Summaries

After 20 years on the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Testagros returns to his hometown to life with his ailing mother. Complications arise when he falls for an old friend, who is now married to his longtime nemesis.

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.—Gerald Cuesta

Details

Keywords
  • new york city
  • mother son reunion
  • neighborhood bar
  • prodigal son
  • reference to the band
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Music
Release date Jan 5, 2012
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Production companies Magnolia Pictures Hero Content

Box office

Gross US & Canada $7825
Opening weekend US & Canada $2661
Gross worldwide $7825

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 35m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio

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