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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   3,793 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Stephen Susco (screenplay)
Jack Ketchum (novel)
Contact:
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Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
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. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Magnolia Pictures Acquires 'Red' Adaptation
 (From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 28 April 2008, 11:21 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Despite a few tweaks here and there, this was very faithful to the source novel and is definitely worth your time. more (40 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Brian Cox ... Avery Ludlow

Noel Fisher ... Danny

Kyle Gallner ... Harold

Shiloh Fernandez ... Pete

Kim Dickens ... Carrie

Marcia Bennett ... Emma
Richard Riehle ... Sam

Tom Sizemore ... Mr. McCormack

Ashley Laurence ... Mrs. McCormack

Robert Englund ... Mr. Doust

Amanda Plummer ... Mrs. Doust

Keith Buterbaugh ... Dean
Jack Ketchum ... Bartender (as Dallas Mayr)

Delaney Williams ... Gun Shop Manager

Tate Ellington ... Gun Shop Clerk

Greg Stuhr ... Fire Marshall

John-Luke Montias ... Cop

Katie Piel ... Gloria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Lauren Birkell ... Molly Flick (uncredited)
Kacee DeMasi ... Girlfriend (uncredited)

Tom Gambrill ... Tavern Patron (uncredited)

Jesse Hlubik ... Sheriff Tom Bridgewater Jr. (uncredited)

Ivana Shein ... Girlfriend (uncredited)
John Smith ... Sheriff Hill (uncredited)
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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
Jon Jolles .... 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
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Company:
Billy Goat Pictures more

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Trivia:
Lucky McKee was the original director and had been shooting for weeks when he was fired and replaced by Trygve Allister Diesen for unknown reasons. Angela Bettis (a frequent McKee collaborator) was also attached to the project, playing the role of 'Carrie', but was fired and replaced by Kim Dickens for, again, unknown reasons. more
Quotes:
Danny: Would it help if I said I was sorry about the dog?
Avery Ludlow: I think you're a tad late with your apology, son.
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Soundtrack:
Dolores more

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39 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
Despite a few tweaks here and there, this was very faithful to the source novel and is definitely worth your time., 11 August 2008
8/10
Author: GrandpaBunche from United States

After seeing the trailer for this a few weeks ago, I decided to read the source novel before going to the movie. Jack Ketchum's novel is a pretty taught thriller that stays very realistic in telling its tale of an old man's increasingly frustrating attempts to get justice for his senselessly murdered pooch, but the book does feature a gratuitous romantic entanglement and a final chapter that could have been completely excised with no loss of the story's narrative power; the final chapter goes on after the real climax to the story and is in fact more of an epilogue than a proper ending, but it unnecessarily gives the reader an all-too-tidy three-way happy ending with an incongruous bit of tragedy thrown in for good (?) measure. Thankfully the novel's problems were carefully considered and left out of the film, even to the point of losing or consolidating some of the minor characters with no harm done to the overall story.

This is a textbook example of exactly how to handle a novel-to-screen adaptation, and I'd wager that author Jack Ketchum is more than pleased with the translation. Brian Cox — always a consummate actor — turns in one of his best performances, and the whole cast is equally game, especially two of the boys involved in the attempted robbery and pet-slaying. And for those expecting a seventies-style vengeance flick filled with wall-to-wall guns-a-blazin', I'd advise you to check your expectations at the door. The pursuit of justice follows very legal steps until it's apparent that such an approach won't amount to anything, but even when it gets rough the story stays completely believable. One of the year's best films, and that's no lie.

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