Jimmy Testagross

Michael Cuesta
Lois Smith, David Margulies, Bobby Cannavale, Jill Hennessy
2012
USA
Completed
English
95 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asRoadie,is aUSAProducerwomen sex,At2012Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish,Current Douban rating7.1(For reference only)。
Jimmy Testagross, who has loved music since childhood and eventually became a professional touring musician (played by Long Edard), has spent 25 years traveling across six continents, leading his music team on tours around the world with millions of fans and followers. Now, as a middle-aged man, Jimmy decides at the age of 45 to return home to visit his elderly mother (played by Lois Smith), whom he has not seen since his father passed away when he was 20, as well as his small town and friends from his youth. After many years, his mother, now with gray hair, still holds a sense of kinship, but the once vibrant town of his memories has changed drastically. Especially surprising is the fact that his childhood friends, whom he hasn't seen in many years, are now married with lives of their own. After a series of nostalgic moments, memories, laughter, misunderstandings, and even arguments, the relentless passage of time and changing world not only brings warmth to the once prominent rock star but also reminds him of the ruthlessness of time and lost loves. However, the unwavering mother-son bond remains warm as ever, with old photos and clippings of Jimmy's musical talent in his youth being a source of gratitude and motivation for middle-aged Jimmy to appreciate family and believe in life... 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.