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
Aly Lovelace	...	Mary Beth (as Alexandra Lovelace)
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

Last film credit for Suzanne Krull, who passed away on 7/28/2013

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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

Sam: You know, lemme ask you a question first. You're a heartless bottom feeding motherfucker. Well, I guess it's not really a question. Is it?

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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

Whore in the Morning
Written by Kate Micucci
Performed by Kate Micucci
Produced by SolidState

User Reviews

A musical feast set against a thought provoking backdrop !!

The music is the masterpiece of this film, set against a deep storyline & with some great performances, it is a very good watch indeed. It's not often a film can leave you confused, on how you should be feeling and reacting to what you are watching, but Rudderless does just that without really trying. You will smile, you will tap your feet, you will probably scratch your head, & you will definitely spend time reflecting on what you have watched, when the credits roll !!

A very good effort.

7/10

Sausage.