Yellow is a 2012 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and written by Cassavetes and Heather Wahlquist. The film stars Wahlquist, Riley Keough, Sienna Miller, David Morse, Ray Liotta, Melanie Griffith and Lucy Punch.

Yellow
Directed byNick Cassavetes
Written by
Produced by
  • Manu Kumaran
  • Chris Hanley
  • Jordan Gertner
  • Chuck Pacheco
Starring
CinematographyJeff Cutter
Edited byJim Flynn
Music byAaron Zigman
Production
companies
  • Medient Studios
  • A-Mark Entertainment
  • Indion Entertainment Group
  • Muse Productions
Distributed byMedient Studios
Release dates
  • September 8, 2012 (2012-09-08) (TIFF)
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Yellow premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and had a limited release in the United States on August 29, 2014.

Plot

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Mary Holmes is an elementary school teacher living in a hallucinatory world and consuming twenty Vicodin a day. One day she is fired from her job after being caught having sex with one of the parents on Parent Teacher Day.[2] She leaves Los Angeles and returns to her native Oklahoma,[3] and tries to cope with numerous family traumas, including a past incestuous relationship with her half-brother.[1]

Cast

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Production

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80 percent of the film was shot in Oklahoma.[3] Locations included Oklahoma City University and John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City,[4] and a grocery store in Shawnee. The remainder of filming took place in Los Angeles.[3]

Release

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The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012.[5][6]

The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States by its production company, Medient Studios, on August 29, 2014.[7]

Reception

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The film was awarded "Best Film" at the Catalina Film Festival on September 22, 2013.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b THR Staff (September 14, 2012). "Yellow: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Grozdanovic, Nikola (September 10, 2012). "TIFF Review: Nick Cassavetes' 'Yellow' Is Daring, Bold And Just What The Doctor Ordered". IndieWire. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Kraft, Chelsey (June 9, 2011). "Scene for upcoming Hollywood movie "Yellow" filmed at Hardesty Grocery-Market". The Shawnee News-Star. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Lane, Rose (July 15, 2011). "ON LOCATION OF 'YELLOW': Alison's job is to set the scene for major movies". OKC Friday. Nichols Hills Publishing. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Nelson, Rob (September 14, 2012). "Yellow". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Matt (September 5, 2012). "First Look at Nick Cassavetes' YELLOW". Collider. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Gupta, Shipra Harbola (June 3, 2014). "Nick Cassavetes' 'Yellow' Finally Gets a Release Date After Almost Two Years of Waiting". IndieWire. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Moon River Studios has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Nick Cassavetes' Yellow". Moon River Studios. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
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