Rushlights

Synopsis: "Rushlights" revolves around Billy Brody (Josh Henderson) and Sarah (Haley Webb), two delinquent young lovers from the suburbs of Los Angeles, traveling to a small Texas town to falsely claim a dead friend's inheritance. The two teens, haunted by their own dubious pasts while pursuing their scam, wind up in a nightmare of greed and betrayal when confronted with the twisted and bizarre underworld of Tremo, TX - population 2870.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Antoni Stutz
Production: Vertical Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
25
Rotten Tomatoes:
22%
R
Year:
2013
98 min
Website
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Hi.

Hey--

What can I get you?

Well, um, I was thinking about...

The...

Turkey sandwich?

Just guessing.

Iced tea?

That's right.

Can I get you something else?

No. No, I'm good.

Thanks.

Okay.

You know, I--I was wondering...

Yes?

It's been weeks now, me coming here, and--

and, um...

I was thinking, what if I come here tomorrow

and you're no longer here?

Well, I mean, I wasn't planning

on spending the rest of my life here,

- right? I mean...

- You see? That's my point.

You know?

What if you leave

and I never find out your--

your favorite ice cream

or your favorite movie,

stuff like that?

My favorite movie's "Fight Club".

My favorite ice cream is chocolate.

Do you want to go out with me sometime?

Yeah, hello.

Ellen.

What?

What happened?

Who are you looking for?

Number 12.

It's right next door.

Sarah?

Sh*t.

Sarah?

My God.

I thought that was you.

What's going on here?

Are you all right?

Ellen. She's dead.

We gotta get out of here. Now!

Look, we gotta get your stuff!

Let's go.

I should go to the police.

They're probably already there.

Maybe we should split town for a while.

Here.

Have a coffee, a muffin.

It'll help you feel better.

The girl is Ellen,

my roommate.

She was on her own.

She'd lost her parents a couple years ago

in some accident, fell into drugs.

We got into a fight...

Because I asked her not to get loaded around me.

A couple hours later,

I heard her fighting with the guy next door, Eddie,

her dealer.

And then it stopped.

And I saw her...

On the couch sleeping.

Only, she wasn't breathing.

I don't do that anymore.

Okay.

Thank you for last night.

It really meant a lot to me.

You don't...

Think I'm trash?

Everybody's got a story.

Anyway, I wouldn't worry about it.

Okay.

This is not my stuff.

Crowd really getting into it now.

And foul ball.

"Law offices of Cameron Brogden."

"State of Texas."

"Dear Ellen,

"as your late Uncle's friend and attorney,

"your Uncle has bequeathed his entire estate to you,

his favorite niece

and the only living relative."

Do you--do you know

what this is?

"If you have any questions,

please contact me

at your convenience."

"Cameron Brogden, attorney at law."

What is it?

...The last five consecutive bats,

so we have quite the battle on our hands.

Ellen's wallet.

Let me see.

I don't know about this.

It ju--

it feels like...

Trespassing.

I just want to see something.

Unbelievable.

I mean, you guys could be twins.

We are one strike away.

I, --

I got an idea.

What?

It's--it's a bit crazy,

but it could work.

Nobody on.

A perfect game.

I think we should contact that lawyer.

Hi. You've reached the law offices

of Cameron Brogden.

Leave me a message.

Hi. This is Ellen Niles.

I received your letter and wanted to let you know

that I'm on my way down to Texas.

I'll be in touch when I get there.

Thank you.

I think we're close.

Tremo radio, west Texas.

It's 85 degrees now

with a song right on the guitar for playing the blues.

Well, I'm moving in the morning...

You know what?

This is nuts.

Don't worry.

We're gonna be fine.

My name is Ellen Niles.

I'm 21 years old,

visited my late Uncle Zachary once, almost 15 years ago.

I was real young, so I don't really remember much.

Why did Niles leave all his cash to Ellen,

to you?

He didn't have any kids of his own.

Besides my parents, who passed away,

I'm his only living relative.

How did Niles get so rich?

My grandfather was a lawyer and developer in Pasadena.

Very good.

And I like that.

How do you do?

You must be...

Billy. Ellen's friend.

Cameron Brogden.

Good to meet you.

- Please.

- Thank you.

Okay, you just need to sign right there.

First I'm gonna need to see...

- ...some picture I.D.

- Sure.

You know, a driver's license, birth cert,

passport, something like that.

It's just a formality.

Okay.

Heh.

If you could sign right there.

Well, should I show you around the property?

Sure. All right.

I have a question.

What kind of money are we talking about?

Well, let's just say

your Uncle was a prominent man.

We're talking in the seven-figure range.

We just walk over to that hill...

You can get a view of the whole place.

Right over there, that's God's country.

See that second Ridge, right there?

Right along there, that's the border,

the second Ridge, and it goes all the way around.

What's that turned-over tractor doing there?

That's--

that's where your Uncle met his demise.

What happened?

Well...

Nobody knows for sure, you know,

but maybe the heat was a factor.

It was over 100 degrees that day.

He flipped the tractor.

He must have hit his head.

Thanks for your time, folks.

I'm real sorry about your loss.

Thanks.

I'll try and do my best to make things

as easy as possible for you.

You two have a good evening.

That guy makes me nervous.

You did great,

except you shouldn't have pushed

so hard about the old man's money.

Everything all right with you boys?

Well, everything's fine now that you're here.

Call me if you need anything.

All right. We will.

That cookie pusher's got the hots for you, little brother.

Please. Heh heh.

Foreigners mention what they were

gonna do with the inheritance?

Didn't say.

Don't it strike you the least bit strange

that he leaves all that scratch

to some girl he barely knew?

No.

It's called inheritance, Bob.

She's entitled to it, by birth.

I know what the word "inheritance" means.

Well...

Anyway, I gotta finish up another report.

Burglary yesterday over at the lazy inn.

Sounds like you got a crime wave on your hands.

Yeah. All started up

since Niles kicked.

Hey, how about leaving me some scratch for this?

No!

That's on you, bro.

It was on me yesterday!

Sweet smell of perfume

fading fast

Say you love me, too...

Sarah?

- I'm in here.

- I feel like a fool

for thinking about

having you...

What is it?

They're letters,

love letters from--

from some woman.

How romantic.

I found a fancy painting.

Listen to this.

"I know in my heart this child is ours,

"no matter what you say.

"I beg you to acknowledge your son,

who, in your heart,

you must know is yours."

The last thing we need is someone else

thinking they can get in on the money.

Hurry up, fat man.

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Come back here! Hey!

Whoa!

Look at this thing.

Whoa.

It's a hunting rifle.

Be careful.

Put it away.

Please?

It's okay.

Did we shoot somebody?

My God.

Hem hey. Hey, hombre!

Had a small accident.

Need a lift into town.

Thank God you're back.

I was so worried.

I looked everywhere.

Whoever it was...

Disappeared.

You didn't,

tell anybody about us coming here, did you?

What?

I can't believe you would even ask me that.

Okay. Okay. Sorry.

But what about the car?

I mean, somebody is gonna be looking for that.

What do you want me to do?

Call the cops?

I wouldn't worry about it.

I'll make sure nobody'll find it.

Anyway, I pushed the El Camino to the old barn

next to Niles' caddy.

We haven't had nothin' like this for a while, sal.

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Antoni Stutz

Antoni Stutz is a Swiss/German filmmaker and artist. Stutz is known for the neo-noir thriller Rushlights (2013), which he directed and produced. Starring Beau Bridges, Aidan Quinn, Josh Henderson and Haley Webb, Rushlights was included in the official selections of the Montreal International Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival, the Dallas International Film Festival as well as the Newport Beach Film Festival. An extended directors cut of Rushlights was released in 2016.In 1997, he directed his first feature film the comedy/thriller, You’re Killing Me (2003) starring Julie Bowen (Modern Family).Stutz later served as Executive Producer alongside Fred Roos and Jeffrey Coulter on the feature film Expired (2007) directed by Cecilia Miniucchi. Starring Jason Patric and Samantha Morton, the film was included in the official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. Patric won Best Actor for the film at the Stockholm International Film Festival.Stutz is currently developing his next feature film, a psychological thriller. Born and raised in Germany to Swiss parents, Stutz’s father Hans-Joachim Stutz was an architect and the co-CEO of HPP (1974-2000) one of the most prolific and best-known architectural firms in Germany.Stutz graduated college in Germany with an emphasis on Fine Arts. He continued his education in the United States at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, both in Los Angeles and New York, under the direction of Anna Strasberg. At the same time he immersed himself in film studies at UCLA. Stutz began his career as an actor in his teens. Early television roles included Tour of Duty and Michael Mann’s Crime Story.His first feature film role was in John Frankenheimer's Dead Bang co-starring Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller and William Forsythe.Stutz worked as a freelance director on commercials and music videos including MTV’s iconic “ROCK THE VOTE” campaign. Stutz has exhibited his paintings, photography and multi-textural installations both nationally and internationally in museums and galleries. His first solo art show was in 2005 at Bergamot Station followed by an exhibit in 2006 at the Riverside Art Museum, curated by American art critic Peter Frank. In 2014, Stutz's work was presented at the Irvine Fine Arts Center followed by a show in 2016 at BerlinArtProjects Gallery in Berlin, Germany.HIs latest work, which Peter Frank described as "Sculptural Pop-Cubism," was presented at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco at the 2018 inaugural If So, What international art fair. more…

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