Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.
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- TriviaAccording to director Sean Baker, Simon Rex was offered the role over the phone after having been sent the script and agreed, saying that he would fly to Texas in three days. Three days later Rex arrived in Texas having memorized all of his - very long - lines.
- Crazy creditsThere is no music over the end credits, only the sounds of the ocean, the wind and the seagulls.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mike and Jay Talk About: Mike and Jay Talk About Red Rocket (2022)
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Written by Kristian Lundin, Jacob Schulze and Andreas Carlsson
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Featured review
It's great that movies like this can still be made; shot on 16mm, no big name stars, much of the cast aren't even professional actors, very adult themes, almost experimental, risky. However this time the risk doesn't pay off and at 129 minutes it's at least 29 minutes too long. I appreciate that they're going for a naturalistic documentary feel but the plot, such as it is needs a bit more narrative drive. Instead of drive we get narrative drift, the characters just drift along aimlessly and while this is true to life the filmmakers lost track that this is supposed to be entertaining. It's still worth a watch though and although the main protagonist is sketchy af I'd like to see him return. What happened in LA previous to this movie? There's sure to be a great story there.
I'm seeing lots of reviews here claiming that Strawberry is underage and that this is a pedo movie. Complete cobbler's. The age of consent in Texas is 17 which is the characters age. She isn't a virgin either and she's also an experienced cannabis smoker, so not so naive either.
I'm seeing lots of reviews here claiming that Strawberry is underage and that this is a pedo movie. Complete cobbler's. The age of consent in Texas is 17 which is the characters age. She isn't a virgin either and she's also an experienced cannabis smoker, so not so naive either.
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- Budget
- $1,100,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,023,086
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $88,195
- Dec 12, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $2,316,004
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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