Redwood Highway
Directed byGary Lundgren
Written byGary Lundgren
James Twyman
Produced byJames Twyman
StarringShirley Knight
James LeGros
Zena Grey
Michelle Lombardo
Sam Daly
Tom Skerritt
CinematographyPatrick Neary
Edited byGary Lundgren
Production
company
Redwood Highway
Distributed byMonterey Media
Release date
  • April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$131,698[1]

Redwood Highway is a 2013 American independent drama film directed by Gary Lundgren, produced by James Twyman, and written by Lundgren and Twyman. The film stars Shirley Knight and Tom Skerritt.

Plot

Living in a comfortable retirement community in southern Oregon, estranged from her family, unsatisfied with her surroundings, and generally not happy about life, Marie (Shirley Knight) decides to journey 80 miles on foot to the coast of Oregon to see the ocean for the first time in 45 years and attend her granddaughter's wedding as an unexpected guest. Along the way, she meets an extraordinary cast of characters and discovers that you're never too old to learn something about life and about yourself.[2]

Cast

Production

Redwood Highway was filmed in numerous locations throughout southern Oregon, including Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Grants Pass, Cave Junction, and Brookings. The filmmakers and most of the crew members involved are from southern Oregon.[3]

Release

In October 2013, Monterey Media bought the United States distribution rights and will release the film in the United States and Canada.[4] The film will be released in theaters in the United States and Canada in April 2014.[4]

Festivals

Redwood Highway was selected to screen at the following film festivals:

  • 2013 Ashland Independent Film Festival[5]
  • 2013 Mt Rainier Film Festival[6]
  • 2013 Northwest Film Forum Local Sightings Film Festival[7]
  • 2013 Tacoma Film Festival[8]
  • 2014 Sedona International Film Festival[9]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Redwood Highway". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ↑ "Redwood Highway". The Numbers. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Movie Filming In Rogue Valley". kdrv.com. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Monterey Media Acquires Three Films, Including Works Starring Gerard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel". indiewire.com. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Redwood Highway Feature". Ashland Independent Film Festival. ashlandfilm.org. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "7th RAINIER INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL LINE-UP". Mt Rainier Film Festival. rainierfilmfest.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Local Sightings Film Festival 2013". Local Sightings Film Festival. Northwest Film Forum. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Tacoma Film Festival Drama". Tacoma Film Festival. tacomafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Interactive Schedule". sedonafilmfestival.org. sedonafilmfestival.org. Retrieved 13 Feb 2014.
  10. ↑ "Redwood Highway". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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