2 Movies Starring Garrett Backstrom

The Motel Life

The Motel Life

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-11-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(2613 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Micah Fitzerman-Blue

Noah Harpster

Willy Vlautin (novel)

Fullplot:

Two brothers who are forced to leave Reno after being involved in a hit-and-run accident. Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin, this moody thriller is a searing and profound examination of brotherhood set in the timeless Sierra Nevadan frontier.

Hello Herman

Hello Herman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-06-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (964 Reviews)

Director:

Michelle Danner

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Set in the not so distant future, in Any Town USA, sixteen year old Herman Howards makes a fateful decision. He enters his suburban school and kills thirty nine students, two teachers, and a police officer. Just before his arrest he emails his idol, famous journalist Lax Morales, sending him clips of the shootings captured with Herman's own digital camera. In the clips Herman tells Lax, "I want to tell my story on your show". Lax, haunted by his own past, is now face to face with Herman. The movie explores why and how a massacre like this can happen in our society, desensitizing in America, youth violence and bullying, the impact the media has on our individual quest for fame, and ultimately our need for connection.

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