Red (2008 film)
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| Directed by |
Trygve Allister Diesen Lucky McKee |
| Produced by | Steve Blair Trygve Allister Diesen Norman Dreyfuss |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Susco |
| Based on | Red by Jack Ketchum |
| Starring |
Brian Cox Tom Sizemore |
| Music by | Søren Hyldgaard |
| Cinematography | Harald Gunnar Paalgard |
| Edited by | Jon Endre Mørk |
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Production
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Billy Goat Pictures
Tenk |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,731 |
Red is a 2008 thriller based on a novel by Jack Ketchum and directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee. It concerns one man's revenge after his beloved dog dies in an attempted robbery. The screenplay was written by Stephen Susco based on the novel. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008.
Avery "Ave" Ludlow (Brian Cox) has a dog named Red, a gift from his late wife, Mary, for his 50th birthday. One day, he is fishing at a lake with Red by his side when three boys come across his path; the brothers Danny (Noel Fisher) and Harold McCormack (Kyle Gallner), and their friend Pete Doust (Shiloh Fernandez). Danny intimidates Ave with a shotgun and tells him to give them all his money. When Avery tells them that he has only 30 dollars, Danny becomes furious and kills Red.
Ave visits a local gun store where the clerk is able to identify Danny based on the shotgun he used. Ave meets Danny's father Michael McCormack (Tom Sizemore) and, in the family study, tells his story. Michael calls his sons into the study and, in front of Ave, asks them if they shot Red. They deny the incident, and Michael tells Ave to leave.
Ave decides to file a lawsuit and talks to his lawyer, Sam Berry (Richard Riehle). Sam discourages him by saying that the case will not do any good, but Ave persists. Sam arranges a meeting between Ave and a reporter named Carrie (Kim Dickens). Carrie tells him that if they take the story to the media, it would be helpful for their cause. Ave agrees and gives a television interview to Carrie for a human interest piece. However, the story fails to get much attention, and Carrie's boss orders her on to another story.
Carrie asks Ave about his family; he tells her that his eldest son was a habitual liar and was thrown out of the Navy on the basis of mental illness. One day, the son came back home and asked his mother, Mary, for money. She denied the request, and he beat his mother up. Thinking he had killed Mary, he then burnt his younger brother and Mary with kerosene. The younger brother was burnt to death, but Mary survived her wounds for five days in a coma before dying.
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