Thunder Road (2018)

Movie
German title	The Chaos Cop - Thunder Road
Original title	Thunder Road
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2018
length	90 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Jim Cummings
script	Jim Cummings
production	Zack Parker , ; Natalie Metzger , ; Benjamin Wiessner
music	Jim Cummings
camera	Lowell A. Meyer
cut	Brian Vannucci , ; Jim Cummings
occupation
	Jim Cummings: Officer Jim Arnaud; Kendal Farr : Crystal Arnaud; Nican Robinson : Officer Nate Lewis; Macon Blair : Dustin Zahn; Jocelyn DeBoer : Rosalind Arnaud; Chelsea Edmundson : Morgan Arnaud; Jordan Fox : Officer Doug;

The Chaos Cop - Thunder Road is an American tragic comedy released in 2018 . Lead actor Jim Cummings wrote and directed the script. In 2018 the film won the "Grand Jury Award" at the SXSW Film Festival . The film is based on the short film of the same name, released in 2016, which won the 2016 Sundance Film Festival jury's grand prize in the short film category . Production was started by a Kickstarter campaign.

action

The film follows the police officer Jim Arnaud, who suffers a psychological breakdown after his divorce and the death of his mother and tries to save his relationship with his daughter.

production

The Kickstarter campaign went online on September 11, 2017. The goal of $ 10,000 was reached after just 7 hours. A total of $ 36,829 was raised from 248 backers. The short film, a so-called one-shot, i.e. a film with only one take, from 2016 was used as the opening scene. Long shots were also used repeatedly in the feature film .

criticism

The film received mostly positive reviews. According to Rotten Tomatoes , 98% of the 54 reviews evaluated gave the film a positive rating, with an average rating of 7.9 / 10. Thunder Road received a positive rating from 96% of users with an average rating of 4.7 / 5. On IMDb , the film has a rating of 7.1 / 10 from 5794 votes. David Fear described the film in Rolling Stone as "... a raw nerve of a movie, uncomfortable and tender and beautifully empathetic to its a-hole protagonist." towards the A-hole protagonist. ").