Adopt a Highway (film)

Adopt a Highway is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Logan Marshall-Green in his directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke, Elaine Hendrix, Diane Gaeta, Betty Gabriel, Mo McRae, Chris Sullivan, Nate Mooney, Christopher Heyerdahl, Loni Love and Anne-Marie Johnson.[1] Jason Blum produced the film, through his Blumhouse Productions studio and Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath produced the film through their Divide/Conquer studio.

Adopt a Highway
Film poster
Directed byLogan Marshall-Green
Produced by
Written byLogan Marshall-Green
Starring
Music byJason Isbell
CinematographyPepe Avila del Pino
Edited byClaudia Castello
Production
company
Distributed byRLJE Films
Release date
  • March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10) (SXSW)
  • November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) (United States)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019.[2] The film was released on November 1, 2019, by RLJE Films.

Premise

Having spent the last 21 years in a Californian prison for possession of marijuana, a middle-aged man must find his way in a world that has changed completely since he was incarcerated in the 1990's. Finding an abandoned baby in a dumpster sets off a chain of events, sending him on a journey back to his childhood home and far beyond.

Cast

Release

The film had its premiere at SXSW on March 10, 2019.[3] Shortly after, RLJE Films acquired distribution rights to the film, and released it on November 1, 2019.[4]

Critical reception

As of July 2020, 69% of the 32 reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with a weighted average of 6.49/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Adopt a Highway might have done more to fill in its sparsely sketched story, but Ethan Hawke's performance is often enough to fill in the blanks."[5] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 53 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[6]

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References
  1. Puchko, Kristy (January 17, 2019). "Meet Get Out's Betty Gabriel, the fabulous queen of Blumhouse horror". SyfyWire. Syfy.
  2. Kilday, Gregg (January 16, 2019). "SXSW: Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey to Premiere New Work". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  3. Goldberg, Matt (January 15, 2018). "SXSW 2019 Lineup to Include 'The Beach Bum', 'Good Boys', and More". Collider. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  4. Wiseman, Andreas (October 16, 2019). "RLJE Films Acquires Blumhouse Drama 'Adopt A Highway' Starring Ethan Hawke". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. "Adopt a Highway (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. "Adopt a Highway". Metacritic. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
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