Tumbledown is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by Sean Mewshaw, written by Desiree Van Til, and starring Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Dianna Agron, and Joe Manganiello.[4] The film was released on February 5, 2016, by Starz Digital.
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Directed by | Sean Mewshaw |
Written by | Desiree Van Til |
Produced by | Aaron L. Gilbert Kristin Hahn Margot Hand |
Starring | Rebecca Hall Jason Sudeikis Dianna Agron Blythe Danner Griffin Dunne Joe Manganiello Richard Masur |
Cinematography | Seamus Tierney |
Edited by | Suzy Elmiger |
Music by | Daniel Hart |
Production companies | Bron Studios Hahnscape Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 103 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $230.000[3] |
A young widow (Rebecca Hall) falls for a New York writer (Jason Sudeikis) who comes to her hometown in rural Maine to investigate the death of her husband, a folk singer.
On April 19, 2013, it was announced that Sean Mewshaw would direct the romantic comedy on the script of Desiree Van Til; producers would be Kristin Hahn of Indigo Films and Aaron L. Gilbert and Margot Hand of Bron Studios.[4] Jason Sudeikis and Rose Byrne were set to play the lead roles, Sudeikis as a New York writer and Byrne as a young widow.[6] Olivia Munn, Joe Manganiello, Blythe Danner, Michael McKean and Beau Bridges were also set to co-star in the film.[6] On January 30, 2014, Rebecca Hall joined the cast of the film to play the female lead, replacing Byrne as the widow in the film.[5] On March 31, 2014 Dianna Agron, Griffin Dunne and Richard Masur joined the ensemble cast, while filming was underway in Devens.[7]
In April 2013 the filming was set to begin in October in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4] In addition to Vancouver, filmmaker Van Til looked at shooting in Maine, California and New York. Ultimately she settled on shooting in Massachusetts due to their “robust film incentive program” [9] which would help with the $4 million budget.[9] According to the LA Times, “The Massachusetts Film Office touts a program offering filmmakers who spend more than $50,000 in the state a 25% tax credit to offset the costs of paying actors, building sets and other expenses. It's among the more competitive film incentive programs in the country.” [9]
So, In January 2014 the production was scheduled to begin in late March in Massachusetts.[5] The shooting of the film began on March 23, 2014, in Princeton, Massachusetts.[10][11] Filming also reportedly took place at New England Studios in Devens.[12][7]
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2015.[2] It was released on February 5, 2016, by Starz Digital.[13]
Tumbledown received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 70%, based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.32/10.[14] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[15]