Forever My Girl

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bethany Ashton Wolf directs. Duane 'DC' Manwiller behind the camera. Brett Boyett scores. Priscilla Nedd-Friendly cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 2Made its money back 4.7× over at the box office.
• 3Released 8 years ago.
• 4Directed by Bethany Ashton Wolf, shot by Duane 'DC' Manwiller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Brett Boyett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Priscilla Nedd-Friendly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe and Abby Ryder Fortson carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "Find your way back home.".
• 9IMDB entry: tt4103724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10Classified under 15 themes, including "small town", "country music", "musician", "louisiana".

The technical file

Cinematography

Duane 'DC' Manwiller

Original score

Brett Boyett

Editing

Priscilla Nedd-Friendly

Production design

John Collins

Costume design

Eulyn C. Hufkie-Womble

Stunt coordinator

G. Peter King

Runtime

108 min · 1h 48m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.78:1 (16:9)

Status

Released

Budget

$3,500,000

Box office

$16,367,326

Return

468% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG

IMDB

Forever My Girl (2018) ↗

Also by

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

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  LD Entertainment

  US

Key crew

• Second Assistant "B" CameraKyler Dennis
• CastingJeanie Bacharach
• NovelHeidi McLaughlin
• ProducerPete Shilaimon
• Executive ProducerNicole Stojkovich
• ProducerMickey Liddell
• ProducerJennifer Monroe
• Costume DesignEulyn C. Hufkie-Womble
• Executive ProducerAlison Semenza
• Executive ProducerZach Tann
• EditorPriscilla Nedd-Friendly
• Production DesignJohn Collins
• Art Department AssistantAddie C. Babcock
• Executive Music ProducerBrett Boyett
• SongsBrett Boyett
• Unit Production ManagerAlison Semenza
• First Assistant DirectorMichael G. Jefferson
• Second Assistant DirectorMatti Kluttz
• Post Production SupervisorMitchell Grobman
• Stunt CoordinatorG. Peter King

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• small town
• country music
• musician
• louisiana
• second chance
• hometown
• true love
• return home
• death of best friend
• coping mechanisms
• win girl back
• fame-seeking
• famous
• avoidant
• left at the altar

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2018-01-26
• Physical2018-04-24PG

Also known as

International titles

• Mon Amour à JamaisFR
• Завинаги мояBG
• Una Segunda OportunidadEC
• Na Zawsze Moja DziewczynaPL
• Hasta Que te EncontréES
• دختر همیشگی منIR