Thunder Road
ShortComedyDrama
Jimmy Arnaud eulogizes his mother.
Director
Jim Cummings
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jim Cummings, Kitty Barshay, Francesca I. Biasiolo
Release Date
January 23, 2016
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 13
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 6
Reviews
📋 1.6K
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🎭 Top Cast
Jim Cummings
as Jimmy Arnaud
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Kitty Barshay
as Funeral Director
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Francesca I. Biasiolo
as Crystal
Melissa Papel
as Carissa
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William "Will" Daubert
as Police Chief
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India'yolanda Collins
as Funeral Attendent
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Ray Fischer
as Funeral Attendent
Barbara Garabedian
as Funeral Attendent
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Alfred Gilliam
as Funeral Attendent
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Annette Goodman
as Funeral Attendent
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Mountain View Mortuary
🏷️ Keywords
mother
🎯 Categories
ComedyDramaShort
⭐ Featured Review
And the director was all like, "Well I got this here camera and I learned how to make it talk!"
"This is a sweet little short that has a heart beating underneath it, though it's impossible to know if it would have worked had it been anyone else than Bruce Springsteen featured in the film. Thunder Road, which was originally a B movie that inspired Bruce to write the first track on Born to Run, now inspires filmmaker Jim Cummings (no relation to the voice-over actor) in the story of what happens to a young cop (also Cummings) who is at a funeral for his mother and has to speak in front of everyone. He rambles at points (a digression into a "bitch" who used to bite people on ..."
💡 Did You Know?
The entire short is filmed in one continuous shot.
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📖 Synopsis
Jimmy Arnaud eulogizes his mother.