Shorts Menia on Instagram: "The 2012 film "Mud" was directed and written by Jeff Nichols. The main cast includes Matthew McConaughey as Mud, Reese Witherspoon as Juniper, Tye Sheridan as Ellis, Jacob Lofland as Neckbone, and Sam Shepard as Tom. Other notable cast members include Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Joe Don Baker, and Paul Sparks.The film is a coming-of-age drama centered around two boys who meet Mud, a fugitive on a Mississippi River island, and decide to help him evade