Cloudburst (2011)

A lesbian couple escape from their nursing home and head up to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young, male hitchhiker.

Director:

Thom Fitzgerald

Writer:

Thom Fitzgerald

Stars:

Olympia Dukakis, Brenda Fricker, Kristin Booth

33 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olympia Dukakis	...	Stella
Brenda Fricker	...	Dot
Kristin Booth	...	Molly
Michael McPhee	...	Tommy
Mary-Colin Chisholm	...	Ynez
Stephen Arnold	...	Earl (as Steve Arnold)
Juanita Peters	...	Nurse
Ruth Owen	...	Nursing Home Resident
Ryan Doucette	...	Prentice
Michael Best	...	Hotel Clerk
Trina Corkum	...	Waitress
Mark A. Owen	...	Border Patrol (as Mark Owen)
John Dunsworth	...	Arnold
John Beale	...	Border Patrol
Wanda Arab	...	Border Patrol

Storyline

A lesbian couple escape from their nursing home and head up to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young, male hitchhiker.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | lesbian | male nudity | lesbian marriage | full frontal male nudity | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is an adaptation of the 2010 stage play of the same name by Thom Fitzgerald, who did his own adaptation for the screen.

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Quotes

Molly: Well, I know what lesbians look like. I mean, I'm not stupid. But you guys aren't exactly Ellen and Portia.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Episode #10.22 (2013)

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Soundtracks

Blood Orange Sky
Written by Ryan McGrath
Performed by Ryan McGrath and The Nightowls

User Reviews

Dated after two years

Olympia Dukakis is a beautiful old lady, miscast in this part. She delivers lines one would expect to hear from Alex of Orange is the New Black, and it just doesn't work for her -- or for this old lady writing this review. Now that same-sex marriage is the law of virtually all of the land in North America, even down here in Old Virginny, the movie does feel a bit dated.

The fact that there is no resolution for Prentice in his relationship to his parents is disappointing. The writer seems to take the easy way out rather than seeing the situation to its probably more interesting ending than this treatment gives it. The movie at times descends to farce, though it has some touching moments. Prentice and Dot give excellent performances despite the weak, undeveloped script and immature directing.

The cinematography in Maine and Nova Scotia are incredibly beautiful. I would not recommend this movie despite the three leads' terrific acting.

Details

Official Sites:

Former Official site - no longer active as of January 2017 Producer's Official Facebook - still active as of January 2017

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cloudburst

Filming Locations:

Blomidon, Nova Scotia, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,151

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Emotion Pictures, The Movie Network (TMN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1