DramaComedy

Red Rocket

Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop.

Release Date : 2021-12-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : FilmNation EntertainmentCre Film

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Mikey

Original Name : Simon Rex

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strawberry

Original Name : Suzanna Son

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lexi

Original Name : Bree Elrod

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lonnie

Original Name : Ethan Darbone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lil

Original Name : Brenda Deiss

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leondria

Original Name : Judy Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : June

Original Name : Brittney Rodriguez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ernesto

Original Name : Marlon Lambert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manager #1

Original Name : Vickie Pearce

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manager #2

Original Name : Bashir Abboud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manager #3

Original Name : Kevin Cavanaugh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manager #4

Original Name : Caressa Garza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leondria's Friend #1

Original Name : Melary Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quick Stop Clerk

Original Name : Najeeb Hassan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leondria's Friend #2

Original Name : Leigh Ann Welch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yard Sale Seller

Original Name : Debra Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer #1

Original Name : Alex Michell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club DJ

Original Name : Curt Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ms. Phan

Original Name : Shih-Ching Tsou

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hungry Hard Hat #1

Original Name : Andrew Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hungry Hard Hat #2

Original Name : Stanley Buffington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hungry Hard Hat #3

Original Name : Daniel Gonzalez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hungry Hard Hat #4

Original Name : Robert Gonzales

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hungry Hard Hat #5

Original Name : Zachary Kemp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hungry Hard Hat #6

Original Name : Efrain Avendaño

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hungry Hard Hat #7

Original Name : Shawn Harper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lonnie's Dad

Original Name : David Maxwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buff Veteran

Original Name : Nate Venz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blonde Veteran

Original Name : Anthony Carvelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nash

Original Name : Parker Bigham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nash's Mother

Original Name : Brandy Kirl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nash's Father

Original Name : Dustin Hart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homeowner

Original Name : Allison Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club Owner

Original Name : Dimitri Manetas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Club Worker

Original Name : Roza Kastis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer #2

Original Name : Alayna Polk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arash (voice)

Original Name : Karren Karagulian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Interviewee

Original Name : Darinda Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Studio Reporter

Original Name : Lindsey Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Elisa Silva

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attorney

Original Name : Gary Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : June's Friend 'B'

Original Name : Seward B. Lott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marcus - Store Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Mason Shortland

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-04

Simon Rex is "Mikey", a down on his luck former porn star who has to return to live with his unwelcoming ex wife "Lexi" (Bree Elrod) and her mother "Lil" (Brenda Deiss). He sleeps on their couch, can't get a job, so ends up dealing dope and that's when he meets the young - and innocent - "Strawberry" (Suzanna Son) who is working at a doughnut shop. He turns on all his charms and soon enough they decide that they are going to elope with $3,000 of his ill-gotten gains. Well, that's their plan anyway, Of course, his ex; her mother and the local drugs queenpin don't quite approve. At times it's quite niftily paced with quite a few laughs, but I found the plot to be really quite thin and predictable as the thing went on. As an observational piece on the sort of trailer-park existence in rural Texas, it is probably quite authentic, but it just didn't do much for me. Over two hours was just far too long to sustain the theme, and aside from quite an engagingly quirky effort from Deiss, I felt this was another film that could happily wait for it's small screen release before watching it.