Stuck (2017)

An original pop musical film about six strangers who get stuck on a New York City subway together and change each others lives in unexpected ways.

Director:

Michael Berry

Writers:

Michael Berry (screenplay by), Riley Thomas (based on the musical play)

Stars:

Giancarlo Esposito, Amy Madigan, Ashanti

5 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Lloyd
Amy Madigan	...	Sue
Ashanti	...	Eve
Arden Cho	...	Alicia
Omar Chaparro	...	Ramon
Gerard Canonico	...	Caleb
Tim Young	...	Christopher (as Timothy Young)
Reyna de Courcy	...	Maggie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Carrell	...	Ballerina
Natia Dune	...	Ballerina 1
Heather Hodder	...	Alicia's Friend
Mel Johnson Jr.	...	Conductor
Jennifer Knox	...	Woman with stroller
Anna Kuchma	...	Ballerina
Dennis Lauricella	...	Construction Worker

Storyline

A New York City subway train stops in the tunnel beneath the city with six complete strangers stuck inside the rear car. The strangers are a cross section of New Yorkers, of different race, culture and age. The emotions of the trapped, frustrated strangers explode, as the subway car becomes a kind of magical, musical, conduit cell. A place where strangers reveal through song more of themselves than any of them ever could have imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

diversity | compassion | new york | subway | unexpected | 

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Taglines:

A modern musical film.

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material including images of a sexual assault, and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Amy Madigan who plays Sue in Stuck is joined in her song "GONE." by her son "Christopher," who was played by one of the the films composers and also the music supervisor Tim Young

Sue's son's name was originally John in the stage version but his name was changed for the film to Christopher because that's the street and subway stop that Sue gets off at and lives on.

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Quotes

Ramon: This country was not made for people like me, it was made for people like you.

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Soundtracks

PROLOGUE
Written by
Riley Thomas
Arrangement by
Tim Young & Ben Maughan
Performed by
Giancarlo Esposito

User Reviews

Stuck is a fine musical about disparate characters on a subway train singing about their troubles

Just watched this at the Louisiana International Film Festival & Mentorship Program at my local Baton Rouge Cinemark theatre. It was the last film presented there. Giancarlo Esposito and Amy Madigan are among the players stuck on a stalled subway car. There's at least four more in this same car-two male and two female-sharing their frustrations in song. This was quite an eye-opener concerning different people of different races and classes. I highly enjoyed this as well as a short that preceded it called Spell. I also enjoyed a documentary about the Louisiana flood of 2016 called 1000 Year Flood about something I personally experienced during that period. So on that note, I highly recommend Stuck and those other films I mentioned.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stuck

Company Credits

Production Co:

MJW Films, Little Angel Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color