- Humboldt County (film)
Infobox Film
name = Humboldt County
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director = Darren Grodsky Danny Jacobs
producer = Todd Senturia Michael O. Gallant Jason Weiss
writer = Darren Grodsky Danny Jacobs
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starring = Jeremy StrongFairuza Balk Frances Conroy Brad Dourif Peter Bogdanovich
music = iZLER
cinematography = Ernest Holzman
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released = September 26, 2008
runtime = 97 mins
country = USA
language = English
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website = http://www.humboldtcountymovie.com
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imdb_id = 0870122Humboldt County is a 2008 comedy/drama film by Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs. It stars Jeremy Strong,
Fairuza Balk ,Frances Conroy ,Brad Dourif andPeter Bogdanovich . The film made its debut atSXSW on March 7, 2008. It was picked up byMagnolia Pictures and was released on September 26, 2008. [cite news |work=Variety |title=Magnolia nabs 'Humboldt County' |url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=1061&articleid=VR1117987407&cs=1 |first=Winter |last=Miller |date=2008-06-12 |accessdate = 2008-07-08]Plot
A disillusioned medical student is stranded for a summer in a remote community of counterculture pot farmers. [cite news |title=Hollywood film producers seem to be going to pot ... again |url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/jun/21/hollywood-film-producers-seem-to-be-going-to-pot/ |first=Stephen |last=Humphries |date=2008-06-21 |accessdate=2008-07-08]
Critical response
As of October 11, 2008, the review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 58% of critics rated the film positively based on 12 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/humboldt_county/ |title=Humboldt County Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-10-11 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes ]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 53 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating a mixed or average response. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/humboldtcounty?q=Humboldt%20County |title=Humboldt County (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-10-11 |publisher=Metacritic ]References
External links
* [http://www.humboldtcountymovie.com Official website]
*imdb title|0870122|Humboldt County
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