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:

Belled, Sean Mewshaw (story)

Stars:

Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner

1 nomination.

Cast

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

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hannah's red truck broke down frequently and for at least one scene had to be pushed down the street by crew members just out of frame.

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Goofs

The portable 4-track machine does not have built-in speakers and would have needed to be hooked up to the sound system. As it was stored in a canvas bag and didn't have any audio cables connected, it should not have been able to produce any sound.

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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

A movie that I did like but was almost a little too cookie cutter like to be considered original.

"You're the one obsessed with death. My Hunter was obsessed with life." Hannah (Hall) is trying to cope with the death of her husband, and popular singer. She spends her life living in the past and trying everything to keep his memory alive. When Andrew (Sudeikis) shows up wanting to write a book about him he is met with resistance from Hannah. Little by little the more they talk they more they realize they both have something that will help the other one. This is a very good movie that is worth watching, but it also a tad bit generic and cookie cutter like. Most romantic comedies are though so going in I expected that. Sudeikis is great and funny as always, even though this is more serious than we are used to from him. In terms of romantic movies this is one that men will like, maybe more than women. Overall, a movie that I did like but was almost a little too cookie cutter like to be considered original. I give this a B-.

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tumbledown

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,331, 7 February 2016

Gross USA:

$135,026

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$282,083

Company Credits

Production Co:

BRON Studios, Hahnscape Entertainment, Rusticator Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color