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Red State

- Fear God.

Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.

Release Date : 2011-08-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : SModcast PicturesNVSH ProductionsPhase 4 FilmsView Askew Productions

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Pastor Abin Cooper

Original Name : Michael Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joseph Keenan

Original Name : John Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Melissa Leo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Travis

Original Name : Michael Angarano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jarod

Original Name : Kyle Gallner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy-Ray

Original Name : Nicholas Braun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cheyenne

Original Name : Kerry Bishé

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sherrif Wynan

Original Name : Stephen Root

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Pete

Original Name : Matt Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry, the Tactical Agent

Original Name : Kevin Alejandro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caleb

Original Name : Ralph Garman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Travis' Mother

Original Name : Anna Gunn

Gender : Female

Character Name : ASAC Brooks

Original Name : Kevin Pollak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abigail

Original Name : Betty Aberlin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Esther

Original Name : Jennifer Schwalbach Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agent Hammond

Original Name : Patrick Fischler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Carol

Original Name : Damian Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Eccles

Original Name : David Marciano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dana

Original Name : Kaylee DeFer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Randy

Original Name : Ronnie Connell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jesse

Original Name : Alexa Nikolas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Plastic Wrap Man

Original Name : Cooper Thornton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mordechai

Original Name : James Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maggie

Original Name : Haley Ramm

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melanie

Original Name : Elizabeth Tripp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fiona May

Original Name : Molly Livingston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Travis' Father

Original Name : John Lacy

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter

Original Name : Catherine McCord

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Vasquez

Original Name : Deborah Aquila

Gender : Female

Character Name : Route 9 Friend

Original Name : Joey Figueroa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Believer

Original Name : Rose Colasanti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Believer

Original Name : Carryl Lynn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Believer

Original Name : Alyssa Petersen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Believer

Original Name : Bill Cleavelin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Believer

Original Name : Sadey Paige Nifong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Believer

Original Name : Scott Nifong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Believer

Original Name : Gary Sievers

Gender : Male

Character Name : ATF Sniper

Original Name : Marc Blucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janet Keenan

Original Name : Molly Hagan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prisoner (voice)

Original Name : Kevin Smith

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Berserker – Berserker. Kevin Smith breaks away from his comedic roots to direct and write this religious/political/bigot baiter that lurches from Hostel type madness into a siege of the damned. Starring Melissa Leo, Michael Parks, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Kerry Bishe and Nicholas Braun, story finds Parks heading up a Christian cult that lures horny youngsters to their place of worship on the promise of sex with an older woman. Of course once the lads get there it’s not long before the truth of the lure is revealed and we are treated to hate spiel by sermon and some unpleasantness from the production code edition of the torture porn play book. Red State is an infuriating movie in many ways, but it is never dull and it always remains challenging, even if some of Smith’s sermonising agendas lack cohesion entering the final third of the piece. In fact there are three tonal shifts that don’t make an altogether appetising whole, Smith straining to bridge the gap between satire and horror – cum – thriller. And sadly the climax to all the damaged threads is very anti-climatic. On the major plus side is a cast doing fine work, headed by Goodman, Leo and Parks, the latter getting to play lead dog for a change. It’s impressively shot by Dave Klein and Smith shows flickers of there being a good director in the mix. Poor box office and bad reviews upon release inevitably got it tarnished as a bad film. In truth it’s a fascinating failure, but it has merits enough to warrant time spent with it. From Westboro to Waco, stopping briefly for a night in a Hostel, Red State is not easily forgotten once sampled. For better or worse. 6/10