Red State (2011 film)

Red State
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKevin Smith
Written byKevin Smith
Produced byJonathan Gordon
StarringMichael Angarano
Kerry Bishé
Nicholas Braun
Kyle Gallner
John Goodman
Melissa Leo
Michael Parks
Kevin Pollak
Stephen Root
CinematographyDave Klein
Edited byKevin Smith
Production
company
The Harvey Boys[1]
Distributed bySModcast Pictures
(United States, Theatrical)
Lionsgate
(United States, Home Video)
Release dates
  • January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23) (Sundance)
  • September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23) (United States)
[2]
Running time
88 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[4]
Box office$1.8 million[5][6]

Red State is a 2011 American independent horror thriller film[7][8] written directed and edited by Kevin Smith and starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Melissa Leo, and Stephen Root.

After months of saying that the distribution rights to the film would be auctioned off immediately after the premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Smith controversially announced that he was instead going to self-distribute the picture under the SModcast Pictures banner with a traveling show in select cities.

On June 28, 2011, Smith announced a one-week run in Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema (making the film eligible for Academy Award consideration).[9] The film was released via video on demand on September 1, 2011 through Lionsgate, in select theaters for a special one-night-only engagement on September 23, 2011 (via SModcast Pictures), and on home video October 18, 2011.[10][11]

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  2. ^ "Red State". boxofficemojo. April 7, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "Red State - British Board of Film Classification". British Board of Film Classification. August 7, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Sneider, Jeff (January 24, 2011). "Kevin Smith Fools Hollywood – SModcast Pictures to Release Red State". The Wrap. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Red State (2011) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  6. ^ "Red State (2011) - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  7. ^ "Kevin Smith Answers Red State Questions". /Film. September 3, 2007.
  8. ^ "Celebrating the performances of Kevin Smith's Red State". Den of Geek. September 26, 2011.
  9. ^ "RED STATE - One Week Academy Qualifying Engagement - Aug 19-25". Coopersdell.com. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  10. ^ "RED STATE back in theaters, 9/25!". The Red Statements. September 6, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (August 1, 2011). "'Red State' debuts on VOD before theatrical run". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2011.