Battlecreek (2017)

Henry is a loner and a night owl. His rare skin disease has kept him under the close watch of his fiery mother, who has sheltered him his entire life. One night, a young woman's car breaks down and Henry's life will change forever.

Director:

Alison Eastwood

Writer:

Anthea Anka

Stars:

Bill Skarsgård, Paula Malcomson, Delroy Lindo

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Bill Skarsgård	...	Henry
Paula Malcomson	...	Tallulah
Delroy Lindo	...	Arthur
Claire van der Boom	...	Alison
Toby Hemingway	...	Cy
Dana Powell	...	Melinda
Jordan Salloum	...	Wes
Amye Gousset	...	Gina
Jeremy Sande	...	Carl
Susan McPhail	...	Mrs. Koehler
Cotton Yancey	...	Cowboy / Diner Patron
Bill Luckett	...	Jack
Elise Fyke	...	Janice
Douglas Cunningham	...	Bartender
Jennifer Hamilton Collins	...	Mrs. Nelson

Storyline

Henry is a loner, living with his overprotective mother in a small Southern town called Battlecreek. Henry has a rare sun disease and must avoid sunlight. He lives his life at night -- hanging out at the diner, working the night shift at the gas station and swimming in the creek under the moonlight. Henry doesn't know who he is or what he wants, until he meets Alison. When Alison's car breaks down in Battlecreek, she answers the "help wanted" sign at the diner to pay for the repair. Henry is immediately drawn to the mysterious girl. Alison shows Henry that he can live a life he thought impossible, even at the cost of losing his mom and freeing him from his past.

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Plot Keywords:

skin disease | small town | sins of the past | drug user | brief female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Find your light.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual references, brief nudity and a scene of violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Former Marvel Studios executive Golan Ramraz helped develop this script and was attached to produce at one point.

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Crazy Credits

The character of Melinda is not listed in the rolling cast list.

User Reviews

Every bias and trope about people with disabilty.

This film is mediocre in every way, and the only element it excelled at is pushing and exploiting stereotypes and clichés about disability. Anti-social, emotionally undeveloped and insecure, desperate, shut in, angry, all packed into the lead character. I am not surprised it has had to be re-edited over and over, for years. Really it is disgusting. The makers ought to be ashamed. The two twists and the end (I wont spoil them) are truly groan worth and patently contrived to try and button up the story.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battlecreek

Filming Locations:

Mississippi, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,560, 5 November 2017

Gross USA:

$42,884

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maindiner Music & Film, Red River Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color