Angels in Stardust is a 2014 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by William Robert Carey and starring Alicia Silverstone, AJ Michalka and Billy Burke.[1] The film is Carey's directorial debut, and is based on his own novel Jesus in Cowboy Boots, released in 2013.[2]
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| Directed by | William Robert Carey |
| Screenplay by | William Robert Carey |
| Based on | Jesus in Cowboy Boots by William Robert Carey |
| Produced by | Scott Dolezal |
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| Cinematography | Alexandre Lehmann |
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| Music by | John Hunter |
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| Distributed by | High-Motor Productions |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was released in theaters and on video on demand on February 21, 2014. The film was re-released in 2016 under its original title, Jesus in Cowboy Boots. The "Angels in Stardust" title, invented by the first distributor, was designed to put the film at the beginning of the alphabetical pay-per-view lists.[3] Unfortunately, the title was antithetical to the film's story and themes. In 2021, Carey wrote a memoir, How Not to Make a Movie: An Independent Filmmaker in Hollywood Hell, about his trials and tribulations of making the film.[4]
Plot
editVallie Sue Russell, an imaginative small-town girl, living in a dusty Texas community built on an abandoned drive-in movie lot turns to an imaginary friend, The Cowboy, for solace from her self-absorbed mother and the dangerous world around her. A mysterious Native American, Tenkill, and two local lowlifes turn Vallie Sue's world upside down, changing her life forever.
Cast
edit- Alicia Silverstone as Tammy Russell
- AJ Michalka as Vallie Sue Russell
- Billy Burke as The Cowboy
- Amelia Rose Blaire as Loretta
- Michael Spears as Tenkill
- Jeannetta Arnette as Jacqueline Windsor
- Chandler Massey as Angelo
- Sierra Fisk as Principal
- Dennis Cockrum as Mr. Sunday
- Darin Heams as Old Ray
- Tyler Riggs as Mickey
- Adam Taylor as Pleasant Russell
- Kelly Ramel as Francine
References
edit- ^ Eisenberg, Eric (July 10, 2012). "Alicia Silverstone and Billy Burke Join Jesus In Cowboy Boots". CinemaBlend.com. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ Carey, William Robert (13 September 2013). Jesus In Cowboy Boots Paperback by William Robert Carey. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-4912-4275-9.
- ^ Carey, William Robert. "How not to make a movie : an independent filmmaker in Hollywood hell - Missouri University of Science & Technology Library". link.library.mst.edu.
- ^ Carey, William Robert (January 25, 2021). How Not to Make a Movie: An Independent Filmmaker in Hollywood Hell. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8321-8.
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