Ride

Ride (2014)

When her son dropped out, she dropped in.

Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instructor who convinces her to try to accept her son's wishes and allow him to follow his dreams.

Date of release
2014-11-08
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (148)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Helen Hunt

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New York City and Los Angeles

Ride is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Helen Hunt. The film stars Hunt, Luke Wilson, Brenton Thwaites and Leonor Varela. A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.

Production

On July 30, 2013, Deadline reported that Helen Hunt would star, direct and produce her script of a surf film Ride. She produced the film with Greg Little and Lizzie Friedman. Upon closing of the distribution rights with Screen Media Films, it was announced that the film would be dedicated to her father and the film's surf-photographer Sonny Miller after his death in 2014.

The shooting of the film Ride began on August 5, 2013, at Venice Beach in Los Angeles.

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