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), Desi van Til (as Desiree Van Til)

Stars:

Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner

1 nomination.

Cast

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

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:

BRON Studios, Hahnscape, Rusticator Pictures

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: Lady, that's not yours to ruin!

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Soundtracks

Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Performed by Poison
Written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels, and Rikki Rockett
Published by Universal Music
Z Songs on behalf of Cyanide Publishing (BMI)
Courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Gorgeous, hilarious, and well-written film

If you haven't seen Tumbledown yet, you are in for a treat. Rebecca Hall plays the widow of Hunter Miles, a fictional singer with a cult following. She has stacked enough wood for years of a comfortable widowhood--living among her husband's instruments and keepsakes in the lakeside cabin in Maine that they shared. She's forced from being a hermit by the brash academic (played by Jason Sudeikis) who appears on his European motorcycle to dig up biographical details on Hunter for his PhD dissertation. But Hunter's widow turns out to be more fascinating than the memory of Sudeikis' musical hero. And the rest is chemistry. We get to watch Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall on a date at the town dump, at a family Easter gone wrong, and standing on a sheet of frozen ice surrounded by the crazy whale sounds of a thawing lake in the Maine woods. The rapport between Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis is riveting. Their banter is smart and funny. And Damien Jurado's haunting tunes give the movie a depth that reverberates for days to come. The film is gorgeous, moving and entertaining.