Red State comes to VOD September 1st
A departure from his classic comedies, Kevin Smith (Jersey Girl; Cop Out) takes on his first thriller project as writer and director. Centering on a fundamentalist group with a sinister agenda, the film features Academy Award® winner Melissa Leo* and Golden Globe winner® John Goodman**, alongside Michael Parks, Kyle Gallner and Kevin Pollak.
The film debuted at this year's Sundance Film Festival to much notoriety when Kevin Smith ended studio bidding by buying his own film for $20 and declaring he would be self-distributing the film theatrically. Kevin Smith has since toured the film around the country to enthusiastic audiences, grossing close to $1 million to date at the US box office from only 15 single show engagements. SModcast spent less than $500 in paid advertising to support the tour, which kicked off at Radio City Music Hall on March 5th and grossed $162,000 during one show. It quietly topped the per screen average charts for three weekends, becoming the 10th best per screen average film of all time.
The film opens in theaters the week of September 23 from Smodcast Pictures. The Blu-ray Disc and DVD release of Red State will contain extensive special features including a documentary, audio commentary with Kevin Smith, deleted scenes, an extended ending sequence and more.
Three teenage boys are lured to the town of Cooper's Dell with the promise of a party. But instead of enjoying the night of their dreams, the teens are plunged into the nightmarish world of Pastor Abin Cooper and the Five Points Trinity, a fundamentalist group with a stockpile of weaponry and a deadly moral agenda. When word of the teens' disappearance reaches the authorities, a military task force is mobilized. With Cooper's Dell teetering between salvation and damnation, the ATF braces for furious gun battle with Cooper and his heavily armed followers in this fever-pitched action thriller from writer-director Kevin Smith.
Special Features:
- "The Making of Red State" documentary
- Audio commentary with Kevin Smith
- Sundance speech with introduction by Kevin Smith
- Sundance ending
- Deleted scenes with introduction by Kevin Smith
- Poster Gallery with introduction by Kevin Smith
Red State was released September 25th, 2011 and stars Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner, Stephen Root, Nicholas Braun, Kevin Pollak, Anna Gunn. The film is directed by Kevin Smith.
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Justhim_sir
Yes I've heard that this is his most unrecognizable movie he ever did and might be his last film too. Looking forward to seeing it.
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The Soylent Green Monkey
@thedude1 This film is nothing like any other Kevin Smith film. It might change your mind.
And, the DVD comes out on my birthday. Yessssssssssss.
10 months agoby @soylentgreen2Flag
Bane. Ferguson
as the biggest fanboy of Smith here...i am so syched...the special features are huge vast and very granduer, and i hate the idea of VOD but like wateverrr
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The Boondock Saint
awesome! can't wait!
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TheDude1
Some may not agree with me but I will say it anyway. Kevin Smith is a hack! He made a few good movies and that was it. And he hasn't made anything good in awhile.
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ROFLitschristian
Well that was quick.
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SpaceCowboy
"I f*cking love this movie" - Quentin Tarantino
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