Tumbledown (2015)

A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.

Director:

Sean Mewshaw

Writers:

Sean Mewshaw (story), Desiree Van Til (screenplay)

Stars:

Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dianna Agron	...	Finley
Joe Manganiello	...	Curtis
Rebecca Hall	...	Hannah
Jason Sudeikis	...	Andrew McDonnell
Blythe Danner	...	Ellen
Griffin Dunne	...	Upton
Richard Masur	...	Bruce
Maggie Castle	...	Shannon
Alex Quijano	...	Ben
Mary-Bonner Baker	...	Heidi
Pepper Binkley	...	Girl Fan
Meredith Prunty	...	Student
Haley Pine	...	Girl getting ice cream
Melanie Ehrlich	...	Bookstore Employee
Bates Wilder	...	Metal Head

Storyline

Hannah (Hall) is beginning to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed musician and the subject of her latest biography, when she meets Andrew (Sudeikis), a brash writer from New York, who has a different take on her husband's life - and death. The unlikely pair must collaborate to put together the famous singer's story and begin to write the next chapter of their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

musician | journalist | grieving widow | song writer | widow | 

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Taglines:

Turn the page. Start a new chapter.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a sex scene

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Basimin Belasi

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Gross USA:

$135,026, 28 February 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Echo Films, Echo Films, Bron Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rose Byrne was cast in the lead role but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Rebecca Hall replaced her.

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Goofs

The mixing equipment in the late husband's shed, while passable for a band, was far more elaborate than would have been necessary for the music heard in the film, as (except for the "lost" song, which had a touch of piano) it was just solo acoustic guitar and solo voice.

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Quotes

Andrew McDonnell: I see what's going on here, you're just a crazy person.

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Soundtracks

Horizons
Written by Damien Jurado
Performed by Damien Jurado, Barry Uhl and Faustine Hudson
Produced by Gary Mula and Barry Uhl
Brown Coat Music BMI
Damien Jurado appears courtesy of Secretly Canadian & House of Hassle
By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

User Reviews

First 40 minutes great, last half of the movie falls apart.

Watched this on VuDu on 2/20/16 and it was an engaging heartfelt movie that drew us in at the start, but then it began a slow agonizing death by the mid-point and by the end of the movie we were praying for the end. Any end. Just end it. The movie just falls apart in the second half. Almost as if the ending production was rushed because everyone was bored or ran out of interesting things to say and do on screen. There are so many wasted story lines in this movie that just seem to start, do nothing, mean nothing, and go absolutely nowhere. The only character that seemed to engage and hold our attention was the one played by Jason. 5/10. And I am being generous.