Battle Scars (film)

Battle Scars
Directed by	Danny Buday
Written by	Danny Buday
Produced by	Danny Buday Heather McComb George Young Warner Lane Carlson
Starring	Zane Holtz Heather McComb Ryan Eggold Fairuza Balk David James Elliott
Cinematography	Jason Oldak
Edited by	Waldemar Centeno
Music by	Teho Teardo
Production companies	Virtu Entertainment Ad Lucem Entertainment
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release date	July 14, 2017 (2017-7-14)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Battle Scars is a 2017 American war drama film written and directed by Danny Buday and starring Zane Holtz, Heather McComb, Ryan Eggold, Fairuza Balk and David James Elliott. ^[1]

Cast

• Zane Holtz as Luke Stephens
• Heather McComb as Michelle
• Fairuza Balk as Rifka
• David James Elliott as Frank Stephens
• Ryan Eggold as Nicky Stephens
• Jamal Woolard as Dre
• Kristen Renton as Summer
• Amy Davidson as Jules Stephens

Release

The film was released in theaters and on VOD on July 14, 2017. ^[2]

Reception

The film has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews. ^[3] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Given writer-director Danny Buday’s apparent concern for the emotional and physical plight of returning veterans, this combo-plate approach feels especially off-base." ^[4] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Featuring that most hackneyed of settings, a strip club, Battle Scars is neither sensitive nor gripping enough to be taken seriously." ^[5] Bobby LePire of Film Threat graded the film a D+. ^[6]

References

1. Kay, Jeremy (November 7, 2014). "TriCoast bring Battle Scars to AFM". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
2. Collis, Clark (July 6, 2017). "A veteran is at war with his father in clip from Battle Scars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
3. "Battle Scars". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
4. Goldstein, Gary (July 13, 2017). "Review: Returning vet faces PTSD in misguided crime thriller 'Battle Scars'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
5. Scheck, Frank (July 17, 2017). "'Battle Scars': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
6. LePire, Bobby (December 14, 2017). "Battle Scars". Film Threat. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

External links

• Battle Scars at IMDb
• Battle Scars at Rotten Tomatoes