Deadline.com: Specialty B.O. Preview – ‘Big Sur’

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From Deadline.com:

Big Sur
Director-writer: Michael Polish
Writers: Jack Kerouac (novel)
Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Radha Mitchell, Anthony Edwards, Balthazar Getty
Distributor: Ketchup Entertainment

In the third Beat Generation film to come out in the past year or so, Big Sur recounts Kerouac’s three sojourns to a cabin in California’s Big Sur, owned by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. “We first saw Big Sur at Sundance and were immediately impressed with what a beautiful, intimate and lyrical movie Michael Polish had assembled,” said Ketchup Entertainment’s Stephen Stanley. “The strong ensemble cast (Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Radha Mitchell, Balthazar Getty, Anthony Edwards, and a breakout performance by Jean-Marc Barr) gave us confidence it could perform across multiple platforms.” Stanley emphasized that Big Sur is different from its big screen counterparts, Kill Your Darlings and last year’s On The Road with this film concentrating on a period later in Jack Kerouac’s life. “Big Sur is a more mature and thoughtful meditation from an older Kerouac with a lifetime of experience (both joy and heartache) around him,” added Stanley. “Some of the themes it touches on – love, loss, regret, and hope for renewal – can strike a chord with a wider audience who, while maybe not specific fans of Kerouac or the rest of the Beats, can relate to a film about a man so very genuinely trying to make sense of his life.” Ketchup opened Big Sur on VOD three weeks ago and is opening the title in 13 locations in 12 markets this weekend. It will expand the title based on performance.