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Red State

Year:
Duration:
88 min
Genres:
Action | Crime | Horror | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.2
Director:
Kevin Smith
Awards:
3 wins & 7 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2011-09-30
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $4,000,000
Opening Weekend: $204,230 (USA) (6 March 2011)
Gross: $1,065,000 (USA) (28 August 2011)
Cast
Actor
Character
Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo
Red State
Michael Parks
Michael Parks
Red State
Kyle Gallner
Kyle Gallner
Red State
Michael Angarano
Travis
Deborah Aquila
Mrs. Vasquez
Nicholas Braun
Billy-Ray
Ronnie Connell
Randy
Kaylee DeFer
Dana
Joey Figueroa
Route 9 Friend
Anna Gunn
Travis' Mother
Matt Jones
Deputy Pete
John Lacy
Travis' Father
Catherine McCord
News Reporter
Alexa Nikolas
Jesse
Stephen Root
Sherrif Wynan
Cooper Thornton
Plastic Wrap Man
Betty Aberlin
Abigail
Kerry Bishé
Cheyenne
Ralph Garman
Caleb
Molly Livingston
Fiona May
James Parks
Mordechai
Haley Ramm
Maggie
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith
Esther (as Jennifer Schwalbach)
Elizabeth Tripp
Melanie
Ash Barnett
Believer
Taylor Briggs
Believer
Bill Cleavelin
Believer
Rose Colasanti
Believer
Shawn Driscoll
Believer
Ivy Klein
Believer
Carryl Lynn
Believer
Sadey Paige Nifong
Believer
Scott Nifong
Believer
Alyssa Petersen
Believer
Marnie Shelton
Believer
Gary Sievers
Believer
Kevin Alejandro
Harry, the Tactical Agent
Marc Blucas
ATF Sniper
Patrick Fischler
Agent Hammond
John Goodman
Joseph Keenan
Kevin Pollak
ASAC Brooks
David Marciano
Agent Eccles
Damian Young
Agent Carol
Eric Andris
ATF Agent
Dylan Belardinelli
ATF Agent
William Fix
ATF Agent
Edward Janda
ATF Agent
Ernest O'Donnell
ATF Agent
Mike Mello
ATF Agent
Joshua Poole
ATF Agent
Ryan Quinlan
ATF Agent (as Ryan Quinlen)
Debbie Sperry
ATF Agent
Corey Stevens
ATF Agent
Peter Yaya
ATF Agent
Robert Zimiga
ATF Agent
Morgan Bertsch
Young look a like (uncredited)
Jeffrey T Ferguson
Firefighter (uncredited)
Molly Hagan
Janet Keenan (uncredited)
Erin Hassidim
High School Student (uncredited)
Tim Isenman
Jacob Harlow (uncredited)
Adam Masnyk
Daunting Student (uncredited)
David James McKenzie
High School Student (uncredited)
Robert Paul Taylor
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Trivia
The first draft of the script was dated 9/5/07.
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One of Quentin Tarantino's favourite films of 2011.
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Little did Kevin Smith know Michael Parks was actually a country singer early in his career who sang with the likes of Johnny Cash. Many of the country-gospel songs sung in the film were suggested by Parks during filming. Later after the film was completed Parks re-recorded the songs onto an album.
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Goofs
After the three kids side-swipe the Sherrif's car their car is missing the right side mirror and then, as they drive away, the mirror is clearly seen in place only to disappear in the next shot.
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The car that got side swiped had a different license plate when it got hit (A47P9H) than it did when it pulled into the Sheriff's office (L14F3V).
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The boys are served Miller Lite beer, in green bottles with white labels. The label color is correct, but Miller Lite bottles are brown, not green.
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Quotes
Jarod: I'm not even gay!
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Joseph Keenan: People just do the strangest things when they believe they're entitled. But they do even stranger things when they just plain believe.
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Joseph Keenan: You said this was going to be a simple in-and-out, sir.
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Faq
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Red State can be found here.
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Is this based on a true story?
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It is not based on an actual story but is inspired but various real life events. The villain is a composite of Fred Phelps, Jim Jones and other leaders of religious cults. The events of the story are also quite similar to the Branch Davidian tragedy in Waco, Texas.
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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