3 Nights in the Desert

2014 American film

3 Nights in the Desert

Directed by| Gabriel Cowan
Written by| Adam Chanzit
Produced by|

* John Suits
* Gabriel Cowan

Starring|

* Amber Tamblyn
* Wes Bentley
* Vincent Piazza

Cinematography| Jonathan Bruno
Edited by| Seth Clark
Music by|

* Nora Kirkpatrick
* Mark Noseworthy
* Tim Ziesmer

Production
company

New Artists Alliance

Distributed by| Monterey Media (US)

Release date

* January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04) (Palm Springs International Film Festival)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

3 Nights in the Desert is a 2014 American drama film directed by Gabriel Cowan, written by Adam Chanzit, and starring Amber Tamblyn, Wes Bentley, and Vincent Piazza.

The film premiered on January 4, 2014, at the Palm Springs International Film Festival followed by a screening on October 18, 2014, at the Twin Cities Film Festival. The film will be given a limited release in early 2015.[1]

## Premise

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The drama follows three estranged friends who reunite to celebrate turning 30 years old, while also reminiscing about how they almost made it as a rock band.

## Cast

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* Amber Tamblyn as Anna
* Wes Bentley as Travis
* Vincent Piazza as Barry

## Release

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The film had a US theatrical release in early 2015 followed by the DVD and VOD release.[1]

### Festivals

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3 Nights in the Desert was selected to screen at the following film festivals:

* 2014 Palm Springs International Film Festival
* 2014 Twin Cities Film Fest

## Reception

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Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 40% of five surveyed critics gave it a positive review; the average rating was 4.8/10.[2] Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that "the characters, situations and dialogue too seldom escape cliche in Gabriel Cowan’s watchable but unmemorable feature".[3] Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "This limp drama about a band's reunion never sings or soars."[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Monterey Media Acquires Wes Bentley-Amber Tamblyn Road Movie '3 Nights in the Desert'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
2. ^ "3 Nights In The Desert (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
3. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2014-02-04). "Film Review: '3 Nights in the Desert'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
4. ^ Farber, Stephen (2014-01-10). "3 Nights in the Desert: Palm Springs Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-04-24.

## External links

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* Official website
* 3 Nights in the Desert at IMDb
* 3 Nights in the Desert at Rotten Tomatoes