Bug (2006 film)

Bug
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Friedkin
Written byTracy Letts
Based onBug
by Tracy Letts
Produced by
  • Kimberly C. Anderson
  • Michael Burns
  • Gary Huckabay
  • Malcolm Petal
  • Andreas Schardt
  • Holly Wiersma
Starring
CinematographyMichael Grady
Edited byDarrin Navarro
Music byBrian Tyler
Production
companies
  • DMK Mediafonds International
  • Inferno Distribution LLC
  • L.I.F.T. Productions
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19) (Cannes)
  • May 25, 2007 (2007-05-25) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[2]
Box office$8.2 million[2]

Bug is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by William Friedkin and written by Tracy Letts, based on his 1996 play of the same name. The film stars Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Lynn Collins, Brían F. O'Byrne, and Harry Connick Jr.

Bug debuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival before being purchased by Lionsgate, which released the film the following year in May 2007. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its intensity, directing, acting, and take on paranoia, but were polarized about its writing, in particular the film's ending. Friedkin and Letts collaborated again as director and writer on the 2011 film Killer Joe.

  1. ^ "Bug (18)". British Board of Film Classification. October 26, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bug (2007) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved August 21, 2021.