Why Stop Now?
– When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug d..
When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.
17 Aug 2012
English, Spanish
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Phil Dorling (written for the screen by), Ron Nyswaner (written for the screen by), Phil Dorling (source material: 'Predisposed', a short film written by), Ron Nyswaner (source material: 'Predisposed', a short film written by)
Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Emma Rayne Lyle
The story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny (Melissa Leo), and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan), on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.
1 nomination.
$1,641
IFC Films