Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instructor who convinces her to try to accept her son's wishes and allow him to follow his dreams.
Acting
Helen Hunt commits fully to cringe-comedy maternal panic.
Direction
Hunt's self-aware lens on aging actress-director territory.
Director
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Jackie
Brenton Thwaites
Angelo
Luke Wilson
Ian
David Zayas
Ramon
Elizabeth Jayne Stillwell
Blanche
Robert Knepper
Peter
Leonor Varela
Danielle
Callum Keith Rennie
Tim
Julie Dretzin
Joanna
Jay Russell
Maitre 'D
Jordan Lane Price
Marywald
Willie C. Carpenter
Doorman
Richard Kind
Boss
Makena Lei Carnahan
Young Girl on Plane
Jay Huguley
Co-Worker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hunt wrote, directed, produced AND starred—Hollywood's ultimate 'if you want it done right' moment.
The film quietly interrogates 'helicopter parenting' before the term went mainstream, with Jackie's NYC privilege crashing into SoCal slacker culture.
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