Thursday's Speaker (2013)

Rodrigo owns this room. He's the best twelve-step speaker in town. Unfortunately everything he says is a lie. Thursday's Speaker is a dark comedy dealing with unplanned pregnancy, used car scams, twelve step programs, and family.

Director:

Gary Hebert

Writer:

Gary Hebert

Stars:

Del Zamora, Ashley Ledbetter, Andrew Shea

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Del Zamora	...	Rodrigo
Ashley Ledbetter	...	April
Andrew Shea	...	Sam
Ali Mullin	...	Melody
J. Anthony McCarthy	...	Nigel
Kristin Lorenz	...	Beth
Talbot Perry Simons	...	Hank
Elijah Trichon	...	Trey
Hayden Gold	...	Doug
Danny Minnick	...	Skinny Dan
Scott Teruya	...	Cashier
Paul Tirado	...	Bob
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jaime Alvarez	...	Liquor store clerk
Dave Bean	...	Husband of Crying Woman
John Paul Blanco	...	Meeting member (credit only)

Storyline

Rodrigo owns this room. He's the best twelve-step speaker in town. Unfortunately everything he says is a lie. Thursday's Speaker is a dark comedy dealing with unplanned pregnancy, used car scams, twelve step programs, and family.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 2015 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Escarpment Studios - 5610 Soto Street, Huntington Park, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Uglystick Films, Imaginaut Entertainment, Tucker Family Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Winner of multiple film festival awards and nominations including wins for Best Feature at the 2013 Columbia Gorge Film Festival, Best Feature at The Indie Gathering 2013, Best Director at The Indie Gathering 2013, and Best Director at the 2013 IFQ Film Festival.

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Connections

Referenced in The Reel Show with Kristina Michelle: The Indie Gathering Special (2013)

User Reviews

Thursday's speaker public image has a dark side after the meeting.

Thought provoking, real life ups and downs and dealing with daily issues created by a single mother (Amy Ledbetter as April) trying to raise a son and earn a living and the strife that goes with a son in high school learning to fit in and the drama that goes with it.Plus an habitual drinker (Del Zamora as Rodrigo) who doesn't know why his old love had moved out of state, only to return and enter back into his life to reignite the old flame, but it comes with surprises. Rodrigo the car salesman can't quite seem to get his alcoholism under control, even with weekly AA meeting he attends and the great message he presents as Thursday's Speaker. Lots of young new talent do an amazing job in threading all elements together. A must see.