Promised Land (1987 film)

Promised Land
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Hoffman
Written byMichael Hoffman
Produced byRick Stevenson
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Gruszynski
Ueli Steiger
Edited byDavid Spiers
Music byJames Newton Howard
Distributed byVestron Pictures
Release dates
September 1987 (Deauville)
  • January 22, 1988 (1988-01-22) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$316,199 (US)[2]

Promised Land is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Kiefer Sutherland and Meg Ryan. The film is set in Utah. It was the first film to be commissioned by the Sundance Film Festival, and uses the drama over economic class and manhood to critique the Reagan Administration.

  1. ^ "Promised Land (1987)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
  2. ^ "Promised Land (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 7, 2011.