Thunder Road

Thunder Road (2016)

Officer Arnaud loved his Mom.

Jimmy Arnaud eulogizes his mother.

Date of release
2016-01-23
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (57)
Runtime
13m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Jim Cummings

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize

Thunder Road is a short comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings. Shot in one take, the film depicts a police officer giving a eulogy for his mother. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews, winning the Short Film Grand Jury Prize. A feature-length adaptation of the same name was released in 2018, also written, directed by, and starring Cummings.

Production

Cummings wrote the film over two months on his commutes to work at CollegeHumor. The film cost $7,000 to make, of which $2,500 was renting the funeral home. He sold his wedding rings to help fund it. Cummings did not license the song "Thunder Road" prior to its screening at Sundance. Springsteen later viewed the film and enjoyed it, and agreed to license it for online distribution for $1,000.

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