Chrystal (film)

Chrystal
Directed byRay McKinnon
Written byRay McKinnon
Produced byPeter E. Strauss
Bruce Heller
David Koplan II
Walton Goggins
Lisa Blount
Ray McKinnon
Starring
CinematographyAdam Kimmel
Edited byMyron Kerstein
Music byStephen Trask
Production
companies
Ginny Mule Pictures
Panache Productions
Distributed byFirst Look Studios
Release dates
  • January 16, 2004 (2004-01-16) (Sundance)
  • April 8, 2005 (2005-04-08) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$80,858

Chrystal is an American drama film, written and directed by Ray McKinnon and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lisa Blount, Harry Lennix, Walton Goggins and Grace Zabriskie. The story is about a woman named Chrystal (Blount) who has been traumatized both physically and mentally from a car accident that took the life of her son. Joe (Thornton), Chrystal's husband, has just been released from jail after a 16-year sentence stemming from multiple crimes he committed. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and was given a limited theatrical release on April 8, 2005.