| Phoenix, Oregon | |
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| Directed by | Gary Lundgren |
| Written by | Gary Lundgren |
| Produced by | Christine Sheaks Anne Lundgren |
| Cinematography | Patrick Neary |
| Distributed by | Joma Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $41,969 [1] |
Phoenix, Oregon is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Gary Lundgren. The film led the United States box office for three non-consecutive weeks in 2020 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, when nearly all movie theaters in the country were closed.
A failing comic book artist and a chef working in a dead-end restaurant quit their jobs to restore a bowling alley and pizza parlor.
The film was shot in Klamath Falls, Oregon. [2]
The film debuted at the Ashland (Oregon) Film Festival in April 2019, and received a digital release in March 2020. Box Office Mojo reported it as the number-one box office film the weeks of March 20–26, April 3–9, and April 4–16, 2020, [3] during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, when virtually all movie theaters in the country were in a mandatory shutdown. This was due to an online streaming access campaign led by the distributing studio; a limited release had been planned on March 20, 2020, and Joma Films instead made the film available to stream at the price of $6.50, which received enough reported revenue to top the box office. [2] Portions of the proceeds from the film's streaming release were directed towards the support of local movie theaters that had been slated to screen the film. [4] The film was made available on Blu-Ray and DVD on June 24, 2020. [5]
The film received mixed reviews from critics. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]