Trucker (film)
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Director James Mottern Language English | 6.8/10 Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 23, 2008 (2008-04-23) (Tribeca Film Festival) Tagline Some Things in life you can't leave behind |
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Trucker is a 2008 independent drama film by Plum Pictures, starring Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion and Benjamin Bratt. It was written and directed by James Mottern, and produced by Scott Hanson, Galt Niederhoffer, Celine Rattray and Daniela Taplin Lundberg.
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Plot
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Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan) is a long-haul truck driver. She spends her off time having one-night stands and drinking vodka with her married neighbor, Runner (Nathan Fillion). Her routine life is upset when her ex-husband Len (Benjamin Bratt) sends their 10-year-old son Peter (Jimmy Bennett) to stay with her while Len attempts recovery from cancer treatment.
Cast
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Production
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The film was shot on location in Hawthorne, CA, Bloomington, CA, and Mira Loma, CA. Other portions of the film were shot in the Coachella Valley, California.
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Trucker had a reported budget of under $1.5 million.
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Actress Michelle Monaghan earned her commercial driver's license so she could drive a semi-trailer truck for her role; the movie was shot using authentic footage of her doing so.
Reception
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The film currently holds a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 36 reviews, indicating mixed reviews.
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Roger Ebert chose it as one of his top ten independent films for 2009.
Awards
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List of awards for the film:
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References
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