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Red Betsy

IMDb ID: tt0284426 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.1 (108 votes)

Genres: Drama · Family · Romance

A close-knit Midwestern farm family deals with loss, change, and social progress during the 1940's.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Red Betsy
Canada: Red Betsy (English)
United Kingdom: Red Betsy
Ireland: Red Betsy (English)
India: Red Betsy (English)
New Zealand: Red Betsy (English)
United States: Red Betsy
South Africa: Red Betsy (English)
Content RatingPGRelease Date2003-03-27Runtime98 minutesMetascore57IMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews6Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsfarm
family relationships
Filming LocationsDelafield, Wisconsin, USAProduction CompaniesLang Films
Red Betsy Productions LLC
Official SitesOfficial site - http://www.redbetsy.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284426/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0284426.jpgUpdated At2025-11-28T00:21:19

Stars

Alison Elliott
Leo Burmester
Lois Smith
Chad Lowe
William Wise
Isa Thomas
Brent Crawford
Courtney Jines
Kyle Gallner
Simon Jacobs

Directors

Chris Boebel

Writers

Charles E. Boebel
Chris Boebel

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Alison Elliott | Character: Winifred Rounds
Actor: Leo Burmester | Character: Emmet Rounds
Actor: Lois Smith | Character: Helen Rounds
Actor: Chad Lowe | Character: Orin Sanders
Actor: William Wise | Character: Grandpa Charles
Actor: Isa Thomas | Character: Grandma K
Actor: Brent Crawford | Character: Dale Rounds
Actor: Courtney Jines | Character: Jane Rounds
Actor: Kyle Gallner | Character: Charlie
Actor: Simon Jacobs | Character: Richard
Actor: Carrie Van Deest | Character: Edna
Actor: Nathan Connor | Character: Charles Jr.
Actor: Jaide Gunther | Character: Tiny Tim and Student
Actor: John Filmanowicz | Character: Charlie (age 3)
Actor: Mary Kababik | Character: Florence
Actor: Heather Ullsvik | Character: Katie
Actor: Chad Grote | Character: Gravedigger #2
Actor: Ed Amor | Character: Justice of the Peace
Actor: Peder Melhuse | Character: Horace the Mailman
Actor: Krystyl Gunther | Character: Student
Actor: Paul Kennedy | Character: Western Union Man
Actor: Patricia Whitely | Character: Mrs. Breckler
Actor: Michelle Towey | Character: Theatre Ticket Taker
Actor: JoAnna Beckson | Character: School Administrator
Actor: Amanda Arnold | Character: Dorothy
Actor: Richard Cook | Character: British Radio Announcer
Actor: John J. Fleming | Character: Newsreel Announcer
Actor: Ralph Gunderman | Character: Radio Announcer
Actor: Lauren Hepburn | Character: Young Girl Playmate
Actor: Eddie Kunz | Character: Townsperson
Actor: Brian Sheridan | Character: Grave Digger #1
Actor: John Baltes | Character: Townsperson
Actor: Debbie Kunz | Character: Parent at Christmas play
Actor: Molly Kunz | Character: Townsperson

[Directors Group]
Name: Chris Boebel | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Charles E. Boebel | Role: Writer
Name: Chris Boebel | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Brian Bell | Role: Producer
Name: James Calabrese | Role: Producer
Name: Andy Clark | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew Lang | Role: Producer
Name: Lemore Syvan | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Michael Bacon | Role: Composer
Name: Sheldon Mirowitz | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: David Tumblety | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: David Leonard | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Adrienne Stern | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Mark White | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Lisa Scoppa | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Bryan Hodge | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Patricia Sarnataro | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Renee Didio | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Roxanne Johnson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Julia Lallas | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Andrea Rowe-Dicke | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Alessandra Sanitate | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Melissa Marr | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Roger M. Bobb | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: John Kaufmann | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jess Prosser | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Jo-L Hocutt | Role: Art Department
Name: James D. Nelson | Role: Art Department
Name: Sara Parks | Role: Art Department
Name: Kevin Sturmer | Role: Art Department
Name: Greg Yolen | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Shelley Batista | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patty Boom Boom | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nancy Cabrera | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Cameron | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tammy Douglas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ken Hunold | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jason Kaplan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Barry London | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeff Marcello | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jack Martin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Esther Regelson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dominick Tavella | Role: Sound Department
Name: Damian Volpe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Juan Carlos Zaldívar | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jennifer Basnyat | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jennifer Cossetto | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Janos Pilenyi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jim Rider | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Denise Moreno | Role: Stunts
Name: Ken Moreno | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Arsenio Assin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Larry 'Hoi-Fan' Chan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Radium Cheung | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ryan Cosgrove | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeffrey Dutemple | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gretchen Eastman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Fountain | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Gingrich | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rick Griggs | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Baptiste LeConte | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim McNulty | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simeon Moore | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Alex Perry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Quimby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jo Scheder | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Stern | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nathan Swingle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christy Taddeo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aaron Voskuil | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Theresa Boyeson | Role: Casting Department
Name: Eric Scott | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Rachel Greene | Role: Costume Department
Name: Karen Pauli | Role: Costume Department
Name: Tobey White | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Seth Anderson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Inna Braude | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mike Fay | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sabine Hoffman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Patricia Sztaba | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stan Sztaba | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Jean Hacklander | Role: Location Management
Name: Brad Huddleston | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Matthew Abbott | Role: Music Department
Name: Jim Black | Role: Music Department
Name: Jamie Lamm | Role: Music Department
Name: Nicholas Prout | Role: Music Department
Name: John Smoltz | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Melissa Browne | Role: Production Department
Name: Daniel Burmester | Role: Production Department
Name: Michelle Crunkleton | Role: Production Department
Name: John 'Gordie' Gourdox | Role: Production Department
Name: Hillary C. Haas | Role: Production Department
Name: Mitch Haycock | Role: Production Department
Name: Craig Krueger | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Loscalzo | Role: Production Department
Name: Eric Mattson | Role: Production Department
Name: Robert Milanese | Role: Production Department
Name: 'Johnny Brooklyn' Monforte | Role: Production Department
Name: Sarah Morton | Role: Production Department
Name: Cassandre Novembre | Role: Production Department
Name: Tony Schermetzler | Role: Production Department
Name: Philip Shipman | Role: Production Department
Name: Laura Stewart | Role: Production Department
Name: Laura A. Stewart | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Dale Cameron | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Donna L. Bascom | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dawn Bobo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mary Cabaero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Benilda 'Bunny' Capule | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Don Ciana | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ted Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil Driscoll Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Gnadt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jef Spenser Hira | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jan Mittelstaedt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scot Olive | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ariel Enriquez Saulog | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Suzanne Schroeder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Duke Scoppa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: J.P. Summerskill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeffrey Thompson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Violante | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284426/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: March 27, 2003 (Wisconsin Film Festival, premiere)
United States: April 6, 2003 (Crossroads Film Festival)
United States: September 19, 2003 (limited)

Awards

Winner | 2003 | Jackson Crossroads Film Festival | Festival Award | Best Feature | Chris Boebel, Red Betsy

Box Office

Domestic: USD 164520
Period: Dec 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 115 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 164520 | Interval gross: USD 348 | Per theater average: USD 348
Period: Dec 12 – 14, 2003 | Rank: 115 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 163815 | Interval gross: USD 1024 | Per theater average: USD 512
Period: Dec 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 95 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 161982 | Interval gross: USD 2766 | Per theater average: USD 691
Period: Nov 28 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 74 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 7 | Gross to date: USD 156582 | Interval gross: USD 8443 | Per theater average: USD 1206
Period: Nov 21 – 23, 2003 | Rank: 82 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 144798 | Interval gross: USD 10367 | Per theater average: USD 1151
Period: Nov 14 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 81 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 131425 | Interval gross: USD 7907 | Per theater average: USD 658
Period: Nov 7 – 9, 2003 | Rank: 118 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 122591 | Interval gross: USD 2346 | Per theater average: USD 1173
Period: Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2003 | Rank: 109 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 119171 | Interval gross: USD 3744 | Per theater average: USD 1872
Period: Oct 24 – 26, 2003 | Rank: 140 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 115103 | Interval gross: USD 1258 | Per theater average: USD 1258
Period: Oct 17 – 19, 2003 | Rank: 124 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 110297 | Interval gross: USD 2546 | Per theater average: USD 848
Period: Oct 10 – 12, 2003 | Rank: 95 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 103682 | Interval gross: USD 6928 | Per theater average: USD 692
Period: Oct 3 – 5, 2003 | Rank: 82 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 17 | Gross to date: USD 92520 | Interval gross: USD 14481 | Per theater average: USD 851
Period: Sep 26 – 28, 2003 | Rank: 64 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 22 | Gross to date: USD 70487 | Interval gross: USD 29761 | Per theater average: USD 1352
Period: Sep 19 – 21, 2003 | Rank: 65 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 22 | Gross to date: USD 29864 | Interval gross: USD 29864 | Per theater average: USD 1357