Hesher (2010)

Directed by

Spencer Susser

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 763 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A depressed teenager named T.J. struggles with grief after his mother dies in a car crash. A heavy-metal drifter named Hesher barges into his life and creates havoc, pulling T.J. into reckless and unpredictable situations.

darkly comicunsettlinggrittymelancholicrawdisruptivechaotic

What happens

Hesher is a 2010 American dark comedy co-edited, written, and directed by Spencer Susser, from a screenplay by Susser and David Michôd, and based on a story by Brian Charles Frank. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, Natalie Portman, Piper Laurie, and Devin Brochu, the film follows the titular rebellious metalhead (Gordon-Levitt) and his chaotic misadventures with T. J. Forney (Brochu), a depressed high schooler coming to terms with the death of his mother in a car crash. Several songs by heavy metal bands like Metallica and Motörhead are featured in the film, as well as on the soundtrack. Principal photography began in Los Angeles on May 2, 2009, and concluded on June 15. Hesher premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2010, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. The film was theatrically released in the United States on May 13, 2011, to mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure. This is the only feature film written and directed by Susser to date. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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