Chance (2020 film)
{{Short description|2020 American drama film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Chance
| image = Chance (2020 film).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = John B. Crye
| producer = Michael Hagerty
| writer = Michael P. Daly
Seth Daly
| starring = Matthew Modine
Amanda Leighton
Blake Cooper
Tanner Buchanan
Jake Hertzman
Pamela Daly
| music = Ian Honeyman
| cinematography = Corey Weintraub
| editing = Todd Sandler
| studio = SharpCrye
Voyage Media
| distributor = Flash Film
| released = {{Film date|2020|5|22|Amelia, Ohio|ref1=}}
| runtime = 109 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Chance is a 2020 American drama film directed by John B. Crye and starring Matthew Modine.{{cite web|last=Saker|first=Anne|title=How a small movie on a big topic, all shot in Brown County, got to the Starlite Drive-In|date=29 May 2020|publisher=The Cincinnati Enquirer|url=https://subscribe.cincinnati.com/restricted?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cincinnati.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2020%2F05%2F28%2Fchance-movie-matthew-modine-brown-county-mental-health-suicide-premiere%2F5273456002%2F&gps-source=CPROADBLOCKDH&itm_source=roadblock&itm_medium=onsite&itm_campaign=premiumroadblock&gca-cat=p&sltsgmt=1011_A&theme=twentyfour&gnt-eid=control|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220236/https://amp.cincinnati.com/amp/5273456002|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Kelley|first=Keith|title=Actor Matthew Modine Talked About the Movie "Chance" on the SportsZone [AUDIO]|date=9 July 2020|publisher=KFBC|url=https://www.kfbcradio.com/actor-matthew-modine-talked-about-the-movie-chance-on-the-sportszone-audio/|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125104145/https://www.kfbcradio.com/actor-matthew-modine-talked-about-the-movie-chance-on-the-sportszone-audio/|url-status=live}} It is based on the true story of Chance Smith, a teenager from Ohio who killed himself.{{cite web|last=DiTirro|first=Tessa|title=Movie based on local teen's story playing at Amelia drive-in theater|date=22 May 2020|publisher=WKRC-TV|url=https://local12.com/news/local/movie-based-on-local-teens-story-playing-at-amelia-drive-in-theater-cincinnati|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724074136/https://local12.com/news/local/movie-based-on-local-teens-story-playing-at-amelia-drive-in-theater-cincinnati|url-status=live}} It is also Crye's feature directorial debut.{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Matthew Modine to Star in Teen Baseball Drama 'Chance'|date=4 June 2018|publisher=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/matthew-modine-teen-baseball-drama-chance-1202829072/|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922021311/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/matthew-modine-teen-baseball-drama-chance-1202829072/|url-status=live}}
Cast
- Matthew Modine as Mike Daly{{cite web|last=Clements|first=Adam|title=Movie 'Chance' focuses on suicide with Ohio teen's story|date=18 June 2018|publisher=KATU (TV)|url=https://katu.com/news/keep-talking/movie-chance-focuses-on-suicide-with-ohio-teens-story|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=21 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221041913/https://katu.com/news/keep-talking/movie-chance-focuses-on-suicide-with-ohio-teens-story|url-status=live}}
- Blake Cooper as Chance Smith
- Jake Hertzman as Young Chance{{cite web|last=Richardson|first=Vanessa|title=Brown County baseball player who died of suicide honored through movie|date=21 June 2018|publisher=WLWT|url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/brown-county-baseball-team-honors-late-player-through-movie/21721684|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=30 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030133319/https://www.wlwt.com/article/brown-county-baseball-team-honors-late-player-through-movie/21721684|url-status=live}}
- Tanner Buchanan as Colton
- Amanda Leighton as Brooke
- Pamela Daly as Nina
- Michelle Gardner as Principal Miller
Production
The film was shot in Brown County, Ohio.{{cite web|last=Votaw|first=Emily|title=Regionally Produced Film Examines Teen Suicide in Tragic Clarity|date=27 April 2020|publisher=WOUB-TV|url=https://woub.org/2020/04/27/regionally-produced-film-examines-teen-suicide-in-tragic-clarity/|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=4 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200504063657/https://woub.org/2020/04/27/regionally-produced-film-examines-teen-suicide-in-tragic-clarity/|url-status=live}}
Release
The film was originally scheduled to be released in limited theaters in Ohio and Kentucky on April 9, 2020.{{cite web|last=Gates|first=Wayne|title=Chance movie to open April 9|date=2 March 2020|publisher=The News Democrat|url=https://www.newsdemocrat.com/2020/03/02/chance-movie-to-open-april-7-2/|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=17 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317160038/https://www.newsdemocrat.com/2020/03/02/chance-movie-to-open-april-7-2/|url-status=live}} However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was officially released on May 22, 2020 at the Starlite Drive In in Amelia, Ohio.{{cite web|title=Chance coming to Amelia|date=14 May 2020|publisher=The News Democrat|url=https://www.newsdemocrat.com/2020/05/14/chance-coming-to-amelia/|access-date=15 October 2020|archive-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530220104/https://www.newsdemocrat.com/2020/05/14/chance-coming-to-amelia/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.chancethemovie.org/}}
- {{IMDb title|7915464}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|chance_2020}}
Category:American films based on actual events
Category:2020s English-language films
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