Daydream Nation (film)

Daydream Nation
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Goldbach
Produced by	Christine Haebler Trish Dolman Jennifer Weiss Simone Urdl
Screenplay by	Michael Goldbach
Narrated by	Kat Dennings
Starring	Kat Dennings Reece Thompson Josh Lucas Andie MacDowell Rachel Blanchard
Music by	Ohad Benchetrit
Cinematography	Jon Joffin
Editing by	Jamie Alain
Studio	Lila 9th Screen Siren The Film Farm
Distributed by	eOne Films
Release date(s)	September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) (Toronto Film Festival) April 15, 2011 (2011-04-15) (Canada)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Daydream Nation is a 2010 Canadian drama film written and directed by Michael Goldbach. It stars Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson and Josh Lucas. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2010.

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Caroline Wexler (Kat Dennings) and her father move from the city to a small town where an industrial fire burns endlessly and everyone in her new high school seems to be permanently stoned. One of Caroline's classmates, Thurston (Reece Thompson), quickly falls for her. Caroline, however, is attracted to her teacher Mr. Anderson (Josh Lucas) and the two begin an affair. She eventually realizes that he is deeply dysfunctional and breaks off the relationship in favour of Thurston. Mr. Anderson does everything to sabotage the budding romance and Caroline's life descends into chaos, meanwhile, there is a serial killer on the loose.^[1][2]

Cast

• Kat Dennings as Caroline Wexler
• Reece Thompson as Thurston
• Josh Lucas as Barry Anderson
• Andie MacDowell as Enid Goldberg
• Rachel Blanchard as Ms. Budge

Production

Principal photography began in Vancouver on January 9, 2010.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Daydream Nation". Toronto International Film Festival. 2010. http://www.tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/daydreamnation. Retrieved August 27, 2010. 
2. ^ "Daydream Nation". Joker Films. http://www.jokerfilms.com/Movies/Daydream_Nation.html. Retrieved August 27, 2010. 
3. ^ McNary, Dave (January 7, 2010). "Dennings caught in 'Daydream'". Variety (Reed Business Information). http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118013510.html?categoryId=13&cs=1. Retrieved August 27, 2010. 

External links

• Daydream Nation at the Internet Movie Database