Comments on: ‘Trucker’–Another Great Movie You’ll Never See

By: AmyH

AmyH — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:57:28 +0000

Sounds a bit like Over the Top (one of my faves and a highly underrated flick) with a gender swap for the main character, albeit with a more serious bent. I'd like to see Trucker if I ever get the chance. Thanks for pointing me to it. :)

By: Chris Hamman

Chris Hamman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:49:58 +0000

Excellent review of a film I will probably never get to see. I am so tired of the crap out there that I have stopped going except for an obligatory “once a year” its still out there film scene. Don’t have cable, rent maybe three from BLockbuster annually. But, when I read such prose as your review, I realize there still is beauty in the world.

By: brian booth

brian booth — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:02:34 +0000

look forword to seeing it on d.v.d.and on sky movies.I still remember watching the movie with Stanley Baker in about truckers who endangered their lives doing their job.at the local cinema,in the late fiftees.

By: andreanetta

andreanetta — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:31:22 +0000

i want to see this film! it seems really intersting, maybe one day i’ll go rent it or something.

By: giveitasecondlook

giveitasecondlook — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:09:53 +0000

I’m going to look for this film. I never worked at a truck stop but in the summer between college years I did work at a factory with many immigrants and would stop every morning at a truck stop on my way to the 12 hour shift for coffee. While I don’t think I would ever want to spend my life in a factory I cherish some of the experiences I had at the factory and the people I met. It was a great experience to be a fairly shy white girl with very minimal Spanish skills working solely with Guatemalan, Laotian, Mexican and Chinese immigrants. I learned so much from each and every person I worked with, they all taught me more than many of my college instructors.

By: Potato22

Potato22 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:04:17 +0000

that is awesome
what a writer you are
do you like pie?
i do
hey, i was just wondering, what is your actual favorite movie?
you got some skills
WOW

By: AL

AL — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:44:32 +0000

It’s always great to see actors in a movie where they can expand their range and leap above the boxes we put them in. Some of my favorite examples of this would be DeNiro in “Midnight Run”, Pacino in “Donnie Brasco”, Ben Affleck in “Changing Lanes”, and Heath Ledger with “Brokeback Mountain”, and *again* with “The Dark Knight”.

By: Michael Corcoran

Michael Corcoran — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:26:16 +0000

Wonderful piece!

I’ve been intrigued by the depth and intensity of Michelle’s work ever since seeing her in GONE BABY GONE, and the mistreatment of great indie films by the Hollywood distribution system is one of my biggest pet peeves (and the subject of many soapbox rants).

Also, I’ve always enjoyed your ability to “get meta” without becoming bogged down in jargon or excessive sociopolitical axe-grinding. You’re definitely one of my role models when it comes to writing about film and culture.

By: morlockjeff

morlockjeff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:41:13 +0000

April, the movie you asked about above is DEVOTION (1946). You can get a lot quicker answers on questions like this if you go to our message boards and ask some of the film buffs there at http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/index.jspa

You’ll need to sign up if you’re not already a member

By: ZZMike

ZZMike — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:17:34 +0000

It’s opening in a small theater near here. I still haven’t seen a preview. The thing that caught me eye was Nathan Filion – I’d just seen a re-screening of Firefly.

Speaking of women in strong roles, I saw a preview the other day of a story about a mother who “adopts” a big black kid. (I can’t remember the title or the actress – and it’s probably for one of those movies that won’t open till next June (because I can’t find it on IMDB either). In this role, the lead lady is a regular Clint Eastwood type.

But we still turn out in droves to see things like “Zombieland”, “Surrogates”, “Cirque du Freak”, “Capitalism”, …

And I read recently that Sony is holding off buying any new scripts for a while.