Answer This! Christopher Farah | |
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Directed by | Christopher Farah |
Screenplay by | Christopher Farah |
Produced by | Mike Farah Anna Wenger |
Starring | Christopher Gorham Arielle Kebbel Chris Parnell Nelson Franklin Evan Jones Kip Pardue Kali Hawk Ralph Williams |
Cinematography | Christian Sprenger |
Edited by | Wendy Nomiyama |
Music by | John Paesano |
Distributed by | Wrekin Hill and Neca Films |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2,000,000 |
Box office | $5,567,890 [1] |
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