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| Mass State Lottery | |
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| Directed by | Jay Karales |
| Written by | Jay Karales |
| Produced by | Forgotten Genres |
| Starring | Jay Karales, Hans Lam Barboza, Nicholas Goroff, Yuna Kim, Sheila Ball, Austin Wright, Buddy Duress |
| Music by | Jake Fields |
Production company | Forgotten Genres |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mass State Lottery is a 2024 American crime–horror comedy film written and directed by Jay Karales (LowRes Wünderbred) and produced by Forgotten Genres. It stars Karales, Hans Lam Barboza, Nicholas Goroff, Yuna Kim, Sheila Ball, Austin Wright, and Buddy Duress in his final role.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Private investigator Richard Rathke (Karales) manipulates a grieving mother into hiring him, uncovering disappearances and murders tied to local folklore.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Jay Karales as Richard Rathke
- Hans Lam Barboza as Devlin
- Nicholas Goroff as William Evans
- Yuna Kim as Eun-Hee Kim
- Buddy Duress as Ivan Amari
- Austin Wright as Justin Amari
- Sheila Ball as Katherine Amari[1][2]
Production
[edit]Filming ran from 2020 to 2023 in New York, Boston, Quincy, and Seoul.[2]
Music
[edit]Score by Jake Fields, sound design by Bill Jobs, with music from Grim, The Orwells, Lil Soda Boi, Kid Polaroid, Cramped Skunkman, and Reflexmachine.[2]
Release
[edit]The film premiered March 5, 2025, in New York City, screened March 30, 2025, at the Seoul Extreme Film Festival, and opened in Italy on April 18, 2025.[3]
Passing of Buddy Duress
[edit]Buddy Duress, who played Ivan Amari, died in November 2023 at age 38. His death was confirmed in February 2024 by his brother, Christopher Stathis. Mass State Lottery was his final film.[4]
- ^ a b c "Mass State Lottery". MUBI. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Mass State Lottery". Forgotten Genres. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Mass State Lottery (2024) Release Info". IMDb. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (16 February 2024). "Buddy Duress Dies: Star Of 'Good Time' Was 38". Deadline. Retrieved 8 September 2025.