| Eve's Bayou | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kasi Lemmons |
| Written by | Kasi Lemmons |
| Produced by | Caldecot Chubb Samuel L. Jackson Mark Amin Nick Wechsler |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Amy Vincent |
| Edited by | Terilyn A. Shropshire |
| Music by | Terence Blanchard |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Trimark Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes 116 minutes (Director's Cut)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3-4 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $14.8 million[4] |
Eve's Bayou is a 1997 American Southern Gothic drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this film. Samuel L. Jackson served as a producer, and starred in the film with Lisa Nicole Carson, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Meagan Good, and Diahann Carroll. The film premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theaters on November 7, 1997. The film grossed $14 million domestically on a budget of $4 million, making it the most commercially successful independent film of 1997.[5][3]
In 2018, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[6][7][8] A 116-minute[1] director's cut of the film was made a part of The Criterion Collection on October 25, 2022.[9]
- ^ a b "Eve's Bayou: Director's Cut". Toronto International Film Festival.
- ^ Jackson, Samuel L. (January 22, 1998). "Samuel L. Jackson — Charlie Rose (quote at 10:54)" (Interview). Interviewed by Charlie Rose. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
I was a big enough name to get three million dollars to get it made. And that's what we made it for. Three million dollars? Three million dollars, yeah.
- ^ a b "AFI Movie Club: EVE'S BAYOU". American Film Institute. June 8, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Eve's Bayou". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ Hornaday, Ann (February 6, 1998). "'97 Opens a New Frame of Reference". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 12, 2018). "'Jurassic Park,' 'The Shining' and 'Cinderella' Among Movies Chosen for National Film Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "National Film Registry Turns 30". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "Eve's Bayou". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved October 25, 2022.