Directed by:
Michael CuestaCinematography:
Andrew LilienCast:
Ron Eldard, Lois Smith, Bobby Cannavale, Jill Hennessy, Katherine Hughes, David Margulies, Suzette Gunn, Jarlath Conroy, Anthony Mangano, Lynne LiptonPlots(1)
Jimmy, a longtime roadie for the legendary Blue Oyster Cult, has been fired by the band. He returns home to see his aging mom in Forest Hills where a wild encounter with two old high school friends shows him that some things never change.
Jimmy Testagross was a teenage rock & roll fan when he was growing up in Queens, and a couple years out of high school, he landed what seemed like the perfect job - joining the road crew of hard-rock icons Blue Oyster Cult. After spending 20 years on the road, Jimmy is cut loose when economics force the band to streamline their operation, and at the ripe old age of 40, he has no idea what to do with his life. Needing some time to regroup, Jimmy returns home to visit his elderly mother, only to discover she's growing senile and may need him to move in and look after her. As he struggles with the notion of facing adult responsibilities for the first time, he also crosses paths with Randy, who bullied him in high school and still acts like a spoiled brat, and Nikki, Randy's wife, who dated Jimmy in high school and is still holding on to a fading dream of making it as a singer/songwriter.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Ron Eldard
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Sleepers (1996)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Lois Smith
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
East of Eden (1955)
Minority Report (2002)
Bobby Cannavale
USA
Best movies:
Vinyl (2016) (series)
The Station Agent (2003)
Sing 2 (2021)
Jill Hennessy
Canada
Best movies:
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Dead Ringers (1988)
The Paper (1994)
Katherine Hughes
USA
Best movies:
Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (2015)
Men, Women & Children (2014)
Roadie (2011)
David Margulies
USA
Best movies:
Ghostbusters (1984)
Running on Empty (1988)
All That Jazz (1979)
Suzette Gunn
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
21 Bridges (2019)
Jarlath Conroy
Ireland
Best movies:
True Grit (2010)
All You Need is Love (2007)
Kinsey (2004)
Anthony Mangano
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Green Book (2018)
Inside Man (2006)
Lynne Lipton
Best movies:
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story (2005) (video compilation)
Roadie (2011)
The Six Wives Of Henry Lefay (2009)