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RUNTIME
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85 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Paranoid Park
"Could you hide a deadly secret?"
2007 1h 25m EN
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6.5
SOLID
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76%
FRESH
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84
METACRITIC
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6.6
IMDB
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6.5TMDB Β· 627π
76%Rotten Tomatoesβ84Metacriticβ
6.6IMDB Β· 32,216
DramaCrime
Synopsis
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A teenage skateboarder becomes suspected of being connected with a security guard who suffered a brutal death in a skate park called "Paranoid Park".
βCould you hide a deadly secret?β
Cast
Gabe Nevins
Alex
Dan Liu
Detective Richard Liu
Jake Miller
Jared
Taylor Momsen
Jennifer
Lauren McKinney
Macy
Scott Patrick Green
Scratch
John Michael Burrowes
Security Guard
Grace Carter
Alex's Mom
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Writers
- Gus Van Sant, Dan Schaefer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Gus Van Sant, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Gus Van Sant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Gabe Nevins and Dan Liu and Jake Miller carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Could you hide a deadly secret?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gus Van Sant directs. Christopher Doyle behind the camera. Gus Van Sant cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $3.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Released 19 years ago.
- 4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
- 5Directed by Gus Van Sant, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Gus Van Sant shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Gabe Nevins and Dan Liu and Jake Miller carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Could you hide a deadly secret?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0842929 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 25 themes, including "skateboarding", "portland, oregon", "trauma", "male friendship".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Christopher Doyle
- Editing
- Gus Van Sant
- Costume design
- Chapin Simpson
- Makeup / hair
- David Atherton
- VFX supervisor
- Chel White
- Sound
- Leslie Shatz
- Runtime
- 85 min Β· 1h 25m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $4,545,747
- Return
- 152% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 76% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 84/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 Β· 32,216 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
7 wins & 14 nominations
- Producers Award
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Gus Van Sant
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- ME
Meno Film Company
US
MK2 Productions
FR
Key crew
- NovelBlake Nelson
- Costume DesignChapin Simpson
- ProducerDavid Allen Cress
- ProducerNeil Kopp
- Production ManagerBrett Cranford
- Sound DesignerLeslie Shatz
- EditorGus Van Sant
- CastingLana Veenker
- Visual Effects SupervisorChel White
- Storyboard ArtistDan Schaefer
- Second Assistant DirectorKyle LeMire
- First Assistant DirectorJonas Spaccarotelli
- CastingDavid Vaccari
- CastingBernard Telsey
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistDavid Atherton
- HairstylistKristenlee Morton
- Set DresserJenelle Giordano
- Sound MixerFelix Andrew
- Foley ArtistPascal Chauvin
- Sound Re-Recording MixerVincent Cosson
- Foley MixerEric Ferret
- Foley ArtistFranck Tassel
- Sound MixerNeil Riha
- Visual Effects ProducerTsui Ling Toomer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- skateboarding
- portland, oregon
- trauma
- male friendship
- loss of virginity
- decision
- coming of age
- teen angst
- flash forward
- fatal accident
- accidental death
- break-up
- teenage boy
- guilt
- security guard
- nonlinear timeline
- torso cut in half
- skateboarder
- autumn
- skate park
- questioning
- neorealism
- divorced parents
- independent film
- experimental cinema
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2007-10-08Β· New York Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2008-03-07R
Also known as
International titles
- θΏ·εΉ»ε ¬εTW
- Crimen ocultoPE
- Park ParanojaRS
