Taglines: Sex Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll.
For over 20 years, Jimmy Testagross has lived his childhood dream: being a roadie for his childhood heroes, Blue Oyster Cult. But the band’s Arena-Rock glory days are a distant memory. County fairs and club gigs pay the bills. And Jimmy has become a casualty of these leaner times. With no place to go, no job prospects, and no real skills outside of being a roadie, Jimmy needs to regroup. So he returns to his childhood home in Queens, Ny.
There, he revisits old relationships: his ailing, widower mom, a high school crush, a former nemesis and, most importantly, his relationship with himself. Jimmy, the middle-aged man-child, has never grown up. He still carries the resentments and frustrations of his youth, and has allowed them to fester and define who and what he is. Confronted with his mother’s illness, Jimmy has a choice: let go of the past and take responsibility for both himself and the woman who raised and now needs him. Or continue to live a life of lies and frustration.
Roadie is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Michael Cuesta and written by Gerald Cuesta and Michael Cuesta. The film stars Ron Eldard, Jill Hennessy, Bobby Cannavale, Lois Smith, David Margulies and Catherine Wolf. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2011 and released on January 6, 2012, by Magnolia Pictures.
Roadie (2012)
Directed by: Michael Cuesta
Starring: Ron Eldard, Jill Hennessy, Bobby Cannavale, Lois Smith, David Margulies, Catherine Wolf, Suzette Gunn, Anthony Mangano, Lourdes Martin, Jarlath Conroy, Arian Moayed, Diana Ravelo
Screenplay by: Gerald Cuesta, Michael Cuesta
Production Design by: John El Manahi
Cinematography by: Andrew Lilien
Film Editing by: Kane Platt
Costume Design by: Manuela Harding
Art Direction by: Evan Seide
Music by: Chris Seefried
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language and some drug content.
Distributed by: Magnolia Pictures
Release Date: January 6, 2012
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