After breaking on to the indie scene in 2001 with his debut feature L.I.E., Michael Cuesta has spent some time behind the scenes of some of the best TV shows in the last decade, from Six Feet Under to the new Showtime series Homeland, on which he serves as executive producer. This winter, though, Cuesta's work is back on the big screen as well as video on-demand thanks to the impending release of Roadie, his new feature about a guy recovering from 20 years spent on the road with Blue Oyster Cult. The movie premieres on VOD on December 2 and on January 6 in theaters, and right now we've got the exclusive poster premiere. Take a look below, and click on it for the super high-res version.
The film stars Ron Eldard, Bobby Cannavale and Jill Hennessy. Check out the official synopsis below, and look for Roadie on your VOD systems on December 2!
For over 20 years, Jimmy Testagross has lived his childhood dream: being a roadie for his childhood heroes, Blue Oyster Cult. But the band's Arena-Rock glory days are a distant memory. County fairs and club gigs pay the bills. And Jimmy has become a casualty of these leaner times. With no place to go, no job prospects, and no real skills outside of being a roadie, Jimmy needs to regroup. So he returns to his childhood home in Queens, Ny. There, he revisits old relationships: his ailing, widower mom, a high school crush, a former nemesis and, most importantly, his relationship with himself. Jimmy, the middle-aged man-child, has never grown up. He still carries the resentments and frustrations of his youth, and has allowed them to fester and define who and what he is. Confronted with his mother's illness, Jimmy has a choice: let go of the past and take responsibility for both himself and the woman who raised and now needs him. Or continue to live a life of lies and frustration.
