UPDATE: The film’s directro Spencer Susser has told Gordon and the Whale, this trailer is not the “official” Hesher trailer, but rather one that was intended to stimulate interest in the foreign market.
While it’s not a bad trailer, it was created by the foreign sales representatives of the film for the specific intent of explaining the film to people in foreign, often non-english-speaking markets. I’m happy to see that people online like the trailer and are interested in HESHER, but the trailer doesn’t accurately present the tone of the film or the character of Hesher. Anyway, I’m looking forward to sharing the official trailer which will be out very soon and I feel will communicate the film’s intent more clearly.
We’ll post the official trailer as soon as its surfaces.
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Spencer Susser’s directorial debut Hesher made waves at Sundance last year, earning a Grand Jury Prize nomination for the coming-of-age drama that stars Natalie Portman and Rainn Wilson, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the title role.
The film is slated to come out this spring, but you can get a look at the trailer now, thanks to NataliePortman.com.
And a bonus clip courtesy of SXSW, which will screen Hesher in March.
Plot synopsis from the film’s site:
Loud music. Pornography. Burning shit to the ground. These are a few of Hesher’s favorite things. And they are what Hesher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) brings into the lives of TJ (Devin Brochu) and his father, Paul (Rainn Wilson) when he takes up residence in their garage uninvited.
Grief-stricken by the loss of TJ’s mother in a car accident, Paul can’t muster the strength to evict the strange squatter and soon the long-haired, tattooed Hersher becomes a fixture in the household. Like a force of nature, Hersher’s anarchy shakes the family out of their grief and helps them embrace life once more.
What do you think of J G-L’s badass bravado? Are you looking forward to Hesher?