| Type | Distributor |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | 48 & 49 Princes Place, London W11 4QA UK 9220 West Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood CA 90069 USA |
| Products | Film distribution |
| Website | www.revolvergroup.com |
Revolver Entertainment is a marketing-lead, all rights film distribution company. Founded in 1997, the company has operations in both London and Los Angeles.
Most notably, Revolver has released Gela Babluani's French noir thriller 13 Tzameti, Werner Herzog's award-winning documentary Grizzly Man, London urban drama Kidulthood, and the Sundance Film Festival and Venice Film Festival award winner A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints starring Robert Downey Jr and Channing Tatum, the follow-up to Ray Lawrence's award-winning Lantana; Jindabyne, the crime thriller Tell No One based on the best-seller by Harlan Coben, and the documentary Taking Liberties which looks at how current government policies have severely affected our civil liberties, along with the controversial documentary Zoo which screened at the Sundance Film Festival.
Recent successes include the action thriller Shank,[1] graffiti artist Banksy's debut feature Exit Through the Gift Shop, which showed in competition at the Berlin Film Festival 2010, the documentary Robsessed about teen idol Robert Pattinson and comedian David Baddiel's The Infidel.
Revolver is known for its promotional stunts, including their attempt to break the world record for a zombie gathering in Leicester Square to promote The Zombie Diaries, superimposing the faces of political leaders onto Kidulthood billboards in London, offering a trip to Amsterdam and a free bag of marijuana as a prize at the release of gonzo comedy The Wackness, and promoting the DVD release of Dead Man Running starring Danny Dyer by dropping hundreds of customized £5, £10 and £50 on crowds in London and Manchester.[2] Revolver also rented a public space off Portobello Road for Banksy to create a "pop-up" poster to tie into the marketing campaign of 'Exit Through The Gift Shop.[3]
Relvoler entertainment films are usually distributed by Magnolia Home entertainment
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Titles distributed in 2011 by Revolver Entertainment include:
Titles distributed in the UK by Revolver Entertainment include: