Wristcutters: A Love Story

Wristcutters: A Love Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGoran Dukić
Screenplay byGoran Dukić
Based on"Kneller's Happy Campers"
by Etgar Keret
Produced by
  • Chris Coen
  • Tatiana Kelly
  • Mikal P. Lazarev
  • Adam Sherman
Starring
CinematographyVanja Cernjul
Edited byJonathan Alberts
Music by
Production
company
No Matter Pictures[1]
Distributed byAutonomous Films[1]
Release dates
  • January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24) (Sundance)
  • October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom[1]
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[2]
Box office$454,026

Wristcutters: A Love Story is a 2006 dark comedy film[1] written and directed by Goran Dukić. It stars Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, and Shannyn Sossamon as denizens of a strange afterlife way-station that has been reserved for people who committed suicide. It is based on Etgar Keret's short story "Kneller's Happy Campers." A graphic novel version was titled Pizzeria Kamikaze. The film was produced on an estimated budget of $1 million.[2] It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed in limited release on October 19, 2007, before being expanded into wide release on November 2, 2007. Lionsgate Home Entertainment released it on DVD on March 25, 2008.[3] The film received positive reviews and has since garnered a cult following.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Wristcutters: A Love Story". The Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wristcutters". Amazon. March 25, 2008.
  4. ^ Berriman, Ian. "FREAKSHOW Wristcutters: A Love Story". SFX Magazine. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2013.