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- TriviaAccording to director Sean Baker, Simon Rex was offered the role over the phone after having been sent the script and agreed, saying that he would fly to Texas in three days. Three days later Rex arrived in Texas having memorized all of his - very long - lines.
- Crazy creditsThere is no music over the end credits, only the sounds of the ocean, the wind and the seagulls.
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Performed by *NSYNC
Written by Kristian Lundin, Jacob Schulze and Andreas Carlsson
Courtesy of RCA Records by arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
Featured review
Red Rocket is one of those films that will most likely leave you speechless at the end.
The story is full of drama, very funny, deeply uncomfortable at times, but the central performance from Simon Rex brings everything together perfectly, turning what could have been a very awkward screenplay into something rather spectacular and captivating.
Barely off screen for a second, Rex manages to bring a certain amount of charm to what is a truly reprehensible character, in a way that only the most accomplished of actors can do. Suzanna Son matches him perfectly and gives a terrific performance. Without these great performances this film would have completely fallen apart, but not a single cast member was out of place.
Sean Baker's direction is excellent. It has such an arty feel, really demonstrating how low budget films can punch above their weight with a talented director at the helm. The setting was perfect and the style and tone were spot on.
An absolutely terrific film which vastly exceeded my expectations.
The story is full of drama, very funny, deeply uncomfortable at times, but the central performance from Simon Rex brings everything together perfectly, turning what could have been a very awkward screenplay into something rather spectacular and captivating.
Barely off screen for a second, Rex manages to bring a certain amount of charm to what is a truly reprehensible character, in a way that only the most accomplished of actors can do. Suzanna Son matches him perfectly and gives a terrific performance. Without these great performances this film would have completely fallen apart, but not a single cast member was out of place.
Sean Baker's direction is excellent. It has such an arty feel, really demonstrating how low budget films can punch above their weight with a talented director at the helm. The setting was perfect and the style and tone were spot on.
An absolutely terrific film which vastly exceeded my expectations.
- ethanbresnett
- Mar 14, 2022
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,100,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,023,086
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $88,195
- Dec 12, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $2,316,004
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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