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  • 2020
  • Sky Documentaries
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2020
  • Sky Documentaries
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary On June 4th, 2004, a sixty-three-ton bulldozer, fortified with steel and concrete, systematically destroyed numerous businesses and homes in the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado. The rampage lasted over two hours and resulted in more than eight million dollars in damage. State and local police were incapable of even slowing the ma...

Directed By: Paul Solet

Written By: Paul Solet

  • 2020
  • Sky Documentaries
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2020
  • Sky Documentaries
  • 1 h 29 m

Tread

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary On June 4th, 2004, a sixty-three-ton bulldozer, fortified with steel and concrete, systematically destroyed numerous businesses and homes in the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado. The rampage lasted over two hours and resulted in more than eight million dollars in damage. State and local police were incapable of even slowing the ma...

Directed By: Paul Solet

Written By: Paul Solet

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Marvin Heemeyer

Self

Patrick Brower

Self - Sky-Hi News Granby 1979 - 2007

Glenn Trainor Jr.

Self - Grand County Undersheriff 1993 - 2004

Casey Farrell

Self - Granby Town Board 1979 - 1999

Trisha MacDonald

Self - Marv's Former Girlfriend

Stuart Spencer

Self - Thursday Crew Rider

Matt Reed

Self - Board of Directors - Three Lakes Water

Cody Docheff

Self - Owner, Mountain Park Concrete

Ben McClelland

Self - Attorney & Grand County Rodeo Rider

Dick Thompson

Self - Former Mayor of Granby, CO.

Ron Thompson

Self - Vice President, Sewer District Board

Dick Broady

Self - Granby Town Board 1995 - 2001

Gus Harris

Self - Former Granby Mayor, Bus Driver

Larry Thompson

Self - Thompson & Sons Excavation

Gary Thompson

Self - Thompson & Sons Excavation

Steve Borda

Self - Owned Business Next to Marv

Judy Borda

Self - Owned Business Next to Marv

Travis Busse

Self - Granby Trash Company

Jim Kraker

Self - Granby Sheriff's Deputy 2002 - 2005

Rich Garner

Self - Granby Sheriff's Deputy 1994 - 2004

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
66
83% Positive
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
66
83% Positive
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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80
Mar 18, 2019
Paul Solet’s Tread takes a little while to grab the audience; however, once the stakes are fully understood, it becomes quite intense. Plus, the way it plays with audience sympathy is genius, making for an involving watch.
By Bobby LePire FULL REVIEW
78
Feb 26, 2020
Solet may not have explicitly made a horror movie, but it’s truly terrifying nonetheless because it stares point-blank at the lunacy that allows a seemingly normal farmer to blame every outsider for his ills. If you've ever wondered where a Cliven Bundy comes from, or an Andrew Joseph Stack III (the maniac that flew his plane into an Austin office building in 2010 because he was mad about his tax bill), this is a trip down every twisted nerve and malevolent neuron.
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75
Feb 24, 2020
Businesses destroyed, lives shaken to their core, the cars of bystanders crushed, cops helpless to stop it — it’s awful and tragic, sure. But it’s something to see, man.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 27, 2020
A tale of long-simmering grudges and shocking violence in a small town, Paul Solet's Tread is a smartly structured doc with a finale so extravagant you could build an exploitation film around it.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 2, 2019
Tread abounds in memorable images and interviews that range from darkly comical to deeply disquieting.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 24, 2020
Less would have been considerably more in the case of Tread, a needlessly overstuffed documentary chronicling the path that led to a disgruntled muffler repair shop owner going on a remarkable 2004 rampage in a heavily armored bulldozer through the streets of Granby, Colo.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
6.8
75% Positive
3 Ratings
25% Mixed
1 Rating
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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Production Company Zipper Bros Films, Sutter Road Picture Company
Release Date Feb 28, 2020
Duration 1 h 29 m
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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