Red (2008 film)

Red
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTrygve Allister Diesen
Lucky McKee
Screenplay byStephen Susco
Based onRed by Jack Ketchum
Produced bySteve Blair
Trygve Allister Diesen
Norman Dreyfuss
StarringBrian Cox
Tom Sizemore
CinematographyHarald Gunnar Paalgard
Edited byJon Endre Mørk
Music bySøren Hyldgaard
Production
companies
Billy Goat Pictures
Tenk
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) (Sundance)
  • August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$10,731[1]

Red is a 2008 American thriller film based on a novel by Jack Ketchum and directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee. It concerns one man's revenge after his beloved dog is shot to death when he doesn't have enough money to satisfy an attempted robber.[2] The screenplay was written by Stephen Susco based on the novel. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008.

  1. ^ "Red". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (2008-08-08). "Red". The New York Times.