South of Heaven, West of Hell

South of Heaven, West of Hell
Film poster
Directed byDwight Yoakam
Written by
  • Dwight Yoakam
  • Stan Bertheaud
  • Otto Felix
  • Dennis Hackin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJames Glennon
Edited byRobert A. Ferretti
Mike Murphy
Music byDwight Yoakam
(Additional music by Jim Latham)
Production
companies
Delta Deuce Films
Goldmount Pictures
Movie Mongrel
Trimark Pictures
Distributed byAugust Entertainment
Blue steel Releasing
Emerald
Geneon Entertainment
Jigsaw Entertainment
Phaedra Cinema
Release dates
  • January 28, 2000 (2000-01-28) (Slamdance)
  • December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15) (United States)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
Box office$28,149[1]

South of Heaven, West of Hell is a 2000 American western film starring Dwight Yoakam, who also co-wrote, directed, and scored the film. The film follows Valentine Casey (Yoakam), a Marshal in the Arizona territory when he receives a surprise visit from his outlaw adoptive father (Luke Askew) on Christmas Eve 1907. This stands as the only film Yoakam has starred in, written and directed.

The film premiered on the closing night of the 2000 Slamdance Film Festival,[2] and released in theatres on December 15, 2000.[3]

  1. ^ "South of Heaven, West of Hell". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "DAILY NEWS: Slamdance Closer; Finishing Funds". Indie Wire. January 12, 2000. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Thomas, Kevin (December 15, 2000). "Yoakam's 'South of Heaven' Ends Up Going Over the Top". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 3, 2022.