Red Rocket (film)
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Red Rocket is a 2021 American black comedy drama film directed by Sean Baker, who co-wrote it with Chris Bergoch. It stars Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, and Suzanna Son. The film stars Rex as a middle-aged ex-porn star who leaves Los Angeles and returns to his small-town Texas roots, plotting his way back to the life he once had. Along the way, he begins dating a seventeen year old girl.
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Directed by | Sean Baker |
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Cinematography | Drew Daniels |
Edited by | Sean Baker |
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Distributed by | A24 |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.1 million |
Box office | $2.3 million[2][3] |
The film premiered at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d'Or on July 14, 2021. It was released in limited theaters on December 10, 2021, by A24. It received praise for its direction and Rex's performance and received a variety of awards and nominations. The National Board of Review listed it among the top ten films of the year. Rex also won Best Actor awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Independent Spirit Awards.