Why Stop Now?

– When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug d..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Why Stop Now? (2012)

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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

17 Aug 2012

Language:

English, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

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.

Director:

Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner

Writer:

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)

Main Actors:

Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Emma Rayne Lyle

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$1,641

Production:

IFC Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
Metacritic:
36%