Boundaries (2018 film)

Boundaries is a 2018 comedy-drama film written and directed by Shana Feste and distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and Mongrel Media. Its story follows a mother named Laura and her 14-year-old son Henry, who are forced to drive Laura's irresponsible, marijuana dealing father cross-country after being thrown out of his nursing home. It stars Vera Farmiga, Christopher Plummer, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Christopher Lloyd, and Peter Fonda.

Boundaries
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShana Feste
Produced by
  • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
  • Chris Ferguson
Written byShana Feste
Starring
Music byMichael Penn
CinematographySara Mishara
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by

(United States)

Release date
  • March 12, 2018 (2018-03-12) (SXSW)
  • June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) (United States)
  • July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06) (Canada)
Running time
104 minutes
Country
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$703,438[1]

The film was produced by Automatik Entertainment. It premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2018 and was released in the United States on June 22, 2018, and in Canada on July 6, 2018. It grossed $29,552 during its opening weekend and $755,977 worldwide.[2] The film received mixed reviews, on Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 49% approval rating based reviews from 75 critics.[3] This was the final film featuring Peter Fonda to be released during his lifetime.

Synopsis

Laura (Farmiga), along with her teenaged son Henry (MacDougall), is forced to drive her pot-dealing father Jack (Plummer) from Seattle to her sister's house in Los Angeles after he is kicked out of a retirement home.

Cast

Production

Development

In April 2016, it was announced that Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer would portray lead roles in the drama film Boundaries, with Shana Feste directing from her own screenplay. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Bailey Conway were reported to be producing under the American production company Automatik Entertainment, with Chris Ferguson and Kenneth Burke producing under the Canadian production company Oddfellows Entertainment.[4] In May 2016, Lewis MacDougall, Bobby Cannavale, Kristen Schaal, Peter Fonda, Christopher Lloyd, and Dolly Wells were also cast in the film.[5]

Filming

Principal photography began on May 2, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia,[5][6] and was completed on June 3, 2016.[7][8]

Music

In February 2017, it was reported that Michael Penn would compose the film's score.[9]

Release

In May 2016, Stage 6 Films acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film.[5] Sony Pictures Classics distributed the film in the United States.[10] Boundaries had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2018.[11] It was released in the United States on June 22, 2018.[12]

Peter Fonda controversy

On June 20, 2018, Sony Pictures Classics condemned comments Peter Fonda made about President Donald Trump's young son Barron on Twitter the previous day, but announced that they would not edit the film or change its release schedule, noting that Fonda "plays a very minor role."[13]

Reception

Box office

Boundaries made $29,995 from five theaters in its opening weekend, for an average of $5,910 per venue.[14] Deadline Hollywood called it a "moderate start" while LifeZette called the film a "flop" and in-part blamed Fonda's association.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 75 reviews, with an average rating of 5.03/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Boundaries benefits from a stellar performance by the reliably excellent Christopher Plummer, but his work is overwhelmed by the mediocre movie that surrounds it."[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]

References
  1. "Boundaries (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. "Boundaries". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  3. "Boundaries (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. Ramos, Dino-Ray (April 29, 2016). "Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer Set for Shana Feste Drama "Boundaries"". The Tracking Board. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  5. Jaafar, Ali (May 2, 2016). "Sony's Stage 6 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights To Vera Farmiga-Christopher Plummer Road Trip Pic 'Boundaries'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  6. SSN Insider Staff (May 6, 2016). "On the Set for 5/6/16: Taron Egerton Starts 'Kingsman' Sequel, Hugh Jackman Begins on 'Wolverine 3', Rooney Mara & Robert Redford Finish 'The Discovery'". SSN Insider. TSS News. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  7. "Current Productions: April 29, 2016 Directors Guild of Canada, BC District Council" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada, BC District Council. April 29, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 16, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  8. "Boundaries Starts Filming in Vancouver & British Columbia". What's Filming. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  9. filmmusicreporter (February 27, 2017). "Michael Penn to Score Shana Feste's 'Boundaries'". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  10. "Boundaries". Film Ratings. Classification & Ratings Administration. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  11. Galuppo, Mia (January 31, 2018). "SXSW: Emily Blunt's 'A Quiet Place' to Open Fest". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  12. "Boundaries". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  13. Kilday, Gregg (June 20, 2018). "Sony Pictures Classics Condemns Peter Fonda, But Will Still Release His New Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  14. Brooks, Brian (June 24, 2018). "'The King' Reigns Over Mixed Weekend of Openers; 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Expands Robustly: Specialty Box Office". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  15. "Boundaries Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
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