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May 11, 2011 · His grandmother, Madeleine (Piper Laurie), drifts on a cloud of vagueness through their lives, feeding them out of lifelong habit, not asserting herself, asking no questions even when T.J. brings Hesher home for dinner. Well, Hesher essentially brings himself along, but is explained as T.J.'s "friend."
Hesher is a drama film directed by Spencer Susser, featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the titular character. The film follows a troubled young boy named T.J., portrayed by Devin Brochu, who encounters Hesher, an anarchistic and unpredictable squatter. As Hesher unexpectedly integrates into T.J.'s life, the family, still grieving the loss of T.J.’s mother, begins to confront their emotional ...
Hesher premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2010, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. The film was theatrically released in the United States on May 13, 2011, to mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure.
Hesher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is the most unlikely person to help 13-year-old TJ (Devin Brochu) cope with the death of his mother, but he proves to be the only one who can truly free TJ from his overwhelming sadness.
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- Devin Brochu
- Spencer Susser
May 11, 2011 · The rollicking story of an anarchic wild child who shoehorns his way into a family mourning a loss, Hesher isn't your standard domestic drama. But it's a surprising, anarchic misfit movie — one...
- Bob Mondello
Hesher is the raging ID that invades the home of TJ, a boy struggling to deal with the grief over the death of his mother, and left to practically fend for himself as his father - a comically subdued and bearded Rainn Wilson - sits in a sofa coma and pops pills.
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May 13, 2011 · The story was conceived by newcomer Brian Charles Frank, and it's clear what the intention was: to explore the nature of grief (a cliched theme in cinema) via a character (Hesher) who can seemingly head-bang his way through all the tragedy life throws his way.
