Lost River (2014)

A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.

Director:

Ryan Gosling

Writer:

Ryan Gosling

Stars:

Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Matt Smith

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christina Hendricks	...	Billy
Iain De Caestecker	...	Bones
Saoirse Ronan	...	Rat
Matt Smith	...	Bully
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Dave
Eva Mendes	...	Cat
Reda Kateb	...	Cab Driver
Barbara Steele	...	Grandma
Landyn Stewart	...	Franky
Rob Zabrecky	...	MC
Shannon Plumb	...	Fanny
Torrey Wigfield	...	Face
Misty Robinette	...	Misty
Holly Schlegel	...	Holly
Thomas McDonald	...	Skip (as ''Skip' Thomas Pierre McDonald')

Storyline

This movie is a dark fairy tale about love, family, and the fight for survival in the face of danger. In the virtually abandoned city of Lost River, Billy ( Christina Hendricks ), a single mother of two, is led into a macabre underworld in her quest to save her childhood home and hold her family together. Her teenage son Bones ( Iain De Caestecker ) discovers a mystery about the origins of Lost River that triggers his curiosity and sets into motion an unexpected journey that will test his limits and the limits of those he loves.

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Plot Keywords:

retro | suspense | underwater scene | curse | house of horrors | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent images, language and some sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Matt Smith filmed his scenes during his break away from playing The Doctor on Doctor Who (2005). He had to shave his head for the role of Bully and wore a wig for the last episodes of Doctor Who (2005), which were filmed later on.

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Goofs

Bones tries to sell copper tubing he scrapped from a house to a scrap metal collector for $100. Copper only goes for about $2.00 a pound so he really wouldn't have gotten much more than that. However, Bones says to the collector, "There's about a hundred dollars worth in the bag!" He's not referring to the single pipe which he pulls out and hands to the collector; he's referring to the bag's entire contents. Given the size of the bag, and the amount he stuffed in there, it's conceivable that he has roughly 50 lbs. of scrap copper to sell.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Franky: [Franky walks out of his house mumbling to himself] I'm gonna have some soup. I'm gonna go eat dinner. Come on, I just wanna eat dinner.

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Crazy Credits

There is a short scene after the credits in which the street lights switch off again.

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Connections

References Enter the Void (2009)

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Soundtracks

Deep Purple
Written by Peter De Rose (uncredited) and Mitchell Parish (uncredited)
Performed by Larry Clinton, featuring Mary Dugan

User Reviews

Honestly, this is for those looking for something artistic

Id hate to compare Gosling to Refn, because in reality their styles in film making are completely different. This being said, I found Lost River very pleasing for that reason. Gosling's debut is worth watching. If you have immersed yourself in categories of film such as Lost River, you'll love it. However, if you haven't seen many movies like this one, I recommend finding a title related to this one with a higher rating and (maybe) higher commercialization. Afterwards, come back and appreciate what Gosling has to offer because every frame is shot with care. He is an actor/director who cares and there isn't a whole lot of that these days.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

How to Catch a Monster

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,828, 12 April 2015

Gross USA:

$45,431

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$615,500

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bold Films, Marc Platt Productions, Phantasma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1