Lowriders (film)

Lowriders
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil
Produced by
Written by
Starring
Music by Bryan Senti
Cinematography Andrés E. Sánchez
Edited by
  • Billy T. Fox
  • Kiran Pallegadda
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01) (LAFF)
  • May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) (United States)
Running time
 99 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $916,000[2]
Box office $6.3 million[1]

Lowriders is a 2016 American drama film directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, written by Elgin James and Cheo Hodari Coker, and starring Demián Bichir, Gabriel Chavarria, Theo Rossi, Melissa Benoist, Tony Revolori and Eva Longoria. It was released on May 12, 2017. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $6 million.[1]

Plot

A contemporary tale about a teen whose loyalties are tested when an annual lowrider event forces him to choose between his father and his criminal brother.

Cast

Production

Casting

On May 21, 2015, Melissa Benoist joined the cast, replacing Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz.[4] On June 1, 2015, Gabriel Chavarria joined the cast.[3]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began in Los Angeles on May 27, 2015.[5] Filming was taking place in a cafe on June 4, 2015 in East Los Angeles.[6]

Reception

Box office

Lowriders was released in the United States on May 12, 2017, alongside with Snatched and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and was expected to gross around $1 million from 295 theaters.[7] It ended up debuting to $2.4 million, finishing 8th at the box office.[8]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 55% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10.[9] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a score 57 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10] PostTrak reported that 82% of audience members gave the film a rating of either "excellent" or "very good".[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lowriders (2017)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Fuster, Jeremy (May 14, 2017). "'Lowriders' Cruises to $2.4 Million at Indie Box Office". The Wrap.
  3. 1 2 Kit, Borys (June 1, 2015). "Relative Unknown Nabs Lead in Universal's Lowrider Drama (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Hipes, Patrick (May 21, 2015). "'Supergirl' Star Melissa Benoist Climbs Into 'Lowriders' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "On the Set for 6/1/15: James Gunn Starts Shooting 'The Belko Experiment', Michael Keaton Begins Mcdonald's Biopic 'The Founder' & More". ssninsider.com. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Film Crew L.A. on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "'King Arthur' Delivers $1.15M from Thursday Previews, 'Snatched' Takes in $650k". Box Office Mojo. May 12, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "'King Arthur's Head Cut Off With $14.7M Opening As 'Snatched' Swims To $17.5M In A 'Guardians'-Ruled Mother's Day Weekend". Deadline Hollywood. May 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lowriders (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lowriders reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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