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"How far would you go?"

2012 1h 30m EN
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Synopsis
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On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food restaurant, manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee has stolen money from a customer.

β€œHow far would you go?”

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Director
Craig Zobel
Writers
Craig Zobel
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly β€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M β€” micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Craig Zobel, shot by Adam Stone. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Heather McIntosh. Worth a dedicated listen after β€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jane Rizzo 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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Ann Dowd and Dreama Walker and Pat Healy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "How far would you go?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Craig Zobel directs. Adam Stone behind the camera. Heather McIntosh scores. Jane Rizzo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 190 minutes exactly β€” the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Shot for just $0.3M β€” micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 3Released 14 years ago.
  • 4Directed by Craig Zobel, shot by Adam Stone. Note their partnership β€” DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Heather McIntosh. Worth a dedicated listen after β€” most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Jane Rizzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Ann Dowd and Dreama Walker and Pat Healy carry the top of the cast.
  • 8Marketing tagline: "How far would you go?".
  • 9IMDB entry: tt1971352 β€” still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Classified under 13 themes, including "manager", "fast food restaurant", "based on true story", "ohio".

The technical file

Cinematography
Adam Stone
Original score
Heather McIntosh
Editing
Jane Rizzo
Production design
Matthew Munn
Makeup / hair
Rondi Scott
Sound
Will Files
Runtime
90 min Β· 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$270,000
Box office
$592,116
Return
219% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R

Awards

  • National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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What people are saying

  • JPV852
    β˜… 7/10

    Creepy, uncomfortable and unnerving for sure, the subject is a bit of a stretch in feature film length and probably better suited as some sort of episode on ID, analyzing the psychology of these incidents. Still, the performances by Ann Dowd and Dreama Walker were both quite good. 3.25/5

Production companies

Who made it

  • BA

    Bad Cop / Bad Cop

  • Dogfish Pictures

    Dogfish Pictures

    US

  • MU

    Muskat Filmed Properties

    US

  • Low Spark Films

    Low Spark Films

    US

Key crew

  • ProducerTheo Sena
  • Costume SupervisorLainie Anderson
  • ProducerSophia Lin
  • ProducerLisa Muskat
  • ProducerTyler Davidson
  • ProducerCraig Zobel
  • Executive ProducerDavid Gordon Green
  • Executive ProducerJames Belfer
  • Executive ProducerCarina Alves
  • CastingKerry Barden
  • CastingPaul Schnee
  • Co-Executive ProducerAndrew Brickman
  • Co-Executive ProducerEric Hollenbeck
  • Co-Executive ProducerAllan Marks
  • Co-Executive ProducerAlyson E. Winick
  • Additional PhotographyScott Gardner
  • EditorJane Rizzo
  • Production DesignMatthew Munn
  • Production Sound MixerChristof Gebert
  • Costume DesignerKaren Malecki
  • First Assistant DirectorJosh Newport
  • Second Assistant DirectorHarry Nangle
  • Second Second Assistant DirectorJuan Mazara
  • Art DirectionMichael Powsner

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • manager
  • fast food restaurant
  • based on true story
  • ohio
  • teenage girl
  • psychological thriller
  • police officer
  • police investigation
  • obedience
  • disturbed
  • milgram experiment
  • obedience to authority
  • horrified

Release history Β· US

When it landed

  • Premiere2012-01-21Β· Sundance Film Festival
  • Premiere2012-04-25Β· San Francisco International Film Festival
  • Theatrical2012-08-24R

Also known as

International titles

  • SaglasnostRS
  • SupunereRO
  • PosluΕ‘nostHR

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