Red (2008)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Trygve Allister Diesen
Lucky McKee

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Susco (screenplay)
Jack Ketchum (novel)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They should have told the truth.

Plot:

A reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Shell Casing | Crutches | Shot In The Stomach | Newspaper

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Brian Cox	...	Avery Ludlow
Noel Fisher	...	Danny
Tom Sizemore	...	Michael McCormack
Kyle Gallner	...	Harold
Shiloh Fernandez	...	Pete Doust
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marcia Bennett	...	Emma Siddons
Lauren Birkell	...	Molly Flick
Keith Buterbaugh	...	Dean
Kim Dickens	...	Carrie Donnel
Tate Ellington	...	Jimmy
Robert Englund	...	Willie Doust
Jesse Hlubik	...	Sheriff Tom Bridgewater Jr.
Ashley Laurence	...	Mrs. McCormack
John-Luke Montias	...	Cop
Katie Piel	...	Gloria
Amanda Plummer	...	Mrs. Doust
Richard Riehle	...	Sam Berry
Ivana Shein	...	Girlfriend
John Smith	...	Sheriff Hill (as John David Smith)
Greg Stuhr	...	Fire Marshall
Delaney Williams	...	Clarence
Kacee DeMasi	...	Girlfriend (uncredited)
Tom Gambrill	...	Tavern Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Trygve Allister Diesen
Lucky McKee

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen Susco		(screenplay)
Jack Ketchum		(novel)

Produced by
Gina Amador	....	post-production producer
Steve Blair	....	producer
Trygve Allister Diesen	....	producer
Norman Dreyfuss	....	producer
Matthew Lesher	....	associate producer
Randy Ostrow	....	executive producer
Chris Ridenhour	....	associate producer
Bill Straus	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Søren Hyldgaard

Cinematography by
Harald Gunnar Paalgard

Film Editing by
Jon Endre Mørk

Production Design by
Leslie Keel
Tiffany Zappulla

Art Direction by
Danielle Clemenza

Set Decoration by
E. Parker Webb

Costume Design by
Michele Posch

Makeup Department
Leah Christopher	....	assistant makeup artist
Nina Darguzis	....	dead dog wrangler
Fiona Distefano	....	makeup artist
Eva Lohse	....	makeup department head
Sheila Moran	....	hair department head
Belinda Sandalon	....	assistant makeup artist
Sherri Zebeck	....	key makeup artist (as Sherri Rybczynski)

Production Management
Randy Ostrow	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alisa Fredericks	....	first assistant director
Eric Glasser	....	second assistant director
Stephanie Lovell	....	second assistant director
Denise Anderson Poore	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
James Addink	....	leadman
Annie Arnette	....	art assistant
J.D. Brown	....	art assistant
Amy Hamilton	....	set dresser
McJoel Hamilton	....	set dresser
Matt Hausmann	....	property master
Greg Manke	....	assistant property master
Sid Nicholson	....	property master

Sound Department
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
James Dehr	....	sound mixer
Joe Milner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christian Schaanning	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Nina Darguzis	....	dead dog wrangler
Eva Lohse	....	special effects makeup artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Brett Carleton	....	electrician
Brian D'Haem	....	electrician
Jason Dunn	....	grip
Amy Ecklund	....	second assistant camera
Chris Heinrich	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Nick Kovacic	....	second assistant camera
Ryan McCoy	....	gaffer
Jaron Presant	....	additional photographer

Casting Department
Erika Lee	....	extras casting assistant
Betsy Royall	....	extras casting
Michael Schiavone	....	extras casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danielle Koch	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Tommy Kokvold	....	first assistant editor
Zach Passero	....	additional editor
Andy Williams	....	digital dailies

Music Department
Miles Hankins	....	additional orchestrator
Christian Schaanning	....	music editor
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Larry Bell	....	driver
Bruce Comtois	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Kathryn Adams	....	first assistant to director
T.J. Amato	....	second assistant to director
Ruthie Aslan	....	script supervisor
Mark Bentley	....	armorer
Michael Breines	....	set production assistant
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager
William Clark Coit III	....	location supervisor
Michael DeChant	....	production assistant
Maboud Ebrahimzadeh	....	production assistant: Maryland
Morgan Elam	....	key set production assistant
Todd Feaser	....	cast production assistant
Theodore Giapapas	....	location manager
Catherina Ren Knerr	....	assistant: Mr. Cox
David Clarke Lawson Jr.	....	production assistant
Lester G. Reynolds	....	stand-in: Tom Sizemore
Matthew Riggieri	....	location manager
Phillip L. Rosen	....	production legal
Silver Tree	....	script supervisor
David Vogel	....	production assistant: Maryland
Phononzell Williams	....	production assistant
Andrew Yeager	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Billy Goat Pictures
• Tenk

Distributors

• Empire (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Magnolia Pictures (2008) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• HBO Hungary (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Vendetta Films (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• Vendetta Films (2008) (New Zealand) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cinetic Media  U.S. sales
• DIVE  digital dailies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• L.A. Casting Group  extras casting
• Puget Sound  post-production sound services

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Billy Goat Pictures

Quotes:

Avery Ludlow: I just couldn't let it go. I couldn't. Like it or not.

Soundtrack:

Dolores

The best adaptation of Jack Ketchum's novel so far.

Jack Ketchum's brilliant novel tells the story of an elderly man Avery Ludlow,who has a dog named Red he loves more than life.A simple lonely man he has few good things in his life after losing family members tragically years before.On the day he takes his dog fishing with him,three young boys come along,rob him and shoot his dog for no reason. After this cold-blooded murder he tries to seek justice,but two of the boys are coming from a rich and powerful family.Each thing he tries is thwarted until he takes matters into his own hand.The climatic outburst of violence is inevitable..."Red" is a slow-moving and meditative drama punctuated with sudden explosions of violence.The acting by Brian Cox is phenomenal,the supporting cast is also splendid.Overall,"Red" is a sad and beautiful story about a man and his dead dog.Thank You very much Lucky McKee and Trygwe Aliester Disen for such powerful piece of work.I have seen "The Girl Next Door" and "The Lost",but "Red" is the best adaptation of Ketchum to date.I'm glad that I saw it in the cinema during 2008 Warsaw Film Festival.