Red State (2011)

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writer:

Kevin Smith (written by)

Release Date:

30 September 2011 (Ireland)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear God

Plot:

Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.

Plot Keywords:

Church | ATF Agent | Pastor | Murder | Deputy

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Michael Angarano	...	Travis
Deborah Aquila	...	Mrs. Vasquez
Nicholas Braun	...	Billy-Ray
Ronnie Connell	...	Randy
Kaylee DeFer	...	Dana
Joey Figueroa	...	Route 9 Friend
Kyle Gallner	...	Jarod
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
Melissa Leo	...	Sara
Molly Livingston	...	Fiona May
James Parks	...	Mordechai
Michael Parks	...	Abin Cooper
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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)
David James McKenzie	...	High School Student (uncredited)
Robert Paul Taylor	...	Prisoner (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Smith

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kevin Smith		written by

Produced by
Victor Choy	....	executive producer
Jason Clark	....	executive producer
Philip Elway	....	executive producer
Jonathan Gordon	....	producer
Shea Kammer	....	executive producer
Nhaelan McMillan	....	executive producer
Elyse Seiden	....	executive producer
Harvey Cohen	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
David Klein		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kevin Smith

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Tricia Wood

Production Design by
Cabot McMullen

Art Direction by
Susan Bolles

Set Decoration by
Dorit Hurst		(as Dorit Oberman Hurst)

Costume Design by
Beth Pasternak

Makeup Department
Elisabeth Fry	....	makeup department head
Cheryl Marks	....	hair department head
Todd Masters	....	makeup effects designer: MastersFX
Julia Papworth	....	key hair stylist
Dan Rebert	....	makeup effects producer: MastersFX
Richard Redlefsen	....	key makeup artist
Mark Viniello	....	makeup effects coordinator: MastersFX
Kymber Blake	....	daily makeup artist (uncredited)
Lesley Poling	....	additional hairstylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jason Clark	....	unit production manager
Shea Kammer	....	production supervisor
Leslie Rodier	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Druxman	....	first assistant director
Danny Giles	....	second assistant director (as Daniel A. Giles-Valera)
Marc Newland	....	second second assistant director
Phil DeSanti	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Kyle Aho	....	graphic designer: MeetGreet.com
Andrew Alexander	....	set dresser
Bryan L. Anderson	....	construction general foreman
Bruce DuVall	....	stand-by painter
Becky Herron	....	art department coordinator
Stephen Hoeger	....	assistant property master
Mike Horn	....	on-set dresser (as Michael Horn)
Tim Lehman	....	charge painter
Ryan Martin	....	leadman
Brett McKenzie	....	art department coordinator
Scott Nifong	....	property master
John Saiger	....	construction location foreman
Clovis A. Scott	....	greensman
Jim Tholen Jr.	....	propmaker foreman
Jim Tholen Sr.	....	construction coordinator
Aiyana Trotter	....	art department production assistant
Robert Turner	....	set dresser
Roberto Zamudio	....	set dresser (as Rob Zamudio)
Tom Zawacki	....	set dresser
Grant Lawley	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Eric Bautista	....	sound utility (as Eric A. Bautista)
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer (as Rod Bedrosian)
Kyle Billingsley	....	supervising foley mixer
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor (as Richard Dwan)
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Trevor Metz	....	sound editor
Nick Neutra	....	foley supervisor
Andy Potvin	....	dolby sound consultant
David Raymond	....	boom operator (as David Fiske Raymond)
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sanders	....	sound designer
Scott Sanders	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glen Trew	....	sound mixer
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Zimmerman	....	first assistant sound editor
Andrew Edelman	....	additional boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Charles Belardinelli	....	special effects supervisor
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	special effects technician (as Thomas Bellissimo)
Shaun Glendenning	....	special effects technician
James Ochoa	....	special effects foreman
Frank L. Pope	....	special effects technician
Matt Prosser	....	special effects technician
Ronald Zarro	....	special effects technician (as Ron Zarro)

Visual Effects by
David Cole	....	supervising digital colorist
Sean Cushing	....	visual effects producer: Cantina Creative
Andrew Furlong	....	lead visual effects artist: Cantina Creative
Stephen Lawes	....	visual effects supervisor: Cantina Creative

Stunts
Brian Patrick Collins	....	stunts (as Brian Collins)
Laurie Creach	....	stunts
Joey Gardner	....	stunts
Derek Graf	....	stunts
Ben Jensen	....	stunt coordinator
Chloe Jensen	....	stunts
Ethan Jensen	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunt coordinator
Kim Kahana Jr.	....	stunts
Megan Lurty	....	stunts
Andrew Sarvis	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (as Monty Simmons)
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts
Ethan Wayne	....	stunts
Derek Graf	....	stunt double: Matt L. Jones (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eduardo Barraza	....	grip
Craig Bilodeau	....	grip
Matthew C. Blea	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Matthew Blea)
Nathaniel Bozen	....	lamp operator
Craig Cockerill	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Mark Colicci	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Jacob Diaz	....	lamp operator
Todd Dos Reis	....	director of photography: second unit (as Todd A. Dos Reis)
Peter Drinco	....	key grip
Carl Flood	....	lamp operator
Mary Funsten	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Drew Ganyer	....	digital loader
Jeremy Graham	....	gaffer
Ric Griffith	....	dolly grip
Robert Guthrie	....	camera intern
Thomas Holm Deleurang	....	lamp operator (as Thomas Holm)
Pete Johnson	....	grip
Scott C. Johnston	....	key rigging grip
Patrick Meade Jones	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Patrick Jones)
David Klein	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Brian J. Kronenberg	....	dolly grip: b camera
Dominick Kypragoras	....	best boy electric
Scott Lovejoy	....	camera intern
Tim Nagasawa	....	digital imaging technician
Tyler Neisinger	....	camera intern
Adam Newell	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Jeremy Noggles	....	best boy grip
Jesse Olivares	....	video assist operator
Jeff Pelton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Richard Pelusi	....	rigging best boy
Tony Rivetti Jr.	....	still photographer (as Anthony Michael Rivetti)
Rocky Rodriguez	....	grip (as Rocky S. Rodriguez)
Robert Shoemaker	....	rigging gaffer
Dwight Elliott Stone	....	grip
Dennis Wong	....	rigging grip
Micael Albrecht	....	electrician (uncredited)
Dan Cassell	....	electrician (uncredited)
Sal Coniglio	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Scott Donahue	....	grip (uncredited)
Joey Figueroa	....	camera operator: behind the scenes (uncredited)
Austin Keller	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Zak Knutson	....	camera operator: behind the scenes (uncredited)
Johnny Medeiros	....	additional video assist engineer (uncredited)
Tony Olivieri	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Mark Pickens	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Carla Lewis	....	extras casting associate
Deedee Walts	....	extras casting
Lisa Zagoria	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annalisa Adams	....	costumer
Oscar Alvarez	....	set costumer
Dina Dominguez	....	set costumer
Jose S. Hernandez	....	set costumer
Robert Iannaccone	....	set costumer (as Bob Iannaccone)
Patty Malkin	....	costume supervisor
Nino	....	set costumer
Heather Montagna	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
David Cole	....	digital intermediate colorist
Valance Eisleben	....	digital intermediate conform editor
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Sorin Ariel Iarovici	....	first assistant editor (as Sorin Iarovici)
Sadie D. Johnson	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (as Sadie Johnson)
Carrie Oliver	....	digital intermediate conform and color support
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer (as Matt Reid)
Stacy Underhill	....	digital intermediate conform editor
Daniel Yang	....	dailies operator
Kyle DeVriendt	....	digital film recordist (uncredited)
Damian McDonnell	....	additional digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)
Jay Steinberg	....	on-line editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Georgiana Ramsland	....	music editor
Robin Urdang	....	music clearance: Reel Music
Johnny Rossa	....	musician: piano (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jim Babbidge	....	driver
Don Feeney	....	transportation captain
Darius Guerrero	....	driver
David Joseph	....	driver
Karl Matson-dekay	....	driver (as Katl Matson-Dekay)
Jacqueline Mouneau	....	driver (as Jacqueline Mouneu)
Leo A. Mouneu Jr.	....	driver
Derek Raser	....	transportation coordinator
Carlos Williams	....	driver
Lonnie Craig	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Gerard Averill	....	location manager
Theresa Balaszi	....	insurance agent: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Anthony Baratta	....	insurance agent: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Steve Beeson	....	production accountant
Dave Bennett	....	representative: Film Finances Inc.
Melissa Bloom	....	assistant: Jonathan Gordon
Alasdair Boyd	....	additional location manager
Steven Clawson	....	stand-in (as Steve Clawson)
Steven Clawson	....	stand-in: John Goodman
Julianne Eggold	....	key assistant location manager
Philip Elway	....	production legal
Joey Figueroa	....	news report regment: Chop Shop Entertainment
Nickolaus Hernandez	....	production intern
Tim Isenman	....	production intern (as Tim 'Jellybean'Isenman)
Paul Jaconi-Biery	....	production coordinator
Laura Jones	....	set production assistant
Ruba Kharuf	....	assistant production accountant
Brian M. Kingman	....	insurance agent: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Zak Knutson	....	news report segment: Chop Shop Entertainment
Melissa Lynn La Marr	....	production secretary
Ryan Lacen	....	set production assistant (as Ryan Michael Lacen)
Eloy Lara	....	set medic (as Eloy Lara Jr.)
Mela Lee	....	adr voice replacement
Jim Lindsey	....	stand-in
Juliet Lopez	....	accounting clerk
Roberto Lopez	....	head chef
Megan Lurty	....	set production assistant
Mike Mcgrath	....	production intern (as Michael Riley McGrath)
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Isaac Mejía	....	set production assistant
Mike Mello	....	technical consultant
Robin E. Michels	....	construction medic (as Robin Michels)
Scott 'Mojo' Modrzynski	....	production intern
Tayelor Nifong	....	assistant armorer
Peter K. Orr	....	armorer
Meghan Quinlan	....	assistant: Kevin Smith
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production legal
Gina Ronhovde	....	production intern (as Gina Lee Ronhovde)
Christopher T. Sadler	....	assistant: Jason Clark
Samantha Silver	....	office production assistant
James W. Smith	....	set production assistant (as James Smith)
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher
Suzanne Van Dyke	....	construction medic (as Suzie Van Dyke)
Eric van Winkle	....	office production assistant
Peter Vogel	....	assistant production coordinator
Alma Weaks	....	craft service
John Weber	....	accounting clerk
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director (uncredited)
Angie Conners	....	international marketing (uncredited)
Natasha Delahunt	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Heather Haase	....	assistant locations (uncredited)
Justin W. Hill	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Clovis A. Scott	....	thanks (as Clovis Scott)

Production Companies

• Harvey Boys, The
• NVSH Productions

Distributors

• SModcast Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Curious Film (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Kinosmith (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Shochiku Company (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Tiglon (2011) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Aventi (2012) (France) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Entertainment One (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Entertainment One (2012) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Future Film (2012) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Gryphon Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Phase 4 Films (2011) (Canada) (all media)
• Vértigo Films (2012) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• MastersFX (prosthetic makeup effects)
• Cantina Creative (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Air Hollywood  aviation props provider
• Alternative Rentals  camera equipment provided by
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.  insurance
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chop Shop Entertainment  news report segment
• Cooper's Dell  copyright holder
• Deluxe Motion Picture Catering  catering
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  on-line promotional material creation
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Ear Candy Post  post-production sound services
• EarCandy  sound supervision and editorial
• Ease Entertainment Services  payroll services
• Film Finances  completion guaranty
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting (with Deedra Ricketts)
• Hollywood Rentals Productions Services  grip and lighting equipment
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• J.L. Fisher  camera support
• LaserPacific  digital intermediate
• Monster Picture Crane  stunt rigging crane
• Pivotal Post  technical support
• Post Creations  foley facilities
• Reel Music  music clearance
• Three Point Capital  tax credit financing
• Todd-AO Hollywood  adr recording facility
• Todd-AO Studios  sound re-recording stage (as Todd-AO Burbank)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/disturbing content, some sexual content including brief nudity, and pervasive language

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Australia:MA15+ | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18 | Japan:R15+ | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Harvey Boys, The

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Kevin Smith]Smith has an quick off-camera cameo at the end of the film, as a prison inmate, yelling the last line in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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).

Quotes:

ASAC Brooks:How much do you think a cross like that costs?
Joseph Keenan:Do you mean in dollars or common sense?

Movie Connections:

References "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)

Soundtrack:

Savior

A special experience

Only when you seem to have found the right suspense thriller to watch with the entire family do you find out it is actually a copy of another film. 'Improbable Pyshtah' is the word. Sad isn't it? That's the state of most of the films of this genre made today. It's so much more challenging to make a film from your own imagination. Inspiration is also important, but a copy, why? Well the answer does not seem to be coming. I watched this film because of so many recommendations and I finally did it. And yes, this one really is an enjoyable fare - a very fast-paced, gripping suspense thriller which turns into an interesting cat-and-mouse drama. Thus, the writers do not deserve much credit. Normally I tend t avoid rip-offs, but since it comes under the kevin smith lable, I made an exception. Considering that this is a kevin smith film, one can expect some 'dishum-dishum' (translation: tacky Bollywood fight scenes) but the good thing is that it's toned down and once the movie moves passed that phase, it stays in some mode that allows the mind to wander, and one may find oneself actually enjoying daydreams far superior to the nonsense occurring on screen. The execution isn't exactly sophisticated. The writing is quite amateur (even though it's ripped off). Kevin Smith should have retired from films ten years ago, or at least dabble in some other hobby, but he pulls it off here. In all fairness to him, the characterization was poor. Melissa Leo is wasted. I wonder what an actress of her calibre saw in such a half-baked role.

Red State may be unoriginal but if you can get past this fact, you will certainly enjoy watching it with family and friends. Just for fun.