Rust Creek

"Choose your prey carefully"

2019 1h 48m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 379

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When an overachieving college senior makes a wrong turn, her road trip becomes a life-changing fight for survival in rural Kentucky.

“Choose your prey carefully”

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Cast

Hermione Corfield
Sawyer
Jay Paulson
Lowell
Sean O'Bryan
Sheriff O'Doyle
Micah A. Hauptman
Hollister
Daniel R. Hill
Buck
Jeremy Glazer
Katz
John Marshall Jones
Slattery
Jake Kidwell
Josh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jen McGowan
Writers: Warren Drummond, Julie Lipson, Stu Pollard
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jen McGowan, shot by Michelle Lawler. 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 H. Scott Salinas. 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 David Hopper 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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Hermione Corfield and Jay Paulson and Sean O'Bryan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Choose your prey carefully".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6610158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jen McGowan directs. Michelle Lawler behind the camera. H. Scott Salinas scores. David Hopper cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Directed by Jen McGowan, shot by Michelle Lawler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by H. Scott Salinas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Hopper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hermione Corfield and Jay Paulson and Sean O'Bryan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Choose your prey carefully".
8IMDB entry: tt6610158 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "sheriff", "kentucky", "woods", "survival".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michelle Lawler
Original score: H. Scott Salinas
Editing: David Hopper
Production design: Candi Guterres
Makeup / hair: Allie Shehorn
VFX supervisor: Fernando Rabelo
Stunt coordinator: Ian Quinn
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $750,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Rust Creek (2019)

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Wuchak2020-12-29
★ 8/10
A young woman runs afoul of yokel brutes in backwoods Kentucky An independent college lass (Hermione Corfield) on her way to a job interview in DC is beset by rustic thugs in the hills of western Kentucky (Micah Hauptman & Daniel R. Hill). Will she make it out alive? Sean O'Bryan plays the sheriff while Jay Paulson is on hand as a hick who may or may not help her. Jeremy Glazer appears as the deputy. “Rust Creek” (2018) is a life-or-death backwoods adventure/crime/thriller in the tradition of "Deliverance" (1972) and "Black Rock" (2012) mixed with “I Walk the Line” (1970) (not to be confused with the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic). These kinds of flicks are about being backed into a corner in the wilderness and finding your instincts to survive at all costs, including your primitive rage to kill if necessary. Like those other movies, this one is totally realistic and very well done, arguably on par with “Deliverance” and superior to “Black Rock” and “I Walk the Line.” The film runs 1 hour, 48 minutes, and was shot in and around Louisville, Kentucky. Speaking of which, the locations are spectacularly utilized. GRADE: A-/B+

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