Bone Tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk
Bone Tomahawk
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. Craig Zahler
Written by	S. Craig Zahler
Produced by	Jack Heller; Dallas Sonnier;
Starring	Kurt Russell; Patrick Wilson; Matthew Fox; Lili Simmons; Richard Jenkins; Evan Jonigkeit; Kathryn Morris; Sid Haig; David Arquette; Fred Melamed;
Cinematography	Benji Bakshi
Edited by	Greg D'Auria; Fred Raskin;
Music by	Jeff Herriott; S. Craig Zahler;
Production; companies	Caliber Media Company; The Fyzz Facility;
Distributed by	RLJ Entertainment
Release dates	October 1, 2015 (Fantastic Fest); October 23, 2015 (United States);
Running time	132 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.8 million
Box office	$475,846

Bone Tomahawk is a 2015 American Western film written and directed by S. Craig Zahler in his directorial debut, and starring Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, Lili Simmons, Evan Jonigkeit, David Arquette and Sid Haig. It was produced by Jack Heller and Dallas Sonnier. The film is about a small-town sheriff who leads a posse into a desolate region to rescue three people who were abducted by a cannibalistic Native American clan.

Development of the film started when Zahler's friend and manager Sonnier recommended to create a film adaptation of Zahler's Western novel Wraiths of a Broken Land. Realizing that such a project could not be adapted on a low budget, Zahler opted to write a rescue Western instead. Casting began in October 2014, with Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Olyphant, and Jennifer Carpenter signed on to play before being replaced by Wilson, Fox, and Simmons respectively due to scheduling conflicts. Principal photography took place in California over a course of 21 days in October 2014.

The premiere of Bone Tomahawk took place at Fantastic Fest on October 1, 2015. RLJ Entertainment gave the film a limited release on October 23, grossing over $480,000 in theater sales and $4.32 million in home media sales against a $1.8 million budget. The film received mainly positive reviews, with praise for Zahler's screenplay and direction and the performances of the ensemble cast, and has since accrued a cult following.

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^ "Bone Tomahawk (18)". British Board of Film Classification. October 7, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ Godfrey, Alex (February 15, 2016). "Best Western: Why Bone Tomahawk Became a Gunslinging Cult Hit". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
^ "Bone Tomahawk (2015) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

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[2] "Bone Tomahawk (18)". British Board of Film Classification. October 7, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[Guardian-3] Godfrey, Alex (February 15, 2016). "Best Western: Why Bone Tomahawk Became a Gunslinging Cult Hit". The Guardian. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2019.

[numbers-4] "Bone Tomahawk (2015) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

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