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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Lowriders
2017 1h 39m EN
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 127
DramaActionCrime
Synopsis
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A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Gabriel Chavarria
Danny Alvarez
Demián Bichir
Miguel Alvarez
Theo Rossi
Francisco 'Ghost' Alvarez
Tony Revolori
Chuy
Melissa Benoist
Lorelai
Yvette Monreal
Claudia
Eva Longoria
Gloria Alvarez
Montse Hernandez
Isabel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ricardo de Montreuil
- Writers
- Joshua Beirne-Golden, Justin Tipping, Cheo Hodari Coker
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Countries
- United States of America
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MONEY
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Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 9 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, shot by Andrés Sánchez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bryan Senti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Billy Fox 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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Gabriel Chavarria and Demián Bichir and Theo Rossi carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ricardo de Montreuil directs. Andrés Sánchez behind the camera. Bryan Senti scores. Billy Fox cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.
- 3Released 9 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
- 5Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, shot by Andrés Sánchez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Bryan Senti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Billy Fox shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Gabriel Chavarria and Demián Bichir and Theo Rossi carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt1366338 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "brother", "artist", "street artist", "east los angeles".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrés Sánchez
- Original score
- Bryan Senti
- Editing
- Billy Fox
- Production design
- Melanie Jones
- Costume design
- Mirren Gordon-Crozier
- Makeup / hair
- Gloria Ponce
- VFX supervisor
- Matthew T. Lynn
- Stunt coordinator
- Anthony N.
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $916,000
- Box office
- $6,312,033
- Return
- 689% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Lowriders (2017)
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Ricardo de Montreuil
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Production companies
Who made it
Imagine Entertainment
US
Universal Pictures
US
Blumhouse Productions
US
BH Tilt
US
Key crew
- Stunt CoordinatorAnthony N.
- Art DirectionEve McCarney
- Costume DesignMirren Gordon-Crozier
- Music EditorBrett Pierce
- Music EditorAdrian van Velsen
- Still PhotographerJustin M. Lubin
- GafferShane Salyards
- Sound RecordistCharles Maynes
- Supervising Sound EditorPaul Hackner
- ADR Voice CastingFabiana Arrastia
- Music SupervisorJohn Bissell
- Assistant Costume DesignerCatherine Hahn
- TattooistRalis Kahn
- EditorBilly Fox
- Production DesignMelanie Jones
- Hair Department HeadGloria Ponce
- Digital IntermediateMark T. Osborne
- ProducerBrian Grazer
- EditorKiran Pallegadda
- Property MasterGary Ramirez
- Visual Effects CoordinatorMatthew Noren
- Sound Effects EditorRyan Gegenheimer
- Set CostumerCorinne Eckart
- ADR Voice CastingSusan Boyajian
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- brother
- artist
- street artist
- east los angeles
- los angeles, california
- ex-con
- lowrider
- car culture
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2016-06-01· Los Angeles Film Festival
- Theatrical2017-05-12PG-13
- Physical2017-09-05PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Low RidersUS
- 로우라이더KR
