Diane Ford (Michelle Monaghan), a vivacious and successful independent truck driver, leads a carefree life of long-haul trucking, one night stands and all-night drinking until the evening her estranged 11-year-old son (Jimmy Bennett) shows up at her door.
Peter hasn’t seen his mother since he was a baby and wants Diane as little as she wants him; but with his father Len (Benjamin Bratt) in the hospital, Diane and Peter are stuck with each other at least for a while.
Burdened with this new responsibility and seeing the life of freedom she’s fought for jeopardized, Diane steps reluctantly into her past and looks sidelong at a future that is not as simple or straightforward as she had once believed.
Diane’s neighbour and best friend Runner is played by Nathan Fillion.
Trucker is an independently financed drama written and directed by James Mottern and produced by Plum Pictures.
Trucker opens next weekend (October 9th) in the following locations:
| New York | New York Special Events |
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| Jacob Burns Film Center Opens: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 364 Manville Road Pleasantville, NY (914)-769-6070 website | Buy Tickets |
Jacob Burns Film Center – Oct 9th Special screening includes Q&A with filmmaker James Mottern and actress Michelle Monaghan will be interviewed by New York Times critic Janet Maslin |
| Village East Cinema Opens: Friday, October 9th, 2009 181-189 2nd Avenue New York, NY website | Buy Tickets |
Village East Cinema – Oct 9 & 10 Trucker star Michelle Monaghan and writer/director James Mottern will appear in person for Q&A after the 7:20pm showings on Oct 9 & Oct 10 |
| California | Pennsylvania |
| Gaslamp 15 701 5th Avenue San Diego, CA (619) 232-0401 website |
The Hollywood Theatre 1449 Potomac Ave Pittsburgh, PA 412.344.1245 Oct 9th 7pm, Oct 10th 9:30pm, Oct 11th 7pm |
| Illinois | Kentucky |
| Facets Cinémathèque 1517 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL (773) 281-9075 website | Buy Tickets |
Village 8 4014 Dutchmans Lane St Matthews, KY website |
| New Mexico | |
| El Morro Theatre 207 W Coal Ave Gallup, NM (505) 726-0050 |
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If you haven’t watched this movie yet, please do. Not only is Nathan absolutely fantastic in it, it is a rather touching story.