Burning Palms (2010)
Five Tales That Will F#%! You Up For Life
A subversive tale that interlaces five stories set in Los Angeles, where no taboo is left unexplored as each character careens toward a dark and often comic fate
- Date of release
- 2010-04-23
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (66)
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Comedy, Thriller
- Director
- Christopher Landon
Casting
- Zoe Saldaña — Sarah Cotton
- Rosamund Pike — Dedra Davenport
- Lake Bell — Maryjane
- Paz Vega — Blanca Juarez
- Shannen Doherty — Dr. Shelly
- Nick Stahl — Robert Kane
- Emily Meade — Chloe Marx
- Robert Hoffman — Chad Bower
- Jamie Chung — Ginny Bai
- Dylan McDermott — Dennis Marx
- Colleen Camp — Barbara Barish
- Anson Mount — Tom
Interesting facts
- Budget: $5M
Burning Palms is a 2010 American satirical thriller film written and directed by Christopher Landon based on Los Angeles stereotypes told through five intertwining storylines.
Production
Palms was scripted by Christopher Landon, who also wrote the 2007 thriller Disturbia. Palms also marks Landon's directorial debut.
Media outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter and Digital Spy reported that the ensemble-driven indie feature would star Shannen Doherty and Dylan McDermott as well as Zoe Saldaña, Lake Bell, Nick Stahl, Paz Vega, Adriana Barraza, Colleen Camp, Jamie Chung, Robert Hoffman, Peter Macdissi, Emily Meade, Anson Mount, Rosamund Pike, Austin Williams, Chandler George Brown, and Tom Wright.
The film was shot in Los Angeles and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Oren Segal, Steven Prince and Jason Hewitt produced the film, and Tyler Thompson, Vince Morella and Naz Jafri were executive producers.
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