BlueRuin

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BlueRuinisa2013Americanthrillerfilmdirected
byJeremySaulnier.Thefilmhaditsworldpremiere
attheCannesFilmFestivalaspartoftheDirectors'
FortnightsectiononMay17,2013,[4]whereitwon
theFIPRESCIPrize.[5]Saulnierfundedproduction
onthefilmthroughasuccessfulKickstarter
campaign,whichMTV.comcalled"theperfect
exampleofwhatcrowdfundingcanaccomplish."[6][7]
ThefilmwasnominatedfortheJohnCassavetes
Awardatthe2015FilmIndependentSpirit
Awards.[8]

BlueRuin

Contents
1 Plot
Filmposter

2 Cast
3 Reception

Directedby
Producedby

3.1 Boxoffice
3.2 Criticalreception
3.3 Toptenlists
Writtenby

4 References

DwightEvans,abeachvagrant,livesoutofhiscar
andscavengesforfoodandmoney.Apolicewoman
tellshimthatWadeCleland,themanwhomurdered
Dwight'sparents,istobereleasedfromprison.
DwightreturnstohishometowninVirginiaand
watchestheClelandscollectWadefromprison.
Despitefailingtostealagun,DwightfollowsWade
toaclubrestroomand,afterafight,fatallystabs
him.Realizinghedroppedhiscarkeysintheclub,

MaconBlair
TylerByrne
RichardPeete
VincentSavino
AlexOrr
AnishSavjani
JeremySaulnier

Starring

MaconBlair
DevinRatray
EvePlumb

Musicby

BrookeBlair
WillBlair

5 Externallinks

Plot

JeremySaulnier

Cinematography

JeremySaulnier

Editedby

JuliaBloch

Releasedates

May17,2013(Cannes)
April25,2014(US)

Runningtime

90minutes[1]

Country

UnitedStates

Language

English

Budget

$420,000[2]

Boxoffice

$977,625[3]

DwightstealstheClelands'limousineashedrivesaway,hediscoversateenageboy,WilliamCleland,
inthebackandletshimgo.
Aftercleaninghimselfup,Dwightvisitshissister,Sam,forthefirsttimeinyearsandtellsherhehas
killedWade.Samisshockedbutglad.Asthekillinghasgoneunreportedonthenews,Dwightsurmises
thattheClelandshavedecidedtoseekrevengewithoutpoliceinvolvement.Samfleesherhomewithher
daughtersandDwightwaitsinthehousefortheClelands'attack.TheClelandsarriveinthecarDwight
leftoutsidetheclub.DwightescapestheattackersandrunsoveroneoftheClelands,Teddy,inhiscar
heplacestheunconsciousTeddyinthetrunk.BeforeDwightdrivesaway,oneoftheattackersshoots
himinthelegwithacrossbow.
Afterattemptingsurgeryonhimself,DwighthasthewoundtreatedatahospitalandreturnstoSam's
housetocleanupthemess.Hetracksdownanoldhighschoolfriend,Ben,wholendshimarifle.On
Ben'sland,DwightinterrogatesTeddyatgunpoint.TeddytellshimthatWadewasnothisfather'skiller
itwasWade'snowdeceasedfather,inrevengeforDwight'sfatherhavinganaffairwithWadeSr.'swife.
TeddywrestlesDwight'sriflefromhim,butBenshootshimdeadfromaconcealedposition.Tokeep
Benfromfurtherinvolvement,DwightdisablesBen'scar.
DwightgoestotheClelandhouseandfindsitempty.Hesearchesitforguns,dumpstheminalake,and
waitstoambushtheClelands.Heleavesamessageonthehouseansweringmachineaskingthemto
leaveSamoutofthedispute.TheClelandsreturnandlistentoDwight'smessagewhenitisclearthat
theClelandsintendtokillSam,DwightshootsCarlandholdsupthewomen.Williamentersthrough
anotherdoorandshootsDwightwithashotgun.Dwight,severelywounded,asksWilliamtoleavewith
hiscarandtellshimtheyarehalfbrothers.KrisClelandreachesforamachinepistolhiddenundera
reclinerandattemptstoshootDwightshemissesandinsteadkillstheotherClelandwoman.Dwight
killsKrisbutisshot.ApostcardDwightsentdaysearlierarrivesatSam'shouse.

Cast
MaconBlairasDwightEvans
DevinRatrayasBenGaffney
AmyHargreavesasSamEvans
KevinKolackasTeddyCleland
EvePlumbasKrisCleland
DavidW.ThompsonasWilliam
BrentWerznerasCarlCleland
StacyRockasHopeCleland
SidnAndersonasOfficerEddy

Reception
Boxoffice
BlueRuinopenedin7theatersinNorthAmericaandearned$32,608initsopeningweekendaveraging
$4,658pertheaterandranking#52attheboxoffice.Thefilmultimatelyearned$258,384domestically
and$719,241internationallyforatotalof$977,625.[1][9]ThefilmthenwasgivenaVODreleaseon
April25,2014.[3]followedbyahomevideoreleaseonJuly22,2014.[10]

Criticalreception

RottenTomatoes,areviewaggregator,reportsthat96%of134surveyedcriticsgavethefilmapositive
reviewtheaverageratingis8outof10.Thecriticalconsensusstates"Smart,strippeddown,and
thrillinglygrim,BlueRuinprovesthatawelltoldrevengestorycanstillleaveitsaudienceontheedge
oftheirseat."[11]Thefilmalsohasascoreof77outof100onMetacriticbasedon32critics,indicating
"generallyfavorablereviews".[12]

Toptenlists
BlueRuinwaslistedonmanycritics'toptenlists.[13]
1stChaseWhale,TwitchFilm
1stJoshBell,LasVegasWeekly
2ndWilliamGoss,AustinChronicle
5thMarcDoyle,Metacritic
7thJamesRocchi,TheWrap
8thRussFischer,SlashFilm
8thA.A.Dowd,A.V.Club
8thHaleighFoutch,Collider
10thNathanRabin,TheDissolve

References
1."BlueRuin(2014)BoxOfficeMojo".RetrievedJanuary15,2016.
2."BlueRuin".ScreenDaily.RetrievedJanuary25,2015.
3."BlueRuin".BoxOfficeMojo.RetrievedAugust30,2014.
4."ListoffilmsinCannesDirectors'Fortnight".Cannes.May24,2013.RetrievedMay24,2013.
5."Cannes:'TheMissingPicture'WinsUnCertainRegardPrize".HollywoodReporter.May26,2013.
RetrievedMay26,2013.
6.Sullivan,KevinP." 'VeronicaMars'IsGreat,But'BlueRuin'IsWhyKickstarterMatters".MTV.Retrieved
April24,2014.
7."BlueRuin".Kickstarter.July30,2012.RetrievedJanuary9,2014.
8."NominationsJOHNCASSAVETESAWARD".RetrievedJanuary15,2016.
9."BlueRuin(2014)InternationalBoxOfficeResultsBoxOfficeMojo".RetrievedJanuary15,2016.
10.Barton,Steve(May30,2014)."BlueRuinGetsRevengeonHomeVideo".DreadCentral.Retrieved
August30,2014.
11."BlueRuin(2014)".RottenTomatoes.RetrievedJanuary4,2015.
12."BlueRuin".Metacritic.RetrievedJanuary4,2015.
13."FilmCriticTop10ListsBestMoviesof2014Metacritic".Metacritic.RetrievedJanuary15,2016.

Externallinks
Officialwebsite(http://blueruinmovie.com/)
BlueRuin(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2359024/)attheInternetMovieDatabase
BlueRuin(http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blue_ruin/)atRottenTomatoes
Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_Ruin&oldid=707339932"
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