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Rudderless
Rudderless is a 2014 American musical drama film which was the directorial debut of William H. Macy, and stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2014. The film was released in theaters and through video-on-demand beginning October 17, 2014.
Josh Manning (Miles Heizer) is a college student recording his own songs in his dorm room, but gets interrupted by one of his floor mates. He stops recording, annoyed at the interruption. Meanwhile, his father, Sam Manning (Billy Crudup), has succeeded in landing a large account at his advertising firm, and calls Josh to celebrate with him. Josh tells him he cannot make it but his father insists. Sam continues to wait at a bar for Josh, who has apparently stood him up, but becomes distracted by a news report of a school shooting incident at Josh's college.
Later, a memorial wake is held at Josh's home by his mother and Sam's ex-wife, Emily (Felicity Huffman). It is implied that Josh was one of the victims in the shooting, and media coverage of the shooting is causing Sam to have a difficult time grieving. At the memorial, Sam is then confronted by Kate Lucas (Selena Gomez), who tells Sam that she and Josh had been dating the year prior. Afterwards, Sam goes home and finds the media coverage is interfering with his daily life, and he eventually succumbs to alcoholism. Due to Sam's erratic behavior, his employer advises him to take time off to better cope with the situation.
Two years later, Sam has removed himself from his former life and is now living on a sailboat on a lake. He works as a contractor's assistant and continues to drink in his free time. His drinking leads Sam to show up to work late, and Sam's boss cautions him. Going for a drink with some coworkers after his day of working, he hides the details of his previous life and his true identity from everyone. Sam then notices the tavern hosts open mic events.
Returning to his boat, he encounters Emily waiting for him, who is requesting his signature to sell their former home. Emily is moving to Tulsa and is now the mother of a new son. She has also brought the remainder of Josh's music possessions, reminding Sam that Josh and he used to play music together. When Emily leaves, Sam begins to place Josh's possessions in a dumpster but stops, noticing the notebooks and discs. Sam begins to listen to them back on the boat and reads through the collection of lyrics and writings Josh left behind. He even begins to teach himself some of his son's material.
After work the next day, Sam decides to perform "Home", one of Josh's songs, at The Trill, and catches the attention of Quentin (Anton Yelchin), a young guitarist who was excitedly moved by the performance. Quentin tries to convince Sam to perform them together, but Sam declares he is not interested.
Quentin tries again the next day and shows him an alternate arrangement possibility for the song. The two end up sharing a meal and playing instruments together for the rest of the night. Sam neglects to tell Quentin that he was not the piece's actual author. At the end of the night, Quentin gets Sam to agree to perform together at The Trill. The next day, Sam is introduced to Del (Laurence Fishburne), the owner and operator of the local music supply store. Upon leaving the store, Sam watches a staged meeting between Quentin and Willy, a bass guitarist, in hopes that they can include him in their performances, but Sam is resistant to starting a band. The next day, the group meet to practice in the garage beneath Quentin’s apartment, and Quentin is very evasive about his own past. The group, now complete, has impressed The Trill owner (played by director William H. Macy) who asks them to perform regularly on Saturday nights as house entertainment, to which the band agrees—even Sam, reluctantly. The new name, “Rudderless”, quickly gains notoriety and local fame. Meanwhile, Quentin is revealed as extremely shy of the opposite sex, which Sam attempts to help him through, though Quentin finds the advice generally unhelpful.
Sam arrives at Quentin's apartment one afternoon and meets his mother, Joyce, who Sam mistakes as an older prostitute after seeing Quentin hand her a small amount of cash as they hug. Quentin is embarrassed because his mother has had issues with (unspecified) responsibilities, even spending his junior year of high school living in a car, and has vowed never to lower himself to that level of poverty again. At the mall, Sam buys Quentin new clothing to give him a style, and develop confidence from it. It does help a little, and Quentin begins to enjoy the attention Rudderless has gained him.
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Rudderless
Rudderless is a 2014 American musical drama film which was the directorial debut of William H. Macy, and stars Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez and Laurence Fishburne. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2014. The film was released in theaters and through video-on-demand beginning October 17, 2014.
Josh Manning (Miles Heizer) is a college student recording his own songs in his dorm room, but gets interrupted by one of his floor mates. He stops recording, annoyed at the interruption. Meanwhile, his father, Sam Manning (Billy Crudup), has succeeded in landing a large account at his advertising firm, and calls Josh to celebrate with him. Josh tells him he cannot make it but his father insists. Sam continues to wait at a bar for Josh, who has apparently stood him up, but becomes distracted by a news report of a school shooting incident at Josh's college.
Later, a memorial wake is held at Josh's home by his mother and Sam's ex-wife, Emily (Felicity Huffman). It is implied that Josh was one of the victims in the shooting, and media coverage of the shooting is causing Sam to have a difficult time grieving. At the memorial, Sam is then confronted by Kate Lucas (Selena Gomez), who tells Sam that she and Josh had been dating the year prior. Afterwards, Sam goes home and finds the media coverage is interfering with his daily life, and he eventually succumbs to alcoholism. Due to Sam's erratic behavior, his employer advises him to take time off to better cope with the situation.
Two years later, Sam has removed himself from his former life and is now living on a sailboat on a lake. He works as a contractor's assistant and continues to drink in his free time. His drinking leads Sam to show up to work late, and Sam's boss cautions him. Going for a drink with some coworkers after his day of working, he hides the details of his previous life and his true identity from everyone. Sam then notices the tavern hosts open mic events.
Returning to his boat, he encounters Emily waiting for him, who is requesting his signature to sell their former home. Emily is moving to Tulsa and is now the mother of a new son. She has also brought the remainder of Josh's music possessions, reminding Sam that Josh and he used to play music together. When Emily leaves, Sam begins to place Josh's possessions in a dumpster but stops, noticing the notebooks and discs. Sam begins to listen to them back on the boat and reads through the collection of lyrics and writings Josh left behind. He even begins to teach himself some of his son's material.
After work the next day, Sam decides to perform "Home", one of Josh's songs, at The Trill, and catches the attention of Quentin (Anton Yelchin), a young guitarist who was excitedly moved by the performance. Quentin tries to convince Sam to perform them together, but Sam declares he is not interested.
Quentin tries again the next day and shows him an alternate arrangement possibility for the song. The two end up sharing a meal and playing instruments together for the rest of the night. Sam neglects to tell Quentin that he was not the piece's actual author. At the end of the night, Quentin gets Sam to agree to perform together at The Trill. The next day, Sam is introduced to Del (Laurence Fishburne), the owner and operator of the local music supply store. Upon leaving the store, Sam watches a staged meeting between Quentin and Willy, a bass guitarist, in hopes that they can include him in their performances, but Sam is resistant to starting a band. The next day, the group meet to practice in the garage beneath Quentin’s apartment, and Quentin is very evasive about his own past. The group, now complete, has impressed The Trill owner (played by director William H. Macy) who asks them to perform regularly on Saturday nights as house entertainment, to which the band agrees—even Sam, reluctantly. The new name, “Rudderless”, quickly gains notoriety and local fame. Meanwhile, Quentin is revealed as extremely shy of the opposite sex, which Sam attempts to help him through, though Quentin finds the advice generally unhelpful.
Sam arrives at Quentin's apartment one afternoon and meets his mother, Joyce, who Sam mistakes as an older prostitute after seeing Quentin hand her a small amount of cash as they hug. Quentin is embarrassed because his mother has had issues with (unspecified) responsibilities, even spending his junior year of high school living in a car, and has vowed never to lower himself to that level of poverty again. At the mall, Sam buys Quentin new clothing to give him a style, and develop confidence from it. It does help a little, and Quentin begins to enjoy the attention Rudderless has gained him.