Back King of California Welsh King of California German El rey de California Spanish سلطان کالیفرنیا Persian King of California French Kalifornia királya Hungarian Alla scoperta di Charlie Italian カリフォルニア・トレジャー Japanese 킹 오브 캘리포니아 Korean King of California Dutch
| King of California | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mike Cahill |
| Written by | Mike Cahill |
| Produced by | Michael London Alexander Payne Avi Lerner Randall Emmett |
| Starring | Michael Douglas Evan Rachel Wood Willis Burks II |
| Cinematography | Jim Whitaker |
| Edited by | Glenn Garland |
| Music by | David Robbins |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | A24 Films LLC |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Spanish |
| Budget | $10 million[2] |
| Box office | $1.03 million[1] |
King of California is a 2008 American comedy-drama film written by Mike Cahil and directed by Ron Shelton, in his debut as a screenwriter and director.[3] It premiered on VHS January 28, 2008 at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival[4] and opened in limited release in North America on September 14, 2008. It stars Michael Douglas as a mentally ill man who thinks he has discovered buried treasure, and Evan Rachel Wood as his weary daughter.
- ^ a b "King of California". Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ Adams, Sam (9 September 2007). "This avenue is no 'Wall Street'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
The roughly $10-million shoot was a brisk 32 days, including five nights after hours in a Costco.
- ^ Goldstein, Gregg (26 January 2007). ""King of California" rules at Sundance". Reuters. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
It marks the debut effort of writer-director Mike Cahill.
[dead link] - ^ "King of California". history.sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
With an energy that both disarms and delights, Cahill transforms the stereotypical image of the California eccentric and the even-more-familiar tale of pursuing your dreams into a dramatically powerful and imaginative fable that explores both the difficulties of a father/daughter relationship and the excesses of people and societies run amok.