Cold in July (film)

Cold in July
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJim Mickle
Written by
Based onCold in July
by Joe R. Lansdale
Produced by
  • Linda Moran
  • Rene Bastian
  • Adam Folk
  • Marie Savare
Starring
CinematographyRyan Samul
Edited by
  • John Paul Horstmann
  • Jim Mickle
Music byJeff Grace
Production
companies
  • BSM Studio
  • Belladonna Production
  • Backup Media
  • Paradise City
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18) (Sundance)[1]
  • May 23, 2014 (2014-05-23) (United States)[2]
Running time
110 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$427,418 (US)[4]

Cold in July is a 2014 American independent crime thriller film directed by Jim Mickle, written by Mickle and Nick Damici, and starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson.[5][6] The film takes place in 1980s Texas and is based on the novel Cold in July by author Joe R. Lansdale. Hall plays a man who kills a burglar, whose father (Shepard) subsequently seeks revenge. The plot is further complicated when a private investigator (Johnson) shows up.

The project had a long gestation, and production did not begin until seven years after Mickle read the novel. Mickle and Damici had previously written about feminist themes in We Are What We Are (2013) and wanted to cover more masculine themes. Filming took place over 25 days in the Hudson Valley area of New York. It premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. IFC Films theatrically released the film in North America on May 23, 2014, where it grossed $427,418. At Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 85%. It was released on DVD on September 30, 2014.

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  3. ^ "COLD IN JULY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Cold in July". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Hopewell, John (September 3, 2013). "Shepard, Johnson, Shaw Join 'Cold in July' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Nani, James (July 30, 2013). ""Dexter" Star Films in Kingston". Times-Herald Record. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2014.