Trucker (2008)

A trucker, leading a life free of depth and on the way to nowhere, is forced to make a decision about her aggressive loner 11-year-old son whom she openly deserted ten years previously.

Director:

James Mottern

Writer:

James Mottern

Stars:

Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michelle Monaghan	...	Diane Ford
Nathan Fillion	...	Runner
Benjamin Bratt	...	Len Bonner
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Jenny Bell
Jimmy Bennett	...	Peter
Bryce Johnson	...	Rick
Brandon Hanson	...	Tom
Maya McLaughlin	...	Molly
Ricky Ellison	...	Robert
Matthew Lawrence	...	Scott
Johnny Simmons	...	Teenager #1 (as Jonnie Simmons)
Stephen Sowan	...	Teenager #2
Dennis Hayden	...	Trucker
Mika Boorem	...	Young Woman
Franklin Dennis Jones	...	Jonnie

Storyline

Diane's free-wheeling life of drunken one-night-stands as a professional trucker hits a road block when Peter, her son, is dropped at her doorstep. Her former husband Len, whom she abandoned eleven years ago along with their new-born son, has cancer and no one else to turn to while he's in the hospital. Peter, resentful and wary, wants, even needs a mother who'll want him at this worrisome time but knows better than to expect this from Diane. With deliveries waiting and a mortgage to be paid, there's only one inevitable thing ahead for Diane and Peter - a road trip together.

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Plot Keywords:

trucker | one night stand | cancer | hospital | cigarette | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality, language, brief drug use involving minors, and a sexual assault

Details

Official Sites:

Official Fan Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

O dromos tis epistrofis

Filming Locations:

Bloomington, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,298 (USA) (9 October 2009)

Gross:

$52,166 (USA) (15 January 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Plum Pictures, Hanson Allen Films, Hart-Lunsford Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Demi Moore was considered for the lead.

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Quotes

Runner: I'm not putting tampons in my nose!

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 17 October 2009 (2009)

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Soundtracks

"I Don't Want to Change Your Mind"
Written by James Kalamasz, Danny Kirsic
Performed by The Wildlife Band

User Reviews

Wasn't THAT bad . . .

I was able to see this film at the Austin Film Festival 2008. Saw it twice actually, since Natnan Fillion's number one fan wasn't able to go the night I had it on my calendar. Despite problems with the script (didn't always ring true) and definitely with the dialogue (again, problems with truth, and reality), Nathan, Michelle, and Jimmy give fine performances. Dialogue weakness, I would guess, would be a tough thing for an actor to overcome, but Nathan sails through it with flying colors. I would have liked to have asked the director why he chose sepia tones for some of the scenes - they simply didn't fit with the message/action on screen. I'd ask, but he'd probably not answer, like in the Q&A at the Sunday evening screening. (What, me bitter? No.) If I had to guess, I'd say that the director makes some rookie errors since this was his first narrative; and, it appears he was more interested in being an "artiste" rather than telling the audience a story. Overall though, I enjoyed the picture, particularly Nathan Fillion, Michelle Monaghan and Jimmy Bennett.