Red State (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Kevin Smith |
| Written by | Kevin Smith |
| Produced by | Jonathan Gordon |
| Starring | Michael Angarano Kerry Bishé Nicholas Braun Kyle Gallner John Goodman Melissa Leo Michael Parks Kevin Pollak Stephen Root |
| Cinematography | Dave Klein |
| Edited by | Kevin Smith |
Production company | The Harvey Boys |
| Distributed by | SModcast Pictures (United States, Theatrical) Lionsgate (United States, Home Video) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $1.8 million |
Red State is a 2011 American independent horror thriller film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Melissa Leo, and Stephen Root.
After months of saying that the distribution rights to the film would be auctioned off immediately after the premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, Smith controversially announced that he was instead going to self-distribute the picture under the SModcast Pictures banner with a traveling show in select cities.
On June 28, 2011, Smith announced a one-week run in Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema (making the film eligible for Academy Award consideration). The film was released via video on demand on September 1, 2011 through Lionsgate, in select theaters for a special one-night-only engagement on September 23, 2011 (via SModcast Pictures), and on home video October 18, 2011.