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Red Rocket

Red Rocket

Everything's bigger in Texas.

20216.82h 10m

Overview

After hitting rock bottom in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown in Texas to stay with his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Just as tensions begin to ease, he becomes infatuated with a young doughnut shop worker named Strawberry.

Directed by Sean Baker
Written by Chris Bergoch, Sean Baker
Produced by Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan
Box OfficeBudget: $1.1MRevenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

Simon Rex

Simon Rex

Mikey

Suzanna Son

Suzanna Son

Strawberry

Bree Elrod

Bree Elrod

Lexi

Ethan Darbone

Ethan Darbone

Lonnie

B

Brenda Deiss

Lil

Judy Hill

Judy Hill

Leondria

Brittney Rodriguez

Brittney Rodriguez

June

M

Marlon Lambert

Ernesto

V

Vickie Pearce

Manager #1

B

Bashir Abboud

Manager #2

Themes & Keywords

texasnarcissismrelationship problemsporn starestranged wifeselfishnessex-husband ex-wife relationshipreturn homefranticcandidanxious2010sreturn to hometowntexas citydramaticunlikeable protagonistadmiringadoringambiguousambivalentantagonisticaudaciousbriskclichédubiousexhilarated

About Red Rocket

Red Rocket is a drama, comedy film released in 2021 exploring themes of texas, narcissism, relationship problems, porn star, estranged wife, selfishness. Directed by Sean Baker, it stars Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod. After hitting rock bottom in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber returns to his hometown in Texas to stay with his estranged wife and mother-in-law. Just as tensions begin to ease, he becomes infatuated with a young doughnut shop worker named Strawberry.

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