Resume: Jade Pettyjohn

 

For this latest edition of Resume, we are going to take a look at the filmography of one of LRF's latest rising young stars and Season 32 Best Supporting Actress GRA Winner.... Jade Pettyjohn!



Season 17

After

Director: Peter Berg

Writer: Meirad Tako

Budget: $26,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $17,490,837

Foreign Box Office: $62,388,053

Total Profit: $6,775,146

Jade Pettyjohn made her first LRF appearance in Season 17 in the post-apocalyptic film After. The film only garnered mixed reviews, but it did turn a profit thanks to surprisingly strong foreign box office numbers. 



Season 26

Tara's Web

Director: Lynne Ramsay

Writer: Jacob Jones

​Budget: $22,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $27,931,409

Foreign Box Office: $20,338,347

Total Profit: $3,191,034

Jade Pettyjohn had to wait several seasons to reappear on LRF screens, but the call finally came in Season 26 for a major supporting role in Tara's Web. Critics were positive on the film and it managed to squeak by with a small profit and even spawned a sequel (which Pettyjohn did not appear in).



Season 31

Written By Jason

Director: Sofia Coppola

Writer: Jacob Jones

Budget: $29,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $13,488,555

Foreign Box Office: $10,598,049

Total Profit: -$28,919,889

Pettyjohn soon reunited with Tara's Web writer Jacob Jones for the female lead in Written By Jason opposite Lucas Hedges. Her third film wasn't the charm though as it received a negative response from critics and flopped at the box office.

Guy on the Fly

Director: Marc Webb

Writer: Jacob Jones

Budget: $17,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $12,032,193

Foreign Box Office: $6,436,656

Total Profit: -$20,967,555

Later in Season 31, Pettyjohn re-teamed with writer Jacob Jones for the second time that season for a supporting role in the teen rom-com Guy on the Fly. This film didn't turn out much better with mostly negative reviews and another big chunk of cash lost for the studio.

Season 32

Escape

Director: David Fincher

Writer: Lon Charles

Budget: $56,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $66,040,159

Foreign Box Office: $37,208,246

Total Profit: $12,000,041

Jade Pettyjohn returned in Season 32 with her most acclaimed role yet, playing Reese Witherspoon's daughter in the "Must See" film from David Fincher and Lon Charles. The film won two GRA trophies - including the Best Supporting Actress GRA for Pettyjohn herself - along with six more nominations.

Up Next:

Jade Pettyjohn is next expected to appear in a third film in the series started by Tara's Web, reprising her role from the first film, next season.

Review:

• Highest Grossing Film: Escape ($103,248,405)
• Most Profitable Film: Escape ($12,000,041)
• Most Awarded Film: Escape (2 wins + 6 nominations)
• Best Reviewed Film: Escape (Metascore: 85)