Tumbledown (2015 film)

2015 American film
  • Starz Digital (United States)
  • Universal Pictures
  • Sierra Affinity (International)
Release dates
  • April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18) (Tribeca Film Festival)
  • February 5, 2016 (2016-02-05) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[2]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office$230.000[3]

Tumbledown is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by Sean Mewshaw, written by Desiree Van Til, and starring Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Dianna Agron and Joe Manganiello.[4] It was released on February 5, 2016 by Starz Digital.

Premise

A young widow (Rebecca Hall) falls for a New York writer (Jason Sudeikis) who comes to her hometown in rural Maine to investigate the death of her husband, a folk singer.

Cast

  • Rebecca Hall[5] as Hannah Miles
  • Jason Sudeikis[6] as Andrew McCabe
  • Dianna Agron[7] as Finley
  • Joe Manganiello[6] as Curtis
  • Griffin Dunne[7] as Upton[8]
  • Richard Masur[7] as Bruce Jespersen[8]
  • Blythe Danner[6] as Linda Jespersen[8]
  • Maggie Castle as Shannon[9]

Production

On April 19, 2013, it was announced that Sean Mewshaw would direct the romantic comedy on the script of Desiree Van Til; producers would be Kristin Hahn of Indigo Films and Aaron L. Gilbert and Margot Hand of Bron Studios.[4] Jason Sudeikis and Rose Byrne were set to play the lead roles, Sudeikis as a New York writer and Byrne as a young widow.[6] Olivia Munn, Joe Manganiello, Blythe Danner, Michael McKean and Beau Bridges were also set to co-star in the film.[6] On January 30, 2014, Rebecca Hall joined the cast, replacing Byrne.[5] On March 31, 2014 Dianna Agron, Griffin Dunne and Richard Masur joined the cast while filming was underway in Devens.[7]

Filming

In April 2013, filming was set to begin in October in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4] Van Til also looked at shooting in Maine, California and New York. Ultimately she settled on Massachusetts, due to the state's “robust film incentive program” [10] which would help with the $4 million budget.[10]

So, In January 2014 the production was scheduled to begin in late March in Massachusetts.[5] The shooting of the film began on March 23, 2014, in Princeton, Massachusetts.[11][12] Filming also reportedly took place at New England Studios in Devens.[13][7]

Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2015[2] and was released on February 5, 2016 by Starz Digital.[14]

Reception

Tumbledown received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 70%, based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.32/10.[15] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]

References

  1. ^ Justin Kroll (2015-03-23). "'Cake' Producer Launches New Production Company". Variety. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "'Tumbledown': Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  3. ^ "Tumbledown (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Kilday, Gregg (19 April 2013). "Jason Sudeikis, Rose Byrne to Star in Rom-Com 'Tumbledown'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b c McNary, Dave (30 January 2014). "Rebecca Hall Joins Romantic Comedy 'Tumbledown'". variety.com. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e Sneider, Jeff (19 April 2013). "Jason Sudeikis, Rose Byrne to Star in Romantic Comedy 'Tumbledown'". thewrap.com. Archived from the original on Jan 8, 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Trio Added To 'Tumbledown' Ahead Of Shooting Start". deadline.com. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "TUMBLEDOWN". TUMBLEDOWN. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. ^ Tumbledown review by Sheila O'Malley at www.rogerebert.com
  10. ^ a b Hamedy, Saba (2014-05-21). "Film, TV productions flocking to Massachusetts; tax credit is big draw". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
  11. ^ "'Tumbledown', starring Jason Sudeikis, begins filming in Massachusetts". onlocationvacations.com. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Jason Sudeikis shooting film in central Massachusetts". masslive.com. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Hollywood filming new movie in Massachusetts starring Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall". therepublic.com. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  14. ^ Dave McNary (2015-05-27). "'Tumbledown' Release Date: Rebecca Hall-Jason Sudeikis Movie Set". Variety. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  15. ^ "Tumbledown (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes wasn't the best. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  16. ^ "Tumbledown Reviews". Metacritic. 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  • Tumbledown at IMDb