History Film / ThunderRoad

* OverprotectiveDad: Arnaud tells his daughter to stop hanging out with a boy at school, whom he suspects is a "slicker." He's clearly worried that she'll wind up like the 16-year-old he caught in a car with two "slickers." This is in spite of the fact that his daughter is just starting fourth grade.

''Thunder Road'' is an indie 2018 {{Dramedy}} film written by, directed by, and starring {{Creator/Jim Cummings|1987}} as Officer James Arnaud. Largely dialogue-driven, the film follows Arnaud in the days after his mother's funeral as he begins letting his grief interfere with his job, personal relationships, and custody battle for his daughter.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Arnaud is socially awkward and extremely ill-equipped to handle his emotions, to the point that he [[spoiler:draws his firearm during an argument]].

* AdultFear:
** Arnaud's custody battle for his daughter certainly qualifies.
** Passing down a disability, such as dyslexia, to your children is something that really eats away at him as well.
** Having your parents pass away with unanswered questions. A particularly hard hitting line from Arnaud reveals that [[spoiler:his mother had a boyfriend who died in Vietnam; he only learned about this after her death and never got to speak with her about it.]]

* DisappearedDad: Arnaud and his siblings were raised by a single mother.
** [[spoiler:During a very emotional scene, Arnaud reveals that he learned his mother had a boyfriend, who died in the Vietnam War - but he only learned this after she had passed, and was never able to ask about him.]]

Based on Cummings' award-winning [[https://vimeo.com/174957219 2016 short of the same name]], both of which get their title from the song by Music/BruceSpringsteen.

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** Having your parents pass away with unanswered questions. A particularly hard hitting line from Arnaud reveals that his mother had a boyfriend who died in Vietnam; he only learned about this after her death and never got to speak with her about it.

** Having your parents pass away with unanswered questions. A particularly hard hitting line from Arnaud reveals that his mother had a boyfriend who died in Vietnam, and he only learned about this after her death and neber got to speak with her about this.

* TheOner:Many scenes, particularly those of Arnaud breaking down, are filmed in one long, continuous shot, the most notable being the opening scene at the funeral.

* BlackBestFriend: Officer Nate Lewis, who comforts Arnaud outside of his work.

* TalkingToTheDead: Arnaud opens up to his mother's grave, though he initially thinks the exercise is stupid.

''Thunder Road'' is an under-the-radar 2018 {{Dramedy}} film written by, directed by, and starring {{Creator/Jim Cummings|1987}} as Officer James Arnaud. Largely dialogue-driven, the film follows Arnaud in the days after his mother's funeral as he begins letting his grief interfere with his job, personal relationships, and custody battle for his daughter.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Arnaud is socially awkward and extremely ill-equipped to handle his emotions, to the point that he [[spoilers:draws his firearm during an argument]].

** Arnauld's custody battle for his daughter certainly qualifies.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Arnauld is socially awkward and extremely ill-equipped to handle his emotions, to the point that he [[spoilers:draws his firearm during an argument]].
* BlackBestFriend: Officer Nate Lewis, who comforts Arnauld outside of his work.

* BumblingDad: Played with a mixture of comedy and drama, as a lot of direct exchanges between Arnauld and his daughter are humorous, but really do contribute to his increasing desperation.

* HappilyMarried: Subverted. Arnauld accuses Nate of not being able to relate to his situation because he and his wife are in a good relationship. It's not expanded on much, but Nate assures him they have their problems.

* InelegantBlubbering: Arnauld weeps openly and messily on quite a few occasions, most notably in the opening scene.
* ManChild: His grieving state amplifies it, but Arnauld definitely qualifies.
* MommasBoy: Arnauld was one to a T.

* RiddleForTheAges: Arnauld puts something in a water cup outside his sister's house. It might be their mother's earrings, but we never see it.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The movie's teaser was literally just an excerpt from Arnauld's breakdown outside the police station in response to [[spoiler:getting fired]].
* TheUnfavorite: Arnauld's sister complains that their mother loved him more than her, to the point that she gave him her hand-me-down earrings even though he's a man.

* ManlyTears: Shed quite a few by our protagonist from the very start to the very end.

''Thunder Road'' is an under-the-radar 2018 {{Dramedy}} film written by, directed by, and starring Creator/JimCummings1987 as Officer James Arnaud. Largely dialogue-driven, the film follows Arnaud in the days after his mother's funeral as he begins letting his grief interfere with his job, personal relationships, and custody battle for his daughter.

''Thunder Road'' is an under-the-radar 2018 {{Dramedy}} film written by, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings (no, not ''that'' Creator/JimCummings) as Officer James Arnaud. Largely dialogue-driven, the film follows Arnaud in the days after his mother's funeral as he begins letting his grief interfere with his job, personal relationships, and custody battle for his daughter.

->''"Oh-oh come take my hand''
->''We're riding out tonight to case the promised land..."''

''Thunder Road'' is an under-the-radar 2018 {{Dramedy}} film written by, directed by, and starring Jim Cummings as Officer James Arnaud. Largely dialogue-driven, the film follows Arnaud in the days after his mother's funeral as he begins letting his grief interfere with his job, personal relationships, and custody battle for his daughter.

Based on Cummings' award-winning 2016 short of the same name, both of which get their title from the song by Music/BruceSpringsteen.