Arkansas (2020)

Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.

Director:

Clark Duke

Writers:

Clark Duke (screenplay by), Andrew Boonkrong (screenplay by)

Stars:

Liam Hemsworth, Jacob Zachar, Patrick Muldoon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Hemsworth	...	Kyle
Jacob Zachar	...	Stranger
Patrick Muldoon	...	Joe
Clark Duke	...	Swin
John Malkovich	...	Bright
Eden Brolin	...	Johnna
Vince Vaughn	...	Frog
Vivica A. Fox	...	Her
Barry Primus	...	Old Greek
Chandler Duke	...	Nick
Eric Walton	...	Testament
Melèa Celeste Rose	...	Young Her (as Melea Celeste)
Troy Faruk	...	Buttons
Michael Kenneth Williams	...	Almond
Larry Barnette	...	Biker

Storyline

Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.

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Plot Keywords:

arkansas state flag | betrayal | singing in a car | drug dealer | park ranger | 

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Taglines:

Kyle and Swin are working their way to the top...but the top has other plans.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout, drug material and brief nudity.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Clark Duke and Brad William Henke both appeared on "The Office".

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Goofs

In Chapter 2, set in 1985, Froggy takes delivery of bootleg cassette tapes at his shop. One of the shelves is full of DVDs, which didn't become widely-available in the US until 1997 - the year in which one of the DVDs on the shelves, Dante's Peak, was first released in cinemas.

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Quotes

Johnna: Sandra Bullock is the happiest she's ever been. She views her divorce and its fall out as a blessing and something she grew from.
Swin: I'm sorry, but those magazines are the canary in the coal mine of Western civilization.
Johnna: Stop it. They're fun.
Swin: It's materialism run rampant. All that celebrity worship and trash culture. It's drivin' everybody crazy and they don't even realize it.
Johnna: Keep talking, Professor.
Swin: What do you think all these zombie movies and post-apocalyptic stories are about the last few years?
Johnna: ...
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Alternate Versions

The international release of the film features a different score, composed by Alexander Taylor

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Connections

References The Toxic Avenger (1984)

User Reviews

Great debut / Enjoyable

Like some guy here in the comments I saw this movie without knowing that was Duke's debut and this was a good surprise when I saw it, He showed some maturity that I wasn't expecting from him. Of curse it's not a Tarantino's movie, but he showed talent. Sometimes the movie is slow, but it's tense. I think it's more like a "No country for old man" than "Pulp Fiction" (not getting close to any of these) But if you want to see a good movie, enjoyable and good acting (Vaungh and Malkovich) this is one of them.

Details

Official Sites:

Arkansas Page VMI Worldwide [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Arkansas

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$128,761

Company Credits

Production Co:

StoryBoard Media, Buffalo 8 Productions, Don Kee Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1