A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Acting
JGL commits so hard you forget he's not actually Hesher.
Writing
The grandma's funeral speech will dismantle you.
Cinematography
Burned-out suburban hellscape never looked so cozy.
Director
Spencer Susser
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Hesher
Natalie Portman
Nicole
Devin Brochu
T.J.
Rainn Wilson
Paul Forney
Piper Laurie
Madeleine Forney
John Carroll Lynch
Larry
Helen Slayton-Hughes
Mrs. Rosowski
Monica Staggs
Mom
Frank Collison
Funeral Director
Paul Bates
Mr. Elsberry
Audrey Wasilewski
Coleen Bolder
Mary Elizabeth Barrett
Meryl
Lyle Kanouse
Jack
Van Epperson
Angry Driver
Ralph P. Martin
Tow Truck Driver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Hesher' character was inspired by real metalhead squatters director Spencer Susser knew in suburban Australia.
The film bombed because marketing sold it as a stoner comedy; it's actually a grief drama where someone happens to smoke.
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