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Green Room
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJeremy Saulnier
Written byJeremy Saulnier
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySean Porter
Edited byJulia Bloch
Music byBrooke Blair
Will Blair
Production
companies
Distributed byA24 Films
Release dates
  • May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17) (Cannes)
  • April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Green Room is a 2015 American horror thriller film written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. The film stars Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, and Patrick Stewart. Filming began in October 2014 in Portland, Oregon. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

The film is scheduled to be released in a limited release on April 15, 2016 before opening in wide on April 29, 2016, by A24 Films.[3]

Plot

A punk rock band witnesses a murder in a venue run by white supremacists and are forced to fight for survival against the supremacists, who are intent on covering up their crime.

Cast

Production

On May 22, 2014, it was announced that Broad Green Pictures would finance and produce the crime thriller film directed and written by Jeremy Saulnier, with Film Science.[4] Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp and Victor Moyers would produce the film.[4] On October 16, Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots joined the lead cast of the film along with some others include Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Joe Cole, Macon Blair and Mark Webber.[5] On October 21, Patrick Stewart was added to the cast to play Darcy Banker, the leader of a violent white supremacist group,[6] while other cast includes Kai Lennox, Eric Edelstein and Taylor Tunes.[6]

Filming

Principal photography began in October 2014 in Portland, Oregon.[7][8]

Release

On October 29, 2014, WestEnd Films acquired the international rights to the film.[9] The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015.[10] Shortly after it was announced A24 Films had acquired distribution rights to the film.[11] The film has also been selected to screen opening night of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2015.[12]

The film was originally to open in a limited release on April 1, 2016, before opening in a wide release on April 15, 2016.[13] However, it was delayed to April 15, in limited release, and April 29 wide.[14]

Reception

The film holds a 91% approval rating and 8/10 average rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 33 reviews.[15] Metacritic reports an 80 out of 100 rating based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16]

IGN awarded Green Room a score on 9 out of 10, saying, "This follow-up to the brilliant Blue Ruin pits a rock band against white supremacists with ace, ultra-violent results."[17] Guy Lodge of Variety called it "a technically sharp backwoods horror-thriller that lacks a human element".[18] Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that it is entertaining but "less disciplined, less original and less memorable work than Blue Ruin".[19]

At the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, the film finished third in the balloting for the Grolsch People's Choice Midnight Madness Award.[20]

References

  1. ^ "GREEN ROOM (18)". British Board of Film Classification. January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Directors' Fortnight 2015 selection!". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Jaugernath, Kevin (February 2, 2016). "Watch: Arm-Snapping, Punk Rock, Red-Band Trailer For Jeremy Saulnier's 'Green Room' Starring Patrick Stewart". Indiewire.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  4. ^ a b McNary, Dave (May 22, 2014). "'Blue Ruin' Director Gets Financing for Thriller 'Green Room'". variety.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. ^ Kit, Borys (October 16, 2014). "Anton Yelchin and Imogen Poots to Star in Thriller 'Green Room'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Sneider, Jeff (October 21, 2014). "Patrick Stewart to Play White Supremacist in Crime Thriller 'Green Room'". thewrap.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  7. ^ Baker, Jeff (October 29, 2014). "Patrick Stewart is in Portland filming a movie with Anton Yelchin". oregonlive.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Patrick Stewart begins filming the crime thriller "Green Room" in Portland, OR". onlocationvacations.com. October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. ^ Barraclough, Leo (October 29, 2014). "AFM: WestEnd Films Adds 'Green Room' to Slate". variety.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  10. ^ Lodge, Guy (May 17, 2015). "Green Room Review:Punks Take on Skinheads in Brutal, Hollow Horror". Variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (August 19, 2015). "'Green Room':A24 Buys Patrick Stewart Thriller". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  12. ^ Punter, Jennie (August 11, 2015). "Toronto Film Fest Documentary, Midnight Movies Lineup Revealed". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  13. ^ Sneider, Jeff (October 5, 2015). "A24 to release Anton Yeltsin's Neo-Nazi Thriller 'Green Room' on April Fools Day". The Wrap. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  14. ^ Jaugernath, Kevin (February 2, 2016). "Watch: Arm-Snapping, Punk Rock, Red-Band Trailer For Jeremy Saulnier's 'Green Room' Starring Patrick Stewart". Indiewire.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  15. ^ "Green Room (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "Green Room reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  17. ^ Singer, Leigh (May 18, 2015). "Green Room Review." IGN.com. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  18. ^ Lodge, Guy (May 17, 2015). "Cannes Film Review: 'Green Room'". Variety. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  19. ^ Felperin, Leslie (May 17, 2015). "'Green Room': Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  20. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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