Green Room
One way in. No way out.
Country
Production
Budget
$5 000 000
Box office
$3 834 092
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani, Victor Moyers, Vincent Savino, Gabriel Hammond, Daniel Hammond
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Ryan Warren Smith
Audition
Avy Kaufman
Editing
Julia Bloch, T.J. Federico
Whole Team (67)
Whole Team (67)
Short description
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
What's left behind the scenes
- The paintball story told in the film by Pat, played by Anton Yelchin, happened in the life of Jeremy Solnier. Rick Spears, mentioned in the story, is a real person.
- The paintball story told in the film by Pat, played by Anton Yelchin, happened in Jeremy Saulnier's own life. Rick Spears, who is mentioned in the story, is a real person.
- The film begins and ends with the same word.
- The idea for the scene where a body is dragged across the floor by a knife sticking out of its head was inspired by a documentary about prison riots that deeply impressed the director.
- Patrick Stewart recounted in one interview that, having finished reading the script at his home in the UK, he was so frightened that he locked all the doors and windows, turned on the alarm system, and poured himself a whiskey. Stewart immediately understood that he wanted to play the role of Darcy, as such distinctive roles of negative characters are rare, and the film should be captivating.
- The rock band consisting of the main characters plays to their own pre-recorded track. Anton Yelchin (bass) and Alia Shawkat (guitar) knew how to play musical instruments, but Callum Turner (vocals), according to the director, had absolutely no prior connection to music. Joe Cole specifically learned how to play the drums before filming.
- During a meeting with viewers at the Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, Texas, in 2015, Jeremy Saulnier stated that although the titles of two of his films contain a color name (blue and green), this happened purely by chance. The director joked that "Green Room" is, rather, part of the so-called "trilogy of helplessness" – films whose protagonists get into serious trouble, and survival requires skills they do not possess.
- The band performs a cover of the song "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys.
- At the end of the film, a book, "Dragons of Spring Dawning" (1985) from Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis's "Dragonlance Saga" series, is visible in the van the group was traveling in.
- The pose of the person with the machete on the film's poster is copied from the cover of the British punk rock group The Clash's third studio album, "London Calling" (1979).
- During a Q&A session with the audience at the Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, Texas, in 2015, Jeremy Saulnier stated that although a color is present in the titles of two of his films (blue and green), this happened by pure coincidence. The director joked that 'Green Room' is more a part of a so-called 'helplessness trilogy'—films in which the main characters get into serious trouble and survival requires skills they do not possess.
- The pose of the person with a machete on the film's poster is copied from the cover of the third studio album, "London Calling" (1979), by the British punk rock band The Clash.
- Patrick Stewart mentioned in one of his interviews that after finishing the script at his home in the UK, he was so frightened that he locked all the doors and windows, turned on the alarm system, and poured himself a whiskey. Stewart immediately knew he wanted to play the role of Darcy, as such distinctive roles for antagonistic characters are rare, and he felt the film would be gripping.
- The rock band, consisting of the main characters, plays to a pre-recorded backing track. Anton Yelchin (bass) and Alia Shawkat (guitar) could play musical instruments, but Callum Turner (vocals), according to the director, had absolutely no previous experience with music. Joe Cole specifically learned to play the drums before filming.
- Director Jeremy Saulnier explained why he eagerly took on the film. According to Saulnier, he knew that as he developed as a director, he would no longer have the opportunity to film such a dark film with a large number of violent scenes, and that young directors would certainly not be given such an opportunity. The director felt that after his previous film, "Blue Ruin," he was ready to take on such a complex project.
- Director Jeremy Solnice explained why he eagerly took on this film. According to Solnice, he knew that as he evolved as a director, he might never again get the chance to make such a bleak film with so many scenes of violence, and that such an opportunity would certainly not be granted to young directors. The director felt that after his previous film, "Catastrophe," he was ready to tackle such a complex project.
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