Thunder road winning jury award for best narrative feature at sxsw film fest. Thunder road screens tuesday, february 6 as part of the tiff cinematheque retrospective out of the past. Jim cummings gives one of the best performances of the year in thunder road. With jim cummings, kendal farr, nican robinson, jocelyn deboer. It is live every monday here every at 8pm cst and his hosted by doug johnson.
Jim cummings is raising funds for thunder road on kickstarter. With thunder road, viewers witness the birth of a comic actor who could very well grow. Invest in startups you love equity crowdfunding wefunder. In another light it is purely, and uproariously funny, and, having seen the film with audiences on multiple occasions, ive noticed viewers are often confused in. Thunder road is a 2018 american comedydrama microbudget film directed, written by, and starring jim cummings, based on his 2016 short film of the same name.
Advertisement cummings feature debut is an expansion of his awardwinning short of the same name, and it opens with a slightly revised version of that short film. Thunder road is a 2018 american comedydrama microbudget film directed, written by, and starring jim cummings, based on his 2016 short film of the same. The boss and the beeston street band play thunder road at the brudenell social club on 29. The film presents the ups and downs of life with such emotional honesty, youll either laugh or cry till it hurts. The first film i remember seeing was thunder road i saw it in a drivein theatre in florida on vacation with my mother and sister. Certainly, in the last quarter of the 20th century the name thunder road was associated with bruce springsteen, who appropriated the title for his 1975 epic, but the bootlegger saga was popular in the south for years, playing driveins and midnight movies into. Be sure to hit that subscribe button if you havent already so you can go ahead and follow me on all my crazy adventures through life. Buy thunder road 2018 film poster 32x24 inches thunder road art jim cummings kendal farr comedy art funny gifts thunder road movie gift. Film festival friends of thunder bay national marine sanctuary. Thunder road announces 19event schedule for 2018 season. Cummings also served as coeditor, composer and visual effects artist. See the full list of thunder road cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
When the thunder road short premiered in 2016, it became the darling of that years festival circuit picking up numerous awards and rapturous acclaim indiewire even went so far as to call it one of the best short films ever made. In a certain light, thunder road is a heartstring tugging tragedy of naked grief on display, and arnauds inability to express it is pitiable. Aug 08, 2017 my favorite race at thunder road in barre, vt. Thunder road 2018 u 09122018 fr drama, comedy 1h 32m user score. Its not as dramatic as perhaps the one for out of the past 1947 which starts with a plane crash, but its still full of juicy bits of. Thunder road is something of a disappointment, but one thats not without interest. American muscle cars cobras classics historic racing build rebuild restore repair maintain service. How thunder road became a southernfried cult phenom. The films moving as its devoted to the human will, what it can endure, what it can overcome in the most. A full card of doortodoor stock car racing action will be on deck starting at 7pm, with a mindblowing display from northstar fireworks to follow. Jan 02, 2018 the boss and the beeston street band play thunder road at the brudenell social club on 29.
Thunder road, a 1980s canadian band led by david thompson thunder road, a 2001 song by judas priest from point of entry. A police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother. Watch thunder road online stream full movie directv. All films were viewed by a panel of professionals from the multimedia and filmmaking industry.
Thunder road 2018 u 0912 2018 fr drama, comedy 1h 32m user score. It won the grand jury award at the 2018 sxsw film festival. Shot in one take, the film depicts a police officer giving a eulogy for his mother. Selected films were screened in the theater of the thunder bay national marine sanctuarys visitor center alpena, mi. Jim cummings is a producer and director, known for thunder road 2018, thunder road 2016 and the robbery 2017. Thunder road was originally conceived as an event to give the owners of high performance cars from the general motors stable the chance to really see what their cars are capable of. The format of the event this year is a 2 lane speed test over a one mile straight line distance. Inside the heartbreaking short film that won sundance. Producer basil iwanyk founded the film and television financing and production company thunder road films in the mid 2000s.
Thunder road 2018 15 1h 30m criticallyacclaimed films in the south, a struggling cop juggles divorce and the loss of his mother while trying to connect with his daughter and prevent a downward spiral. Stay tuned with us for more details about the movie thunder road. Preorder the feature of one of the best short films ever made. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Thunder road films is a film and television financing and production company founded by basil iwanyk. Officer arnaud raises his daughter as a love letter to his late mom.
Jim cummings and kendal farr at an event for thunder road 2018. Practically creating a whole genre and with it laying the groundwork for burt reynolds career, it stars robert mitchum as a moonshine runner facing the wrath of both the revenuers and a crime syndicate trying to muscle in on the good ole boys trade. In january 2012, peter lawson left the weinstein company to join thunder road as a president of production, and then left in january 2014 for a job as exec vp of production and acquisitions at open road films. The team behind see you then has made over 400k so far by selfdistributing thunder road in 20182019 alone. May 24, 2017 this video is concept trailer for thunder road, a yet to be produced australian independent feature film from frog bros films. While never released as a single, thunder road is ranked as one of springsteens greatest songs and one of the top rock songs in history.
Officer arnaud raises his daughter as a love letter to his mom. Thunder road 2001 unrepentant tennessee moonshine runner luke doolin robert mitchum makes dangerous highspeed deliveries for his liquorproducing father, vernon trevor bardette, but wont. The ballad of thunder road, a 1957 song cowritten and performed by robert mitchum for the 1958 film thunder road song, a 1975 song by bruce springsteen. In 12 minutes, thunder road, which debuted in july on vimeo. Thunder road 1h 32min comedy, drama 30 october 2018 usa a police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother. Official facebook page of thunder road pictures filmtv producers of sicario, the messengers, the town, john wick, gods of. In another light it is purely, and uproariously funny, and, having seen the film with audiences on multiple occasions, ive noticed viewers are often confused in which direction to err. Mitchum rose to prominence for starring roles in several classic film noirs, and his acting is generally considered a forerunner of the. Robert charles durman mitchum august 6, 1917 july 1, 1997 was an american actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer. Our team collectively has worked on over 50 projects, been accepted into over 300 film festivals and won over 90 awards. Thunder road is a short comedydrama film written, directed by, and starring jim cummings. Unrepentant tennessee moonshine runner luke doolin robert mitchum makes dangerous highspeed deliveries for his liquorproducing father, vernon trevor bardette, but wont let his younger brother robin james mitchum join the family business. The thunder road show is the best damn drag racing show on the internet.
Singletary won the first running of the race and matto mondo has the biggest margin of victory with 3. This video is concept trailer for thunder road, a yet to be produced australian independent feature film from frog bros films. It also stars kendal farr, nican robinson, macon blair, jocelyn deboer, chelsea edmunson, ammie leonards, and bill wise. The theme asked students to explain what the great lakes mean to them. Robert mitchums 1958 film thunder road created a bigger footprint on pop culture consciousness than its box office success suggests. Mar 01, 2007 tribute to the film thunder road, set to new dogs old tricks remix by danny harvey derk fecker neonpike. Thunder road is a song written and performed by bruce springsteen, and is the opening track on his 1975 breakthrough album born to run. A wonderful film that i certainly wouldnt say is a comedy. It had pretty violent car chase scenes running through roadblocks in hoppedup chevys.
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