Thumper (film)

Last updated

Thumper
Directed byJordan Ross
Written byJordan Ross
Produced byFernando Loureiro
Roberto Vasconcellos
Starring Eliza Taylor
Lena Headey
Pablo Schreiber
Ben Feldman
Daniel Webber
Grant Harvey
Cinematography Doug Emmett
Edited byByron Wong
Music byPedro Bromfaman
Production
companies
Exhibit
Automatik Entertainment
Parliament of Owls
Distributed byThe Orchard
Release dates
April 20, 2017 (Tribeca)
November 7, 2017 (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thumper is a 2017 crime thriller directed and written by Jordan Ross and starring Eliza Taylor, Lena Headey, Pablo Schreiber, Ben Feldman, Daniel Webber, and Grant Harvey. The film premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and was released November 7, 2017.

Contents

Synopsis

In a town of low-income and fractured families, Kat Carter is an undercover police investigator who pretends to be a new student. She befriends classmate Beaver in a place where drugs and violence run rampant and realizes how deep the drug problem is. Harbouring a dark secret of her own, she attracts the attention of the leader of a drug ring, Wyatt.

Cast

Production

Casting

It was announced in April 2016 that Eliza Taylor and Daniel Webber had joined the cast of the film. [1]

Release

The film had its worldwide premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2017. On June 5, 2017, it was announced that The Orchard had bought Thumper and it was given a limited release on November 7, 2017. [2] [3]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86%, with an average rating of 6/10. [4]

Frank Sheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film mixed reviews. Though he found Taylor a "talented, vivacious performer" he failed to find her role in the film convincing. On the other hand, he praised Schreiber, who he said "delivered a suitably intense and charismatic performance". However, he found the film unable to overcome its cliches. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eliza Taylor</span> Australian actress (born 1989)

Eliza Jane Morley, known professionally as Eliza Taylor, is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Janae Timmins on the Australian soap opera drama Neighbours (2005–2008), as Clarke Griffin on the dystopian science fiction series The 100 (2014–2020), and as Hannah Carson in the NBC science fiction series Quantum Leap (2022–2024).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lena Headey</span> English actress (born 1973)

Lena Kathren Headey is an English actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination, and Queen Gorgo in 300 (2006).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pablo Schreiber</span> Canadian-American actor

Pablo Tell Schreiber is a Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his stage work and for portraying Nick Sobotka on The Wire, William Lewis on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013–2014), Mad Sweeney on the Starz series American Gods (2017–2020), and as George "Pornstache" Mendez on Orange Is the New Black (2013–2017), for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He stars as Master Chief in the Paramount+ live-action series Halo (2022–present) which is based on the franchise of the same name.

<i>Tell-Tale</i> (film) 2009 film

Tell-Tale is a 2009 science fiction horror film inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It is directed by Michael Cuesta and stars Josh Lucas, Lena Headey, and Brian Cox and is produced by Tony Scott and Ridley Scott. A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.

<i>The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box</i> 2014 British film

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box is a 2014 fantasy adventure film directed by Jonathan Newman and starring Aneurin Barnard as the protagonist, Mariah Mundi. It also stars Michael Sheen, Sam Neill, Lena Headey, Ioan Gruffudd, Keeley Hawes, and Tristan Gemmill. It was written by Christian Taylor and Matthew Huffman, and is based on the novel Mariah Mundi by G. P. Taylor.

<i>Loitering with Intent</i> (film) 2014 American film

Loitering with Intent is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Adam Rapp and written by Ivan Martin and Michael Godere. The film stars Ivan Martin, Michael Godere, Brian Geraghty, Isabelle McNally, Natasha Lyonne, and Marisa Tomei. It premiered on April 18, 2014 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film was released through video on demand on December 16, 2014, prior to a limited release on January 16, 2015 by The Orchard.

<i>Orange Is the New Black</i> season 2 Season of television series

The second season of the American comedy-drama television series Orange Is the New Black premiered on Netflix on June 6, 2014, at 12:00 am PST in multiple countries. It consists of thirteen episodes, each between 51 and 60 minutes, with a 90-minute finale. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison (2010), about her experiences at FCI Danbury, a minimum-security federal prison. The series is created and adapted for television by Jenji Kohan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Keean Johnson</span> American actor

Keean Johnson is an American actor who known for his lead role as Adam Freeman in action horror adventure series Spooksville.

<i>Anazapta</i> 2002 British film

Anazapta is a 2002 British mystery thriller film directed by Alberto Sciamma and starring Jason Flemyng, Lena Headey, Christopher Fairbank, Ian McNeice, Jeff Nuttall. In the US the film was released as Black Plague.

<i>The Wannabe</i> 2015 American film

The Wannabe is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Nick Sandow, with Martin Scorsese as an executive producer, and starring Patricia Arquette, David Zayas, Domenick Lombardozzi, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Piazza and Nick Sandow. It was released on December 4, 2015, by Orion Pictures and Momentum Pictures.

<i>Dixieland</i> (film) 2015 American film

Dixieland is a 2015 American crime drama film, written and directed by Hank Bedford. The film stars Chris Zylka, Riley Keough, Spencer Lofranco, Steve Earle, and Faith Hill. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2015. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on December 11, 2015, by IFC Films.

<i>Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop</i> 2015 American film

Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop is a 2015 American documentary film directed and produced by Erin Lee Carr. The film follows Gilberto Valle, a former NYPD cop was charged with conspiring to kidnap and eat women.

<i>Folk Hero & Funny Guy</i> 2016 American film

Folk Hero & Funny Guy is a 2016 American comedy film written, directed, and produced by Jeff Grace, in his directorial debut. It stars Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner, Michael Ian Black, Hannah Simone, Heather Morris, Melanie Lynskey, and David Cross.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Webber (actor)</span> Australian actor

Daniel Peter Webber is an Australian actor. Among his best known roles, Webber has portrayed Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil in the 2019 film The Dirt, Lee Harvey Oswald in the American science fiction thriller miniseries 11.22.63 and Lewis Wilson in the series The Punisher.

Lena Headey is an English actress and producer. Headey studied acting at Shelley College where she performed in a number of school productions at the Royal National Theatre. She made her film debut in the 1992 mystery drama Waterland. After appearing in a series of supporting parts throughout the 1990s, she went on to find fame for lead performances in big-budget films such as the fantasy film The Brothers Grimm (2005) and the action film 300 (2007), portraying Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, a role she yet again played in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

<i>State Like Sleep</i> 2018 American film

State Like Sleep is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Meredith Danluck in her feature directorial debut. It stars Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, and Michiel Huisman. It premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, and was released on January 4, 2019, by The Orchard.

<i>Beast of Burden</i> (film) 2018 film by Jesper Ganslandt

Beast of Burden is a 2018 American crime action film directed by Jesper Ganslandt and written by Adam Hoelzel. It stars Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer, Robert Wisdom, and Pablo Schreiber, and follows an ex-Air Force pilot who must deliver cocaine across the Mexico–United States border for his final run as a drug smuggler.

<i>The Flood</i> (2019 film) 2019 British film

The Flood is a 2019 British drama film, directed by Anthony Woodley, from a screenplay by Helen Kingston. It stars Lena Headey, Ivanno Jeremiah, Mandip Gill, Jack Gordon, Peter Singh, Arsher Ali and Iain Glen. It was released on 21 June 2019, by Curzon Artificial Eye.

<i>Lorelei</i> (film) 2020 American drama film

Lorelei is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Sabrina Doyle in her feature directorial debut. It stars Pablo Schreiber, Jena Malone, Amelia Borgerding, Parker Pascoe-Sheppard, Chancellor Perry, and Gretchen Corbett.

Beacon 23 is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series created by Zak Penn, based on the short story series of the same name by Hugh Howey. Starring Lena Headey and Stephan James, it is a co-production between Spectrum and Boat Rocker Media. Although originally greenlit by Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks, it premiered on MGM+ on November 12, 2023 in the United States. The second season premiered on April 7, 2024.

References

  1. McNary, Dave (April 15, 2016). "Daniel Webber, Eliza Taylor to Star in Police Drama 'Thumper' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  2. Lang, Brent (June 5, 2017). "The Orchard Buys 'Thumper' With Pablo Schreiber, Lena Headey (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  3. "Pablo Schreiber and Lena Headey as You've Never Seen Them in 'Thumper' Poster & First Look Photos (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  4. Thumper , retrieved November 11, 2017
  5. "'Thumper': Film Review | Tribeca 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2017.