , Indiana bat , eastern small - footed bat , southeastern bat , southeastern big - eared bat ; longnose darter , Ozark cavefish , Ozark cave crayfish , Bowman 's cave amphipod , Ozark cave amphipod , bat cave isopod ; and Ozark chinquapin . It is a habitat of migratory birds and contains geological , archeological , historical , and paleontological resources . Commercial farms and processing operations are known to raise levels of chemical and biological contaminants in Ozark streams , threatening water supplies , recreational use and endangered native species . Lakes and streams ( edit ) Big Spring , the largest freshwater spring in the Ozarks , discharges 304 million US gallons ( 1,150,000 m ) of water per day into the Current River . Canoers on the Current River in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways . Roark Bluff on the Buffalo National River View of the Ozarks from Ha Ha Tonka State Park on Lake of the Ozarks , Camden County , Missouri . The United States Army Corps of Engineers lakes that were created by damming the White River beginning in 1911 with Lake Taneycomo have provided a large tourist , boating and fishing economy along the Missouri -- Arkansas border . Six lakes were created by dams in the White River basin from 1911 through 1960 . White River lakes include Lake Sequoyah , a small recreational fishing lake east of Fayetteville , Arkansas , formed in 1961 ; Sequoyah is the uppermost impoundment on the White River . Below Sequoyah ( northeast of Fayetteville ) is Beaver Lake , formed in 1960 . The White River continues northeasterly into Table Rock Lake ( 1958 ) in Missouri , which feeds directly into Taneycomo , where the river zigzags southeasterly into Arkansas forming Bull Shoals Lake along the Arkansas - Missouri line . Completed in 1952 , Bull Shoals is the furthest downstream lake on the White River proper . Lake Norfork was formed by damming the North Fork River , a tributary of the White River , in 1941 . The Lake of the Ozarks , Pomme de Terre Lake , and Truman Lake in the northern Ozarks were formed by impounding the Osage River and its tributary the Pomme de Terre River in 1931 , 1961 and 1979 respectively . Grand Lake in northeast Oklahoma was created in 1940 . Stockton Lake was formed by damming the Sac River near the city of Stockton , Missouri in 1969 and supplements the water supply of Springfield in nearby Greene County . Most of the dams were built for the dual purpose of flood control and hydropower generation . The creation of the lakes significantly altered the Ozark landscape and affected traditional Ozark culture through displacement . The streams provided water and power to communities , farms and mills concentrated in the valleys prior to impoundment . Many cemeteries , farm roads , river fords and railways were lost when the lakes came , disrupting rural culture , travel and commerce . Baxter County , Arkansas alone saw nearly four - hundred people displaced to make way for the reservoir created by Norfork Dam . The town of Forsyth , Missouri was relocated in its entirety to a spot two miles ( 3 km ) from its previous location . Prior to damming , the White and Osage River basins were similar to the current conditions of the Buffalo , Elk , Niangua , Gasconade , Big Piney , Current , Jacks Fork , Eleven Point and Meramec rivers . The Buffalo National River was created by an Act of Congress in 1972 as the nation 's first National River administered by the National Park Service . The designation came after over a decade of battling a proposed Army Corps dam in the media , legislature , and courts to keep the river free flowing . Today , the Buffalo sees approximately 800,000 visitors camping , canoeing , floating , hiking , and tubing annually . In Missouri , the Ozark National Scenic Riverways , was established in 1964 along the Current and Jacks Fork rivers as the first US national park based on a river system . The Eleven Point River is included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System established in 1968 . These river parks annually draw a combined 1.5 million recreational tourists to the least populated counties in Arkansas and Missouri . Many other waterways and streams have their headwaters in the Boston Mountains such as the Mulberry River , the White River , War Eagle Creek , Little Mulberry Creek , Lee Creek , Big Piney Creek , and the Little Red River . To the south , the Arkansas River valley separates the Boston Mountains from the Ouachita Mountains . Missouri Ozark rivers include the Gasconade , Big Piney and the Niangua River in the north central region . The Meramec River and its tributaries Huzzah Creek and Courtois Creek are found in the northeastern Ozarks . The Black and St. Francis Rivers mark the eastern crescent of the Ozarks . The James , Spring and North Fork Rivers are in south central Missouri . Forming the West central border of the Ozarks from Missouri through Kansas and into Oklahoma are Spring River and its tributary Center Creek . Grand Falls , Missouri 's largest natural waterfall , a chert outcropping , includes bluffs and glades on Shoal Creek south of Joplin . All these river systems see heavy recreational use in season , including the Elk River in Southwest Missouri and its tributary Big Sugar Creek . Ozark rivers and streams are typically clear water , with baseflows sustained by many seeps and springs and flow through forests along limestone and dolomite bluffs . Gravel bars are common along shallow banks , while deep holes are found along bluffs . Except during periods of heavy rain or snow melt -- when water levels rise quite rapidly -- their level of difficulty is suitable for most canoeing and tubing . Fish hatcheries are common due to the abundance of springs and waterways . The Neosho National Fish Hatchery was built in 1888 ; it was the first Federal hatchery . The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission , Missouri Department of Conservation and United States Fish and Wildlife Service operate numerous warm and cold water hatcheries and trout parks ; private hatcheries such as Rockbridge are found throughout the region . Regional economy ( edit ) Traditional Economic activity ( edit ) The Ozarks contain ore deposits of lead , zinc , iron and barite . Many of these deposits have been depleted by historic mining activities , but much remains and is currently being mined in the Lead Belt of southeast Missouri . Historically the lead belt around the Saint Francois Mountains and the Tri-state district lead - zinc mining area around Joplin , Missouri , have been very important sources of metals . Mining practices common in the early 20th century left significant abandoned underground mine problems and heavy metal contamination in topsoil and groundwater in the Tri-state district . Much of the area supports beef cattle ranching , and dairy farming is common across the area . Dairy farms are usually cooperative affairs , with small farms selling to a corporate wholesaler who packages product under a common brand for retail sales . Petroleum exploration and extraction also takes place in the Oklahoma portion of the Ozarks , as well as in the east half of the Boston Mountains in Arkansas . Logging of both softwood and hardwood timber species on both private land and in the National Forests has long been an important economic activity . The majority of the Ozarks is forested ; oak - hickory is the predominant type ; Eastern Junipers are common , with stands of pine often seen in the southern range . Less than a quarter of the region has been cleared for pasture and cropland . Forests that were heavily logged during the early - to - mid-20th century have recovered ; much of the remaining timber in the Ozarks is second - growth forest . However , deforestation of frontier forest contributed through erosion to increased gravel bars along Ozark waterways in logged areas ; stream channels have become wider and shallower and deepwater fish habitat has been lost . The numerous rivers and streams of the region saw hundreds of water - powered timber and grist mills . Mills were important centers of culture and commerce ; dispersed widely throughout the region , mills served local needs , often thriving within a few miles of another facility . Few Ozark mills relied on inefficient water wheels for power ; most utilized a dam , millrace and water turbine . CCC lookout on White Rock Mountain , Franklin County , Arkansas During the New Deal , the Civilian Conservation Corps employed hundreds in the construction of nearly 400 fire lookouts throughout the Ozarks at 121 known sites in Arkansas and 257 in Missouri . Of those lookouts , about half remain , and many of them are in use by the Forest Service . A 2007 report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation deemed these fire lookouts and related structures as one of America 's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places . In the 1960s federal activity promoted modernization , especially through better transportation and tourism . The Ozarks Regional Commission sponsored numerous projects . Current Economic activities ( edit ) Tourism is the growth industry of the Ozarks as evidenced by the growth of the Branson , Missouri , entertainment center celebrating the traditional Ozark culture . The rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area has also become a tourist hub , drawing nationwide attention for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville , Arkansas . Poultry farming and food processing are significant industries throughout the region . The Tyson Foods corporation and ConAgra Foods each operates several hundred poultry farms and processing plants throughout the Ozarks . Schreiber Foods has operations throughout southern Missouri . Stillwell foods has frozen vegetable and other food processing centers in eastern Oklahoma . The trucking industry is important to the regional economy with national carriers based there including J.B. Hunt , ABF and Prime , Inc ... Springfield remains an operational hub for BNSF Railway . Logging and timber industries are also significant in the Ozark economy with operations ranging from small family run sawmills to large commercial concerns . Fortune 500 companies such as Wal - Mart in Bentonville , Arkansas , Leggett & Platt and O'Reilly Auto Parts are based in the Ozarks . The area is also home to several Missouri wine regions including the Ozark Highlands and Ozark Mountain American Viticultural Areas . Culture ( edit ) See also : Culture of Arkansas Ozark also refers to the distinctive culture , architecture , and dialect shared by the people who live on the plateau . Early settlers in Missouri were American pioneers who came West from the Southern Appalachians at the beginning of the 19th century , followed in the 1840s and 1850s by Irish and German immigrants . Much of the Ozark population is of English , Scots - Irish , and German descent , often including some Native American ancestry , and the Ozark families from which the regional culture derived tend to have lived in the area since the 19th century . The first public school in Jasper County , Missouri Early settlers relied on hunting , fishing , and trapping , and foraging to supplement their diets and incomes . Today hunting and fishing for recreation are common activities and an important part of the tourist industry . Foraging for mushrooms ( especially morels ) and for ginseng is common and financially supported by established buyers in the area . Other forages include poke , watercress , persimmons and pawpaw ; wild berries such as blackberry , black raspberry , raspberry , red mulberry , black cherry , wild strawberry and dewberry ; and wild nuts such as black walnut and even acorns . Edible native legumes , wild grasses and wildflowers are plentiful , and beekeeping is common . Print and broadcast media have explored Ozark culture broadly . Books set in the Ozarks include Where the Red Fern Grows , The Shepherd of the Hills and As a Friend . The 1999 film Ride with the Devil , based on the book Woe to Live On , depicts warfare in Southwest Missouri during the Civil War . Winter 's Bone , a novel by Daniel Woodrell ( author of Woe to Live On ) reflects on contemporary methamphetamine culture and its impact on families on the plateau . Released as a feature film in 2010 , Winter 's Bone received the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival , as well as other awards . Several early and influential country - music television and radio programs originated from Springfield in the 1950s and ' 60s , including ABC - TV 's Ozark Jubilee and The Slim Wilson Show on KYTV . The Clampett clan of The Beverly Hillbillies TV show provide a stereotypical depiction of Ozark people . Ozark musicians include Porter Wagoner and old - time fiddler Bob Holt . Examples of commercial interpretations of traditional Ozark culture include the two major family theme parks in the region , Silver Dollar City and the now defunct Dogpatch U.S.A. ; and the resort entertainment complex in Branson . Ozark Folkways in Winslow , Arkansas and Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View , Arkansas interpret regional culture through musical performance and exhibitions of pioneer skills and crafts . Traditional Ozark culture includes stories and tunes passed orally between generations through community music parties and other informal gatherings . Many of these tunes and tales can be traced to having British origins and to German folklore . Moreover , historian Vance Randolph attributes the formation of much Ozark lore to individual families when `` backwoods parents begin by telling outrageous whoppers to their children and end by half believing the wildest of these tales themselves . '' Randolph collected Ozark folklore and lyrics in volumes such as the national bestseller Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales ( University of Illinois Press , 1976 ) , Ozark Folksongs ( University of Missouri Press , 1980 ) , a four - volume anthology of regional songs and ballads collected in the 1920s and 1930s , and Ozark Magic and Folklore ( Courier Dover Publications , 1964 ) . Evidenced by Randolph 's extensive field work , many Ozark anecdotes from the oral tradition are often bawdy , full of wild embellishments on everyday themes . In 1941 -- 42 , commissioned by Alan Lomax of the Archive of Folk Culture , Randolph returned to the Ozarks with a portable recording machine from the Library of Congress and captured over 800 songs , ballads and instrumentals . Selected from among these several hundred recordings , 35 tracks were released on Various Artists : Ozark Folksongs ( Rounder Records ) in 2001 . Artist 's Point , located along the Boston Mountains Scenic Loop in Crawford County , Arkansas Square dances were an important social avenue throughout the Ozarks into the 20th century . Square dances sprang up wherever people concentrated around mills and timber camps , springs , fords , and in towns small and large . Geographically isolated communities saw their own local dance tunes and variations develop . Of all the traditional musicians in the Ozarks , the fiddler holds a distinct place in both the community and folklore . Community fiddlers revered for carrying local tunes ; regionally , traveling fiddlers brought new tunes and entertainment , even while many viewed their arrival as a threat to morality . In 2007 , Gordon McCann , a chronicler of Ozarks folklife and fiddle music for over four decades , donated a collection of audio recordings , fieldnotes and photographs to Missouri State University in Springfield . The collection includes more than 3,000 hours of fiddle music and interviews recorded at jam sessions , music parties , concerts and dances in the Ozarks . Selected audio recordings along with biographical sketches , photographs and tune histories were published in Drew Beisswenger and Gordon McCann 's 2008 book / 37 track CD set Mel Bay Presents Ozarks Fiddle Music : 308 Tunes Featuring 30 Legendary Fiddlers With Selections from 50 Other Great Ozarks Fiddlers . From 1973 to 1983 , the Bittersweet project , which began as an English class at Lebanon , Missouri High School , collected 476 taped and transcribed interviews , published 482 stories and took over 50,000 photographs documenting traditional Ozark culture . Population influx since the 1950s , coupled with geographically lying in both the Midwest and Upper South , proximity to the Mississippi embayment , the Osage and Northern Plains , contributes to changing cultural values in the Ozarks . Theme parks and theatres seen to reflect regional values have little in common with traditional Ozark culture . Community tradition bearers remain active , in decreasing numbers , far afield of commercial offers . Religion ( edit ) Ozark religion , like that of Appalachia , was predominantly Baptist and Methodist during periods of early settlement ; it tends to the conservative or individualistic , with Anglicans , Assemblies of God , Baptists including Southern Baptists , Church of Christ , Pentecostals , and other Protestant denominations present , as well as Catholics . Religious organizations headquartered in the Ozarks include the Assemblies of God and the Baptist Bible Fellowship International in Springfield . See also ( edit ) National Forests of the Ozarks Mark Twain National Forest Ozark -- St. Francis National Forest Ozark National Rivers and Wild Scenic Riverways Buffalo National River Ozark National Scenic Riverways Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River Hiking Trail Systems of the Ozarks Ozark Trail Ozark Highlands Trail U.S. Wilderness Areas in the Ozarks ( show ) Bell Mountain Wilderness Buffalo National River Wilderness Devils Backbone Wilderness East Fork Wilderness Hercules - Glades Wilderness Hurricane Creek Wilderness Irish Wilderness Leatherwood Wilderness Paddy Creek Wilderness Piney Creek Wilderness Richland Creek Wilderness Rockpile Mountain Wilderness Upper Buffalo Wilderness United States physiographic regions List of U.S. multistate regions Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project The Old Ozark Auto Trail Green Country Cookson Hills Carthage Underground Ships named Ozark USS Ozark ( 1863 ) USS Ozark ( BM - 7 ) USS Ozark ( LSV - 2 ) References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Stewart , George R. 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ISBN 0 - 8262 - 0836 - 3 Jump up ^ `` Ozark Plateaus '' . Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 19 . ^ Jump up to : United States Forest Service ( 1981 ) . For the Trees : An Illustrated History of the Ozark - St. Francis National Forests 1908 -- 1978 . Jump up ^ `` Endangered Species Guidesheet '' . Missouri Department of Conservation . Archived from the original on 27 May 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Research Project : Poultry Manure Management To Reduce Non-Point Source Phosphorus Pollution '' . United States Department of Agriculture : Agricultural Research Service . Jump up ^ Haggard , B.E. ; Moore , P.A. , Jr ; Chaubey , I. ; Stanley , E.H. ( September 2003 ) . `` Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations and Export from an Ozark Plateau Catchment in the United States '' . Biosystems Engineering . 86 ( 1 ) : 75 -- 85 . doi : 10.1016 / S1537 - 5110 ( 03 ) 00100 - 4 . Jump up ^ `` Missouri Water Quality Report : 2006 '' ( PDF ) . Missouri Department of Natural Resources : Water Protection Program . 1 April 2007 . Retrieved 13 November 2016 . Jump up ^ Spellman , Derek ( 16 July 2009 ) . `` Tribe urges swimmers to stay clear of Lost Creek , Spring River for now '' . The Joplin Globe . Archived from the original on 11 January 2013 . Jump up ^ Boss , Stephen K. , Heil - Chapdelaine , Vanessa M. Mapping Landscape Change : An Historic and Bathymetric Study of Lake Sequoyah , Washington County , Arkansas ^ Jump up to : Watkins , Conor . The Meramec Basin Project : A Look Back 25 Years Later . Ozark Mountain Experience . Article 69 & 70 Combined . 2006 . ^ Jump up to : Mountain Home ( Baxter County ) : The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture . ^ Jump up to : Campbell , Rex R. Campbell , Mary . Hughes , Colleen . A Revolution in the Heartland : Changes in Rural Culture , Family and Communities , 1900 -- 2000 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ... University of Missouri : Department of Rural Sociology . Columbia , Missouri . 2004 . ^ Jump up to : Area and Economic Overview : Southwest Missouri Overall Economic Development Program . Southwest Missouri Council of Governments White Paper . Jump up ^ E. Joan Wilson Miller . Abstract The Ozark Culture Region as Revealed by Traditional Materials . Annals of the Association of American Geographers , Volume 58 Issue 1 , Pages 51 - 77 . 3 January 1967 . Jump up ^ Suzie , Rogers ( April 14 , 2010 ) . `` Buffalo National River '' . Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture . Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System . Retrieved June 30 , 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Ozark National Scenic Riverways '' . Nps.gov. 31 August 2012 . Retrieved 6 January 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Eleven Point River '' . National Wild & Scenic Rivers . U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . Archived from the original on 30 September 2011 . Retrieved 8 October 2011 . 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Blake Perkins , `` Growing the Hills : The Ozarks Regional Commission and the Politics of Economic Development in the Mid-American Highlands , 1960s -- 1970s , '' Missouri Historical Review , 107 ( April 2013 ) , 144 -- 67 . ^ Jump up to : Snyder , Robert E. Shepherd of the Hills Country : Tourism Transforms the Ozarks , 1880s - 1930s . The Journal of American Culture , Volume 27 Issue 1 , Pages 117 - 119 . Jump up ^ Clark , Jayne ( June 28 , 2013 ) . `` Wal - Mart 's hometown : ' Mayberry ' goes Manhattan '' . USA Today . Retrieved June 30 , 2013 . Jump up ^ Andy Ostmeyer . Original Ozarks : Evidence of settlement before 1830 hard to find . Joplin Globe . 21 June 2009 . According to the National Register of Historic Places , the Rice - Upshaw House , ca. 1826 , `` is one of the two oldest remaining standing buildings in Arkansas , and a rare surviving example of a building from Arkansas ' territorial period '' ; Wolf House , ca . 1825 , overlooks the junction of the Norfork and White rivers ; the Craighead - Henry House , ca . 1816 , is `` one of the oldest known structures in the interior ( Missouri ) Ozarks . '' ^ Jump up to : Randolph , Vance . Ozark Magic and Folklore. 367 pages . Courier Dover Publications , 1964 . Jump up ^ Rafferty , Milton D . The Ozarks : Land and Life , University of Arkansas Press , 2nd ed. , 2001 . ISBN 1 - 55728 - 714 - 7 Jump up ^ Phillips , Jan . Wild Edibles of Missouri . Missouri Department of Conservation , 2nd edition ( 1998 ) . Cover , Introduction , Acknowledgments and Preface ; Chapters Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine. ; Color Plates . Jump up ^ The Naturalist . High Plains Films . Doug Hawes - Davis , Director . 32 minutes , Color / B&W , 2001 . Jump up ^ Gander , Forrest . As a Friend Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine ... New York City : New Directions Publishing Corporation . 2008 . Jump up ^ Woodrell , Daniel . Woe to Live On . Henry Holt , 1987 . Jump up ^ Ward L. Schrantz . Jasper County , Missouri in the Civil War . 1923 . Jump up ^ Woodrell , Daniel . Winter 's Bone. Little , Brown and Company , 2006 ^ Jump up to : Henigan , Julie . Play Me Something Quick and Devilish : Bob Holt -- Old - Time Square Dance Fiddler , Musical Traditions , Article MT021 , June 1998 . Jump up ^ Aunt Shelle Stormoe . How to Spot a Genuine Ozark Hillbilly. 23 October 2008 . Archived 4 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine . ^ Jump up to : Smith , Vic . Review of Ozark Folksongs , Musical Traditions , January 2001 . Jump up ^ Randolph , Vance . `` University of Illinois Press Catalog Entry on ' ' Pissing in the Snow and Other Ozark Folktales ' ' '' . Press.uillinois.edu . Retrieved 6 January 2013 . Jump up ^ Florer , Faith L. Book Review . Pissing in the snow and other Ozark folktales . Whole Earth Review . Summer , 1987 . `` Because of their -- ahem -- subject matter , the tales contained in this volume could not be published with Randolph 's four great collections of Ozark material published in the 1950s , and have until recently been circulating only in manuscript and on elusive microfilm . '' Jump up ^ `` Rounder Records Catalog Entry '' . Rounder.com. 2012 - 12 - 06 . Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 06 . ^ Jump up to : Karen Mulrenin , Rita Saeger and Terry Brandt. Old - Time Ozark Square Dancing . Bittersweet , Volume II , No. 1 , Fall 1974 . ^ Jump up to : Foreman , Diana . Fiddlin ' Around . Bittersweet , Volume V , No. 2 , Winter 1977 . ^ Jump up to : Edited and photography by Allen Gage. Old - Time Fiddling : A Traditional Folk Art With Four Ozark Musicians , Bittersweet , Volume IX , No. 3 , Spring 1982 . 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Further reading ( edit ) Beisswenger , Drew & Gordon McCann ( 2008 ) Mel Bay Presents Ozarks Fiddle Music : 308 Tunes Featuring 30 Legendary Fiddlers With Selections from 50 Other Great Ozarks Fiddlers , 217 p. , page includes the CD 's 37 track titles , ISBN 0 - 7866 - 7730 - 9 . Rafferty , Milton D . The Ozarks : Land and Life ( 2nd ed . University of Arkansas Press , 2001 ) , comprehensive coverage of geography , history , culture , and society Randolph , Vance . The Ozarks : An American Survival of Primitive Society ( 1931 . Rossiter , Phyllis . A Living History of the Ozarks ( Gretna , La. : Pelican , 1992 ) , a massive guidebook Folklore ( edit ) Gilmore , Robert Karl . Ozark Baptizings , Hangings , and Other Diversions : Theatrical Folkways of Rural Missouri , 1885 - 1910 ( University of Oklahoma Press , 1984 ) Morrow , Lynn , and James Keefe , eds . White River Chronicles ( University of Arkansas Press , 1994 ) , based on the Turnbo Collection McNeil , W.K. ( 1995 ) . Ozark Country . Univ . Press of Mississippi . ISBN 978 - 1 - 60473 - 817 - 9 . Randolph , Vance . Ozark Folksongs ( 4 vol . University of Missouri Press , 1980 ) History ( edit ) A reminiscent history of the Ozark region : comprising a condensed general history , a brief descriptive history of each county , and numerous biographical sketches of prominent citizens of such counties ( 1894 ) full text Tourism ( edit ) Morrow , Lynn , and Linda Myers - Phinney . Shepherd of the Hills Country : Tourism Transforms the Ozarks , 1880s -- 1930s ( University of Arkansas Press , 1999 ) External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ozark Mountains . Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ozarks . Conor Watkins ' Ozark Mountain Experience `` Ozark Mountain Forests '' . Terrestrial Ecoregions . World Wildlife Fund . Ozark National Scenic Riverways Smith , Scott M. `` Ozark Aquifer '' . Introduction to Hydrogeology . Emporia State University . Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge Underground Ozarks Ozark Mountains , Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture , The Central Arkansas Library System . The Intimate Wild : Ozark Highlands Trail , National Geographic , 10 / 2008 . `` Closest to Everlastin ' '' : Ozark Agricultural Biodiversity and Subsistence Traditions , 9 / 2010 . Abbott , B. Nick ; Marston , Richard A. ( 2009 ) . `` Ozark Plateau '' . Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . Oklahoma Historical Society . 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Hoot ( novel ) - wikipedia Hoot ( novel ) Jump to : navigation , search This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in - universe style . Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective . ( April 2014 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Hoot Cover of Hoot Author Carl Hiaasen Country United States Language English Genre Realistic Fiction Published 2002 Alfred A. Knopf Media type Print Pages 292 ISBN 0 - 330 - 41529 - 8 OCLC 53393228 Hoot is a 2002 young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen . The setting takes place in Florida , where new arrival Roy makes two oddball friends and a bad enemy , and joins an effort to stop construction of a pancake house which would destroy a colony of burrowing owls who live on the site . The book won a Newbery Honor award in 2003 . A film adaptation of the book was released in May 2006 , starring Logan Lerman , Brie Larson , and Cody Linley . Hiaasen and Wil Shriner , the director and script - writer , `` fought long and hard to stay truthful to the book . '' Contents ( hide ) 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Publication history 4 Themes 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Plot ( edit ) The main character Roy Eberhardt moves to Florida and into the town of Coconut Cove , where his classmate Dana Matherson starts bullying him . On the bus to school , Roy sees a boy running barefoot outside . Roy tries to leave the bus , but Dana viciously chokes and strangles him . He escapes after punching Dana in the face , breaking his nose , and then exiting the bus . But Roy ca n't catch the running boy because a golf ball hits Roy in the head . The school suspends him from the bus for two weeks and orders Roy to write an apology to Dana . Roy calls for a truce , but Dana refuses to accept . A cafe called Mother Paula 's All - American Pancake House decides to build a franchise in Coconut Cove , but vandalism delays the work . Roy learns the running boy is the vandal known as `` Mullet Fingers '' , and they become friends . Mullet Fingers vandalizes and delays construction to save an endangered species -- the burrowing owl -- that live on the site . The construction foreman , named Leroy `` Curly '' Branitt , denies the owls ' existence . Roy helps Mullet Fingers prove otherwise and tells his class about the owls , how construction will kill the endangered species , and encourages them to join him in protests . Roy and his classmates attend the ground breaking and expose the truth . This includes the company 's illegal removal of an environmental impact statement from their files . This revelation saves the owls and their habitat . Mother Paula 's All - American Pancake House blames former employees and promises to preserve the property as an owl sanctuary . Mullet Fingers 's mother sees him protesting with Roy and his classmates and goes in front of all the cameras and attempts to hog all the attention . Two days later , Mullet Fingers climbs out his home 's bathroom window and is mistaken for a burglar . Mullet Fingers 's mother lies to the police and says he stole a very valuable toe ring . They believe her , and he 's sent to a juvenile detention center where he escapes . In the last chapter Roy discovers that Mullet Fingers 's real name is Napoleon Bridger Leep . Characters ( edit ) Roy Andrew Eberhardt -- the new kid at Trace Middle School and the main protagonist , who quickly makes an enemy of the school bully , Dana Matherson , and makes two unusual friends , Beatrice Leep and her truant step - brother `` Mullet Fingers '' . Beatrice Leep -- `` a tall girl with curly blond hair and red - framed glasses . '' She is described as sinewy , tomboyish and aggressive , and is a member of the soccer team . At Trace Middle School , she 's known as `` Beatrice The Bear '' `` Mullet Fingers '' / Napoleon Bridger -- Beatrice 's step brother , initially known to Roy as the mysterious barefoot kid . His name is not given until the final chapter ; the nickname `` Mullet Fingers '' refers to his ability to catch a mullet with his bare hands . He has a bad relationship with his mother , who had sent him to military school . He usually runs away from his family to live on his own . Officer David Delinko -- an officer in the Coconut Cove police department , who is investigating the vandalism at the Mother Paula 's All - American Pancake House construction site . Dutiful and ambitious , he develops sympathy for the owls and aids the kids . Leroy `` Curly '' Branitt - the foreman on the Mother Paula 's Pancake House construction site , where all of the mysterious vandalism happens . Officer Delinko notes the irony of his nickname , as he is `` bald as a beach ball '' . He is also `` cranky , '' `` unsmiling , '' and suspicious of everyone . Dana Matherson -- torments underclassmen as the typical bully . Just like other bullies , he is an antagonist who finds inflicting pain on others quite pleasurable . His mother fights with him and is a big bully just like him , and his father seems to try to discipline him . He was hit in the nose by Roy in an earlier chapter and does n't forget it . Mr. and Mrs. Eberhardt -- Roy 's parents . They are sensible and supportive . Mr. Eberhardt works in the federal Department of Justice , and helps Roy by checking Mother Paula 's building permits . Mrs. Eberhardt likes yoga and is protective of Roy . Chuck E. Muckle -- the `` vice president of Corporate Relations '' at Mother Paula 's All - American Pancake House , and the novel 's primary antagonist . He is portrayed as an arrogant , manipulative , ruthless , and corrupt executive , who pretends owls do not live on the site so he can bulldoze over their homes . Leon and Lonna Leep contrast in personality . Mr Leep is Beatrice 's decent but apathetic father , an ex-NBA player . He is remarried to a temperamental waitress , Lonna Leep , who wants all the attention she can get , and hates her son . Kimberly Lou Dixon -- an actress who plays Mother Paula , the spokesperson for Mother Paula 's All - American Pancake House . Garrett -- Roy 's best and only friend at Trace Middle School . A skateboarder , popular in school , the king of phony farts , and a D student . His mother is also the school counselor . Ms. Viola Hennepin -- the vice principal at Trace Middle School . She attempts to discipline Roy on several occasions such as suspending him from the school bus for two weeks , though she knows Dana strangled him . She is described as having one long jet - black hair protruding out of her upper lip ; which later mysteriously becomes blonde . Publication history ( edit ) Carl Hiaasen started writing children 's books when he realized that the other novels that he had written were too adult for his nieces and nephews . In writing his first young adult novel , Hiaasen faced some challenges : `` The biggest challenge was trying not to subconsciously ' write down ' for young readers . '' Hiaasen said , `` When I was creating the character in Hoot , I 'm sure I stole liberally from my pre-adolescence . '' Themes ( edit ) The themes in the novel are friendship , teamwork , growing up , corruption , parental love , kinship , environmentalism and integrity . The character goes through different adventures to get here . Notes ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` 2003 Newbery Medal and Honor Books '' . Association for Library Service to Children . Retrieved 15 January 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Hoot ( 2006 ) -- Movie Details -- Yahoo ! Movies '' . Yahoo ! Movies . Retrieved 30 October 2010 . Jump up ^ Hiaasen , Carl . `` Frequently Asked Questions : Movies '' . Archived from the original on 18 October 2010 . Retrieved 30 October 2010 . Jump up ^ Hiaasen , p. 39 Jump up ^ Hiaasen , p. 14 Jump up ^ Hiaasen , p. 4 Jump up ^ Hiaasen , p. 253 Jump up ^ Hiaasen , Carl . `` Frequently Asked Questions '' . Archived from the original on 14 June 2010 . Retrieved 30 October 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Study Guide : HOOT by Carl Hiaasen '' . TheBestNotes.com . Retrieved 30 October 2010 . References ( edit ) Hiaasen , Carl . Hoot . Yearling : New York , 2002 . ISBN 0 - 440 - 41939 - 5 External links ( edit ) Carl Hiaasen 's Website Study Guide for `` Hoot '' ( hide ) Carl Hiaasen Novels Tourist Season ( 1985 ) Double Whammy ( 1987 ) Skin Tight ( 1989 ) Native Tongue ( 1991 ) Strip Tease ( 1993 ) Stormy Weather ( 1995 ) Lucky You ( 1997 ) Sick Puppy ( 2000 ) Basket Case ( 2002 ) Skinny Dip ( 2004 ) Nature Girl ( 2006 ) Star Island ( 2010 ) Bad Monkey ( 2013 ) Razor Girl ( 2016 ) Young Adult Novels Hoot ( 2002 ) Flush ( 2005 ) Scat ( 2009 ) Chomp ( 2012 ) Skink - No Surrender ( 2014 ) Non-Fiction Team Rodent : How Disney Devours the World ( 1998 ) Kick Ass ( 1999 ) Paradise Screwed ( 2001 ) The Downhill Lie ( 2008 ) Dance Of The Reptiles ( 2014 ) Short Stories Tart of Darkness ( 2003 ) Works by Carl Hiaasen and William Montalbano Powder Burn ( 1981 ) Trap Line ( 1982 ) A Death in China ( 1984 ) Other Naked Came the Manatee ( 1996 ) Films Striptease ( 1996 ) Hoot ( 2006 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoot_(novel)&oldid=819916734 '' Categories : 2002 American novels 2002 children 's books American young adult novels Newbery Honor - winning works Eco-terrorism in fiction Environmental fiction books Novels set in Florida Novels by Carl Hiaasen American novels adapted into films Alfred A. 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