The Bad Batch - wikipedia The Bad Batch The Bad Batch Theatrical release poster Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour Produced by Megan Ellison Danny Gabai Sina Sayyah Written by Ana Lily Amirpour Starring Suki Waterhouse Jason Momoa Giovanni Ribisi Keanu Reeves Cinematography Lyle Vincent Edited by Alex O'Flinn Production company Annapurna Pictures VICE Films Human Stew Factory Distributed by Neon Release date September 6, 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 06 ) ( Venice ) June 23, 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 23 ) ( United States ) Running time 115 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $6 million Box office $180,851 The Bad Batch is a 2016 American romantic drama horror - thriller film directed and written by Ana Lily Amirpour. The film stars Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Giovanni Ribisi, Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves. Principal photography began on April 8, 2015 in Los Angeles. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. It was released in theaters on June 23, 2017, by Neon. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 4 Release 5 Critical reception 6 References 7 External links Plot A young woman named Arlen ( Suki Waterhouse ) is tattooed and dropped inside a fenced - in area outside of Texas. A sign declares that the area is considered property outside of the U.S. and that American laws no longer apply. Shortly after, Arlen is attacked by two women in a golf cart. When she wakes, she is chained up and realizes she has been captured by cannibals who remove first her arm, then her leg. Arlen eventually covers herself in feces, causing one of the cannibals to untie her so she can be washed, using this moment to attack and kill the woman and escape, on only a skateboard. She is picked up in the desert by the Hermit ( Jim Carrey ) who takes her to a makeshift town named Comfort where she is cared for and given a prosthetic leg. Five months later, a mostly healed Arlen heads out to the desert, where she sees a golf cart similar to the one she was picked up in at the start of the film. She finds a mother and daughter scavenging among waste. Realizing they are cannibals, Arlen shoots the mother. She takes the daughter back with her to Comfort but is spotted by the Hermit. While there she goes to a rave held by The Dream ( Keanu Reeves ) the cult like - leader of Comfort. Meanwhile, Miami Man, the father of the child she took, notices his daughter missing. The Hermit, in exchange for a portrait, tells Miami Man to `` Find Comfort. '' Arlen drops acid at the rave and wanders out into the desert. There she is discovered by Miami Man and, upon meeting, by a death threat, he has her go to Comfort to locate his child. Arlen and Miami Man grow closer on their journey to Comfort. He reveals that he was put into the lawless territory because he was an illegal immigrant from Cuba. Arlen is rescued from him by a man from Comfort who shoots and wounds Miami Man and returns Arlen to Comfort. Feeling guilty she begins to look for Miami Man 's daughter. She eventually finds her living amongst The Dream 's harem. Arlen goes to The Dream who explains that Comfort runs on drugs. When Arlen offers to become one of his harem girls he accepts her offer, but Arlen secretly removes her prosthetic where she is hiding a gun, holds one of the pregnant members of the harem hostage, and manages to extract Miami Man 's daughter. She heads out of Comfort in a golf cart. Meanwhile, Miami Man, who has been rescued by the Hermit, heads to Comfort to search for his daughter. Arlen and Miami Man meet, and she returns his daughter to him revealing she wants to stay with him. Miami Man does not send Arlen away. Instead, he kills his daughter 's pet rabbit, and the three sit down outside a campfire eating the food they have. Cast Suki Waterhouse as Arlen Jason Momoa as Miami Man Keanu Reeves as the Dream Jim Carrey as the Hermit Yolonda Ross as Maria Giovanni Ribisi as Bobby Jayda Fink as Honey Diego Luna as Jimmy Cory Roberts as the Bridgeman E.R. Ruiz as Lone Man Production In January 2015, Ana Lily Amirpour was announced to be directing the film, while Megan Ellison would produce under her Annapurna Pictures banner, and Danny Gabai and Sina Sayyah will produce under their Vice Films banner. In March 2015, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, Jason Momoa, Suki Waterhouse, and Diego Luna joined the film. Filming Principal photography on the film began on April 8, 2015 in Los Angeles. Film was also shot in Niland and Bombay Beach, California. Release The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2016. Shortly after, Netflix and Screen Media Films acquired SVOD and theatrical distribution rights to the film, respectively. However, Neon later acquired distribution rights to the film. The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2016. It was released in a limited release on June 23, 2017 and was made available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on June 22, 2017. The Bad Batch DVD and Blu - ray released on September 19, 2017. Critical reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 42 % based on 77 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.7 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads : `` The Bad Batch has its moments, but it 's too thinly written and self - indulgent to justify its length or compensate for its slow narrative drift. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 61 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Guy Lodge of Variety gave the film a negative review, writing that `` though there 's much to savor in the pic 's lavishly distressed visuals and soundscape, its narrative feels increasingly stretched and desultory. '' Lee Marshall of Screen International also gave the film a negative review, concluding that `` the story runs out of steam -- with a full ninety minutes still to go. '' David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter concluded that `` the movie is overlong and not without draggy patches, but it 's sustained enough to keep you watching. '' References Jump up ^ `` Venezia 73 ''. Retrieved August 11, 2016. Jump up ^ Wolfe, April ( May 23, 2017 ). `` Director Ana Lily Amirpour Makes American Movies Weird Again ''. LA Weekly. Retrieved June 25, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Bad Batch ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Venice Film Festival 2016 ''. Deadline. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016. Jump up ^ Nordine, Michael. `` ' The Bad Batch ' Trailer and Release Date IndieWire ''. www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ Yamato, Jen ( January 6, 2015 ). `` Annapurna, Vice Board Ana Lily Amirpour 's Dystopian Love Story ' Bad Batch ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016. Jump up ^ Patten, Dominic ( March 19, 2015 ). `` Keanu Reeves & Jim Carrey Top ' The Bad Batch ' Cast ; Jason Momoa Confirmed ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Pihl, Tommy ( March 24, 2015 ). `` Filming of `` The Bad Batch '' begins on April 8 ``. jimcarreyonline.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015. Jump up ^ PEREZ, ABIGAI ( April 27, 2015 ). `` '' Bad Batch '' Brawley Casting Call Brings Out Something `` Extra '' ``. thedesertreview.com. Retrieved July 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Bad Batch ''. Venice Film Festival. Retrieved August 28, 2016. Jump up ^ Fleming Jr, Mike ( September 6, 2016 ). `` Netflix Buys SVOD Rights To Venice Cannibal Fairy Tale ' The Bad Batch ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( September 15, 2016 ). `` Screen Media Films Acquires U.S. Rights To ' The Bad Batch ' -- Toronto ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Bad Batch Trailer Reveals a Cannibal Wasteland ''. 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Jump up ^ Rooney, David ( September 6, 2016 ). `` ' The Bad Batch ' : Venice Review ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 23, 2017. External links The Bad Batch on Netflix The Bad Batch on IMDb Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize The Police Officer 's Wife ( 2013 ) Sivas ( 2014 ) Frenzy ( 2015 ) The Bad Batch ( 2016 ) Sweet Country ( 2017 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Bad_Batch&oldid=805967147 '' Categories : 2016 films English - language films American films Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in California Films set in Texas Cannibalism in fiction Dystopian films Romantic horror films Romantic Western ( genre ) films American romance films American horror films American thriller films Romantic thriller films Annapurna Pictures films Vice Films films Films produced by Megan Ellison Films directed by Ana Lily Amirpour Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Español فارسی Français Italiano Русский Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 18 October 2017, at 19 : 56. 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Question: where was the movie the bad batch filmed
Answer: Niland and Bombay Beach, California