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| Brian Cox | ... | Avery Ludlow | |
| Noel Fisher | ... | Danny | |
| Kyle Gallner | ... | Harold | |
| Shiloh Fernandez | ... | Pete | |
| Kim Dickens | ... | Carrie | |
| Marcia Bennett | ... | Emma | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Sam | |
| Tom Sizemore | ... | Mr. McCormack | |
| Ashley Laurence | ... | Mrs. McCormack | |
| Robert Englund | ... | Mr. Doust | |
| Amanda Plummer | ... | Mrs. Doust | |
| Keith Buterbaugh | ... | Dean | |
| Jack Ketchum | ... | Bartender (as Dallas Mayr) | |
| Delaney Williams | ... | Gun Shop Manager | |
| Tate Ellington | ... | Gun Shop Clerk | |
| Greg Stuhr | ... | Fire Marshall | |
| John-Luke Montias | ... | Cop | |
| Katie Piel | ... | Gloria | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lauren Birkell | ... | Molly Flick (uncredited) | |
| Kacee DeMasi | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| Tom Gambrill | ... | Tavern Patron (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Hlubik | ... | Sheriff Tom Bridgewater Jr. (uncredited) | |
| Ivana Shein | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| John Smith | ... | Sheriff Hill (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Trygve Allister Diesen | |||
| Lucky McKee | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Stephen Susco | (screenplay) | |
| Jack Ketchum | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Gina Amador | .... | post-production producer | |
| Steve Blair | .... | producer | |
| Trygve Allister Diesen | .... | producer | |
| Norman Dreyfuss | .... | producer | |
| Matthew Lesher | .... | associate producer | |
| Randy Ostrow | .... | executive producer | |
| Chris Ridenhour | .... | associate producer | |
| Bill Straus | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Søren Hyldgaard | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harald Gunnar Paalgard | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jon Endre Mørk | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Leslie Keel | |||
| Tiffany Zappulla | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Danielle Clemenza | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| E. Parker Webb | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Michele Posch | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Leah Christopher | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Nina Darguzis | .... | dead dog wrangler | |
| Fiona Distefano | .... | makeup artist | |
| Eva Lohse | .... | makeup department head | |
| Sheila Moran | .... | hair department head | |
| Belinda Sandalon | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Sherri Zebeck | .... | key makeup artist (as Sherri Rybczynski) | |
Production Management | |||
| Randy Ostrow | .... | unit production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| James Addink | .... | leadman | |
| Annie Arnette | .... | art assistant | |
| J.D. Brown | .... | art assistant | |
| Amy Hamilton | .... | set dresser | |
| McJoel Hamilton | .... | set dresser | |
| Matt Hausmann | .... | property master | |
| Greg Manke | .... | assistant property master | |
| Sid Nicholson | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Kyle Billingsley | .... | foley mixer | |
| James Dehr | .... | sound mixer | |
| Joe Milner | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Christian Schaanning | .... | supervising sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Kevin Carter | .... | special effects contact lenses | |
| Nina Darguzis | .... | dead dog wrangler | |
| Eva Lohse | .... | special effects makeup artist | |
Casting Department | |||
| Erika Lee | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Betsy Royall | .... | extras casting | |
| Michael Schiavone | .... | extras casting director | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Danielle Koch | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Tommy Kokvold | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Zach Passero | .... | additional editor | |
| Andy Williams | .... | digital dailies | |
Music Department | |||
| Miles Hankins | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Christian Schaanning | .... | music editor | |
| Greg Townley | .... | scoring mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Larry Bell | .... | driver | |
| Bruce Comtois | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Kathryn Adams | .... | first assistant to director | |
| T.J. Amato | .... | second assistant to director | |
| Ruthie Aslan | .... | script supervisor | |
| Mark Bentley | .... | armorer | |
| Michael Breines | .... | set production assistant | |
| William Clark Coit III | .... | location manager | |
| William Clark Coit III | .... | location supervisor | |
| Michael DeChant | .... | production assistant | |
| Maboud Ebrahimzadeh | .... | production assistant: Maryland | |
| Morgan Elam | .... | key set production assistant | |
| Todd Feaser | .... | cast production assistant | |
| Theodore Giapapas | .... | location manager | |
| Jon Jolles | .... | location manager | |
| Catherina Ren Knerr | .... | assistant: Mr. Cox | |
| David Clarke Lawson Jr. | .... | production assistant | |
| Lester G. Reynolds | .... | stand-in: Tom Sizemore | |
| Matthew Riggieri | .... | location manager | |
| Phillip L. Rosen | .... | production legal | |
| Silver Tree | .... | script supervisor | |
| David Vogel | .... | production assistant: Maryland | |
| Phononzell Williams | .... | production assistant | |
| Andrew Yeager | .... | production assistant | |
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Brian Cox is ranked among the best character actors in the business. Yet, for all his talent, he's seldom chosen as a leading man, instead being called upon to fill supporting roles as far ranging as the original Hannibal Lecter (Manhunter) to William Wallace's dad in Bravehart and William Stryker in X2, the X-Men sequel, among only a few of his 134 roles thus far. So it comes as a bit of a surprise to see him handed the lead in Red, a mini-masterpiece of one man's quest for justice which screened at the 2008 edition of Montreal's Fantasia film festival.
Directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee (May, The Woods), and based on a story by Jack Ketchum, Red tells the story of aging war vet Avery Ludlow (Cox), whose only remaining companion after a life of tragedy, a dog named Red, is brutally killed by a group of teens. Built upon a remarkably rich, layered and textured script by Stephen Susco (The Grudge), the story doesn't play out as your simple paint-by-numbers revenge thriller. Instead, it unfolds slowly and all too realistically as Ludlow seeks redress, not revenge, from the wealthy father of two of the boys (Tom Sizemore in full sleaze mode), only to be rebuffed by parents and legal channels alike. Even when these attempts fail, Ludlow, ever the civil citizen, tells his story to the local TV news, and launches a lawsuit against the killers.
Drawing parallels between teen dog killer Danny McCormack (Noel Fisher) and Ludlow's chilling account of how his own son single handedly destroyed his family, we're presented with a man whose motivation for justice is driven in large part by a belated attempt to right the wrongs of his past. So much so, in fact, that in the absence of his companion dog, the quest for justice virtually becomes Ludlow's reason for living, to the point where it practically consumes him.
Cox's performance here is nothing short of breathtaking. He carries this movie on his back and is in every scene, mesmerizing you with his nuanced portrayal of a lonely man to whom tragedy has bequeathed a host of inner demons to torment him in his twilight years.
Don't mistake Red for lesser fare such as Death Wish or The Brave One. While it is constructed around a fairly simple premise that on the surface appears primed to appeal to the base human desire for revenge, the story here is so much more than that, and to give it short shrift and dismiss it as mere manipulative movie making would be to miss out on a story and performance that is a true must see.