Tuscaloosa (film)

Tuscaloosa
Teaser poster
Directed byPhilip Harder
Written byPhilip Harder
Based onTuscaloosa
by W. Glasgow Phillips
Produced byScott Franklin
Patrick Riley
Starring
CinematographyTheo Stanley
Edited byClayton Condit
Music byMatt Hutchinson
Joshua Mosley
Production
company
Distributed byCinedigm[1]
Release dates
  • October 5, 2019 (2019-10-05) (Nashville)[2]
  • March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13) (United States)[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tuscaloosa is a 2019 American drama film directed by Philip Harder (in his feature film directorial debut),[4] and starring Devon Bostick and Natalia Dyer.[5][6][7] It is based on the 1994 novel of the same name by W. Glasgow Phillips.[2][8][9]

Plot

Billy Mitchell, a recent college graduate, falls in love with Virginia, a patient at his father's mental institution just after the civil rights movement, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mitchell and his best friend Nigel, who is black, fight against the racist cops and other authorities. Mitchell is torn between helping his slightly crazy girlfriend escape, maintaining a friendship with his childhood friend, and making his successful father proud of him.[10]

Cast

Production

The film was shot entirely in the state of Minnesota,[11] with a number of scenes taking place at Carleton College[12] and some at and around director Philip Harder's home.[13] Harder first read the novel in the late 1990s and was immediately interested in directing a film adaptation. He approached Pixel Farm, a Minneapolis-based visual effects company that Harder had worked with regularly on music videos and commercials, to create the movie. Production was set to begin around the late 2000s, with a $3.4 million budget and Thora Birch in talks to star.[14] The 2008 financial crisis delayed production and Harder was unable to get the funding necessary for the film.

Patrick Riley, one of the film's producers, was a neighbor of Harder. After getting to know him, he decided to help fund the movie. Most of the film was shot in two weeks in the fall of 2017.[15]

Reception

The film has a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 critic reviews.[16] Brian Shaer of Film Threat gave it an eight out of ten.[17] It has an average score of 3.3/5 on Letterboxd.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Cinedigm Acquires TUSCALOOSA with Devon Bostick & Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer". GlobeNewswire. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tuscaloosa, Starring Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer and Devon Bostick, to Have Festival Premiere at Nashville Film Festival". Business Wire. September 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cinedigm Acquires TUSCALOOSA with Devon Bostick & Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer". Associated Press. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Berdan, Kathy (March 18, 2020). "'Tuscaloosa' – southern movie made in Minnesota – available to stream". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Ordona, Michael (March 12, 2020). "'Tuscaloosa' takes it a little too easy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tuscaloosa, Starring Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer and Devon Bostick, to Have Festival Premiere at Nashville Film Festival". Associated Press. September 24, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 27, 2017). "Devon Bostick & 'Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer To Star In 'Tuscaloosa'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Colurso, Mary (February 21, 2020). "Watch trailer for 'Tuscaloosa' with 'Stranger Things' star". Al.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Mark Hughes Cobb (March 13, 2020). "Film's turmoil is set in 1970s Tuscaloosa". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  10. ^ "Tuscaloosa". Tuscaloosa. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Scheck, Frank (March 12, 2020). "'Tuscaloosa': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  12. ^ News. "Hollywood comes to campus - Carleton College". www.carleton.edu. Retrieved November 30, 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ "Minnesota director's debut movie is called 'Tuscaloosa' but it was filmed right here". Star Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  14. ^ Schilling, Peter (April 10, 2007). "The Man Behind the Camera". Minnesota Monthly. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  15. ^ Ross, Jenna (April 10, 2020). "Minnesota director's debut movie is called 'Tuscaloosa' but it was filmed right here". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "Tuscaloosa". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  17. ^ Shaer, Brian (March 12, 2020). "Tuscaloosa". Film Threat. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  18. ^ Tuscaloosa (2020), retrieved November 30, 2020
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