Rudderless

"The way back begins with a single chord."

Feb 21 2015 R 1h 45m
Comedy, Drama, Music

A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.

Plot

Sam, a divorced ad exec, loses his son in a university shooting. At the wake at his ex wife's house, he meets his son's SO, Kate. Two years later, after many bottles of booze, he lives on his yacht and works as a house painter. He meets up with his two workmates after work at a bar. He keeps his past a secret. When his ex finally tracks him down to get his signature to sell their house, she leaves him their son's music things including recordings of his own songs. Sam brings his guitar to the open mic night at the bar and sings his son's song. He gets his first fan, Quentin, who sees potential. Quentin manages to convince Sam to start a band/quartet (Rudderless) playing "Sam's" songs.

Written by

Casey Twenter, Jeff Robison, William H. Macy

Directed by

William H. Macy

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Dog Pond Productions, Tee Rob Pictures, Unified Pictures, Amberdale Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
20,089
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA