Red State (2011 film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Kevin Smith |
| Produced by | Jonathan Gordon |
| Written by | Kevin Smith |
| Starring |
Michael Angarano Kerry Bishé Nicholas Braun Kyle Gallner John Goodman Melissa Leo Michael Parks Kevin Pollak Stephen Root |
| Cinematography | Dave Klein |
| Edited by | Kevin Smith |
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The Harvey Boys
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| Distributed by |
SModcast Pictures (United States, Theatrical) Lionsgate (United States, Home Video) |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $1,874,460 |
Red State is a 2011 American independent horror action film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, starring John Goodman, Melissa Leo and Michael Parks.
For months, Smith maintained that the rights to the film would be auctioned off to a distributor at a controversial event to be held after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, but instead Smith purchased the film himself, which, according to John Horn of Los Angeles Times, "might have been a difficult sale for any distributor". Smith chose to self-distribute the picture under the SModcast Pictures banner with a traveling show in select cities.
On June 28, 2011, Smith announced a one-week run in Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema (making the film and its actors, and also Smith himself, eligible for Academy Award consideration). The film was released via video on demand on September 1, 2011 through Lionsgate, in select theaters for a special one-night-only engagement on September 23, 2011 (via SModcast Pictures), and on home video October 18, 2011.
Travis (Michael Angarano) notices a fire station siren being removed from its pole and members of the Five Points Trinity Church, led by Abin Cooper (Michael Parks), protesting the funeral of a murdered local gay teenager. Jared (Kyle Gallner), a friend of Travis, reveals he received an invitation from a woman named Sarah Cooper (Melissa Leo) he met on a sex site for group sex with Travis and Billy Ray (Nicholas Braun). They borrow Travis's parents' car and travel to meet her. Along the way, they accidentally sideswipe the vehicle of Sheriff Wynan (Stephen Root), while he was having sex with a man. Afraid, the boys drive off.
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