Linoleum is certainly something of a curiosity as it strives to use a simple premise to explore, however subtly, themes of loss, identity, and fulfilling a dream of a suburban husband and father w…
This one had its World Premiere at SXSW tonight in the narrative competition and is like many other films here hopeful for acquisition, most likely a small distributor at best with VOD plans, or even an Amazon which has shown a propensity to this kind of sci-fi hybrid in the past.
and father of Nora . We are introduced to them right off the bat, but after the mild exposition monumental things are about to happen to Cameron when a space race-era old satellite falls into his lap, well actually his backyard and he sees it as a sign, one that instantly takes him back to his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut.
Writer/director Colin West says he was inspired by his own grandfather’s sense of loss of his wife of 60 years as he slipped into dementia. That was a springboard apparently but is not this story, but it might give you a clue West is interested in much more than a middle-aged guy building a rocket in his garage. This is also notthough the time in which it is set is not quite clear, and that would be on purpose.
I love Gaffigan’s stand up specials and wry commentaries on family life on the CBS Sunday Morning News, and he is one of those comics who is a very capable actor as again ably demonstrated here. In fact the whole cast, which also includes brief moments withis a pleasant enough, if somewhat less than memorable ride that doesn’t really take flight like you might hope it would. For Gaffigan fans though that should be enough. Producers are Chad Simpson, Chadd Harbold, and Dennis Masel.
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