Rudderless (2014)

A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.

Director:

William H. Macy

Writers:

Casey Twenter, Jeff Robison

Stars:

Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miles Heizer	...	Josh
Alexandra Lovelace	...	Mary Beth
Billy Crudup	...	Sam
Casey Twenter	...	Casey
David A. Flannery	...	Jacob Taylor (aka Dorm Dude) (as David Adam Flannery)
Eric Starkey	...	Brent
Kenneisha Thompson	...	Keri
Ali Meyer	...	Female Newscaster #2
Lance West	...	Male Newscaster #2
Kevin Ogle	...	Male Newscaster
Linda Cavanaugh	...	Female Newscaster
Jennifer Savidge	...	Brent's Wife
Jamie Chung	...	Lisa Martin
Felicity Huffman	...	Emily
Phil Deberry	...	Favorite Uncle

Storyline

A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.

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Plot Keywords:

intergenerational friendship | school shooting | loss of son | demo tape | grieving father | 

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Taglines:

The way back begins with a single chord.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 2015 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Bez kormila

Filming Locations:

Oklahoma, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$37,440, 17 October 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$37,440, 17 October 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unified Pictures, Tee Rob Pictures, Amberdale Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sales person from the Guthrie News Leader, Krista Nicolls, tried to sell a grand opening ad to the set crew at the Trill Tavern. She knew the movie was shooting in Guthrie, but thought it was a new business going in on Harrison Street. The fact that it was a movie set was not revealed to her by the crew.

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Goofs

In the beginning, there are many banners for the university as well as a gate clearly showing the university is UCO, the University of Central Oklahoma. Moments later during the news scenes, the university is called Central Plains State University.

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Quotes

Josh: What ever happened to free choice?
Sam: That's a myth.

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: William H. Macy/Kenny Smith/The Districts (2015)

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Soundtracks

1812 Overture
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Tchaikovsky)
Performed by Charlton Pettus

User Reviews

Incredible Music

Saw Rudderless at a private screening in Chicago hosted by William H. Macy. What a powerful, moving and truly entertaining indie film! The performances by Billy Crudup and Felicity Huffman are fantastic. Billy Crudup is award-winning as a broken father who has lost his son tragically and then tries to relate to his son, to pick up the pieces... through music.

Selena Gomez, while only in a handful of scenes, displays a dark, intense maturity that we haven't seen from her performances to-date.

But the real star of this film is the original music. Fantastic pop rock, catchy tunes with telling lyrics that really make this movie special. The soundtrack is going to be as popular as the movie.

Coming to theaters in the U.S. on Oct 17, 2014! Go see it.