New York, NY., May 5, 2015– Ten Thousand Saints opens in theaters August 14, 2015 and is based on Elanor Henderson’s novel starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Emile Hirsch, and Ethan Hawke with a 25-major market theatrical release and day-and-date VOD release. Hailee Steinfeld is back with Asa Butterfeld in this 1980’s coming of age movie that’s part teen romance, part awkward love triangle, in a classic clash of generations. Ethan Hawke delivers a great performance as the hippie dad and the film is backed up by a great selection of music compiled by Music Supervisor Linda Cohen from Replacements to the Feelies, the Cure, R.E.M. and Sting (whose wife, Trudie Styler, perhaps not coincidentally is one of the producers).
1980’s New York City is recreated by production designer Stephen Beatrice and costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb who take the film from CBGB’s on the Lower East Side (LES) to the 1988 riots in Thompkins Square Park. “Ten Thousand Saints” captures New York at a moment of change, running parallel to the rise of AIDS, the yuppie invasion and gentrification, and exploring a shift in the counterculture through Jude (named after the Beatles song), who finds a way to rebel against his laid-back, pot-dealing dad in the straight-edge movement (no drugs, no alcohol, no promiscuity).
The film was produced by Maven Pictures, Archer Gray and Luca Borghese, in association with Bad Medicine Films, Raptor Films, and Tashtego Films.
‘Ten Thousand Saints’ Running time: 106 MIN.
Production
A Maven Pictures and Archer Grey presentation. Produced by Anne Carey, Amy Nauiokas, Luca Borghese, Trudie Styler, Celine Rattray. Executive producers, Charlotte Ubben, Shari Springer Berman, Pamela Hirsch.
Crew
Directed, written by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, based on the novel by Eleanor Henderson. Camera (color, Super 16), Ben Kutchins; editor, Pulcini; music, Garth Stevenson; music supervisor, Linda Cohen; production designer, Stephen Beatrice; set decorator, Kara Torney-Zeigon; costume designer, Suttirat Anne Larlarb; sound, Antonio Arroyo; supervising sound editor, Tony Volante; re-recording mixers, Volante, Steve “Major” Giammaria; visual effects, Phosphene; stunt coordinators, Manny Siverio, Elliot Santiago; associate producers, Shani Geva, Nic Marshall, Christopher Keogh, Merlin Merton, Cyrus Trafford; assistant director, Tom Fatone; casting, Ann Goulder.
With
Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ethan Hawke, Emile Hirsch, Emily Mortimer, Julianne Nicholson, Avan Jogia, Nadia Alexander, Henry Kelemen, Thomas Hettrick.
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