Trucker a 2008

2008 in film

This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 dramatic independent

Independent film

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 film by Plum Pictures. It was written and directed by James Mottern, and produced by Scott Hanson, Galt Niederhoffer, Celine Rattray and Daniela Taplin Lundberg.

Plot

Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Lynn Monaghan is an American actress known for her roles in Mission: Impossible III, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gone Baby Gone, Made of Honor, The Heartbreak Kid, Eagle Eye, and Source Code.-Early life:...

) is a long-haul truck driver. She spends her off time having one-night stands or out drinking with her married neighbor, Runner (Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion

Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor, currently starring as Richard Castle on the ABC series Castle. He is also known for his portrayal of the lead role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the television series Firefly and its feature film continuation, Serenity.He has acted in traditionally distributed...

). This life is upturned when her ex-husband Len (Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt is an American actor. He is most famous for his role as Rey Curtis on the TV series Law & Order; and his appearances in the movies Blood in Blood Out, Miss Congeniality, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Traffic, and Piñero.-Early life:Bratt was born in San Francisco, California,...

)
sends their 11-year-old son Peter (Jimmy Bennett

Jimmy Bennett

James Michael "Jimmy" Bennett is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles as a child actor in Daddy Day Care, Hostage, Poseidon, and more recently in Orphan and as young James T. Kirk in Star Trek...

) to stay with her while he recovers from cancer treatment.

Cast

• Michelle Monaghan
  Michelle Monaghan
  Michelle Lynn Monaghan is an American actress known for her roles in Mission: Impossible III, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gone Baby Gone, Made of Honor, The Heartbreak Kid, Eagle Eye, and Source Code.-Early life:...
  
   as Diane Ford
• Nathan Fillion
  Nathan Fillion
  Nathan Fillion is a Canadian actor, currently starring as Richard Castle on the ABC series Castle. He is also known for his portrayal of the lead role of Captain Malcolm Reynolds in the television series Firefly and its feature film continuation, Serenity.He has acted in traditionally distributed...
  
   as Runner
• Benjamin Bratt
  Benjamin Bratt
  Benjamin Bratt is an American actor. He is most famous for his role as Rey Curtis on the TV series Law & Order; and his appearances in the movies Blood in Blood Out, Miss Congeniality, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Traffic, and Piñero.-Early life:Bratt was born in San Francisco, California,...
  
   as Leonard "Len" Bonner
• Joey Lauren Adams
  Joey Lauren Adams
  Joey Lauren Adams is an American actress who has appeared in more than thirty films. She is known for her distinctive, raspy voice and for her roles in View Askewniverse films, particularly Mallrats and Chasing Amy, with the latter giving her a Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination.-Career:She...
  
   as Jenny Bell
• Jimmy Bennett
  Jimmy Bennett
  James Michael "Jimmy" Bennett is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles as a child actor in Daddy Day Care, Hostage, Poseidon, and more recently in Orphan and as young James T. Kirk in Star Trek...
  
   as Peter Bonner
• Bryce Johnson
  Bryce Johnson
  -Early life:Johnson was raised in Reno, Nevada before moving to Denver, Colorado at 5 with his newly divorced mother along with his two brothers where he graduated from high school in 1995...
  
   as Rick
• Matthew Lawrence
  Matthew Lawrence
  Matthew William Lawrence is an American actor known for his leading role in the movie Cheats with Trevor Fehrman and his role of Jack Hunter on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from 1997 to 2000, and his roles in movies such as The Hot Chick, The Comebacks, and Mrs...
  
   as Scott
• Brandon Hanson as Tom
• Maya McLaughlin as Molly
• Ricky Ellison as Robert
• Johnny Simmons
  Johnny Simmons
  Johnny Simmons is an American actor.Simmons was born in Montgomery, Alabama and was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he attended Nathan Adams Elementary and T. C. Marsh Middle School. He is a 2005 graduate of W. T. White High School...
  
   as Teenager 1
• Stephen Sowan as Teenager 2
• Dennis Hayden as Trucker
• Mika Boorem
  Mika Boorem
  Mika Sue Boorem is an American actress who has appeared in the films Blue Crush , Carolina , Sleepover , and Smile ....
  
   as Young Woman
• Franklin Dennis Jones as Jonnie
• Amad Jackson as Doctor

Production

The film was shot on location in Hawthorne, CA, Bloomington, CA, and Mira Loma, CA.

Trucker has a reported budget of under 1.5 million dollars.

Actress Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Lynn Monaghan is an American actress known for her roles in Mission: Impossible III, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gone Baby Gone, Made of Honor, The Heartbreak Kid, Eagle Eye, and Source Code.-Early life:...

 learned to drive a truck in order to play her role; the movie was shot using authentic footage of her doing so.

Reception

The film currently holds a 58% 'Rotten' rating on Rotten Tomatoes

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 based on 36 reviews indicating mixed reviews.

Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...

 chose it as one of his top ten independent films for 2009.

Awards

List of awards for the film:

• Michelle Monaghan – Excellence in Acting Award – Vail Film Festival
• Winner - Best Narrative Feature Film - Woods Hole Film Festival
  Woods Hole Film Festival
  The Woods Hole Film Festival was founded in 1991 by Judith Laster and Kate Davis.Over the years, it has grown from a one day invitational event to an eight day event with films submitted from around the world. The Festival is held each year from the last Saturday of July through the first Saturday...
  
  
• Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival
• Official Selection Austin Film Festival
• Official Selection Oxford Film Festival
• Official Selection Florida Film Festival
• Official Selection Vail Film Festival
• San Diego Film Critics: Best Actress (Michelle Monaghan)