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Original Release: April 20, 2018 Genre: Drama Running time: 100 minutes Directed by: Mark Raso Written by: Jonathan Tropper Produced by: Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, Jonathan Tropper, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Leon Clarence Distributed by: Netflix |
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The film is based on A.G. Sulzberger’s 2010 New York Times article “For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas” about a father and son who take a road trip to Kansas in order to develop photographs at Kodak’s last Kodachrome lab before it closes its doors forever.
Cast & Characters Ed Harris (Benjamin Asher Ryder), Jason Sudeikis (Matt Ryder), Elizabeth Olsen (Zooey Kern), Bruce Greenwood (Dean Ryder), Wendy Crewson (Sarah Ryder), Dennis Haysbert (Larry Holdt), Gethin Anthony (Jasper), Bill Lake (Dwayne), Rob Stewart (Lepselter), Al Mukadam (Leo), Sebastian Pigott (Elijah). |
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Trivia
- Based on The New York Times article “For Kodachrome Fans, Road Ends at Photo Lab in Kansas”, originally published December 29, 2010.
- The camera that Ben (Ed Harris) uses is a Leica M4-P , a rangefinder camera built from 1980 to 1986. As cutting cost strategy this is one of several Leica models manufactured mostly in Midland, Canada, instead of the legendary Leica factory in Wetzlar, Germany.
- The scene shot outside the Chicago hotel is actually the Novotel on The Esplanade in Toronto. You can see the sign for the popular restaurant The Olde Spaghetti Factory in the background.
Release & Reception
The film had its premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on April 20, 2018.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 46 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.2/10. The website’s critical consensus reads, “Kodachrome gains richer hues due to Ed Harris’ colorful performance, which is enough to enliven a solid if predictable father-son road trip drama.”On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”.