Hick (film)

Hick
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Derick Martini
Screenplay by	Andrea Portes
Based on	Hick by Andrea Portes
Produced by	Steven Siebert Christian Taylor Charles de Portes Jon Cornick
Starring	Chloë Grace Moretz Eddie Redmayne Rory Culkin Juliette Lewis Ray McKinnon Anson Mount Blake Lively Alec Baldwin
Cinematography	Frank Godwin
Edited by	Mark Yoshikawa
Music by	Larry Campbell
Production companies	Stone River Productions Lighthouse Entertainment Taylor Lane Productions
Distributed by	Phase 4 Films
Release dates	September 10, 2011 (2011-09-10) (TIFF) May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million[1]

Hick is a 2011 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Derick Martini from a screenplay by Andrea Portes, based on Portes' 2007 novel of the same name. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Redmayne, Rory Culkin, Juliette Lewis, Ray McKinnon, Anson Mount, Blake Lively, and Alec Baldwin. It follows Luli (Moretz), a 13-year-old Nebraskan girl who runs away from her neglectful parents and sets out for Las Vegas. Along the way, she meets a drifter (Redmayne) and a troubled young woman (Lively).

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2011. It was released in the United States by Phase 4 Films on video on demand on May 8, 2012, and in select theaters on May 11.