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Hesher [DVD]

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Genre	Drama
Format	PAL
Number Of Discs	1
Runtime	1 hour and 41 minutes
Publication Date	February 13, 2012

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Spencer Susser writes and directs this darkly comic drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson and Natalie Portman. After his mother is killed in a car crash, T.J. (Devin Brochu) falls into a deep depression. Living with his sleeping pill-addicted father, Paul (Wilson), and absent-minded grandmother (Piper Laurie), while at the same time being bullied relentlessly at school, he soon withdraws into a state of extreme social isolation alleviated only by his crush on bespectacled supermarket check-out girl Nicole (Portman). However, things change dramatically for T.J. when an unlikely ally comes into his life in the form of Hesher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a nihilistic, foul-mouthed, heavy metal-loving pyromaniac squatting in a nearby abandoned building.

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Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5060223765761
Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 41 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2012
Studio ‏ : ‎ Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006B95SRE
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Ska Boy

An adventure into nihilism

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023

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When you're a young kid suffering from depression from the death of your mother the last thing you want to run into is a nihilistic Hesher, otherwise known as a Heavy Metal enthusiast. That's the premise of this movie. Joseph Gordn-Levitt is the Hesher and he is a whirlwind of pure chaos. He lights a car on fire. He moves into the kid’s house without asking and gets high with his grandmother. It’s pretty amazing that someone not only came up with this script but got it made. It’s definitely a movie for younger people. Others will not get it at all.

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I enjoyed the movie.

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2023

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"Hesher" is a film about a family torn apart and broken down by the loss of one of their loved ones. In comes a borderline sociopath and rebel-against-conformity, who only identifies himself as "Hesher". It's all about learning to have fun in life and live, if you're looking for some meaning to the story, but other than that it's actually pretty funny. It's not the greatest film made, and it's got issues, but I did enjoy this movie.

As for the product itself, the cover art and design of the plastic case isn't very aesthetically pleasing, but it does the job of housing the CD well. I recommend finding this movie to watch for free online or elsewhere, but this is a reasonable option if you want to own a physical copy.

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Elizabeth

Fun filled, unusual film

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2015

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This is one of those movies that I happen upon a lazy Sunday and don't expect to get much out of.

Hesher surprised me. It delighted me. It entertained me. It even gave me feels. Not exactly what I was expecting from a Netflix "new release" listing. I enjoyed this film so much that I actually wanted to watch it again and did so using Amazon Instant Videos.

Hesher is a wild ride. Natalie Portman plays a character that is a bit out of her usual "type". In this film, Portman portrays a young woman who hasn't really grown up yet. She isn't mature. She isn't established. She lacks direction. Portman usually plays characters that are wise and mature. This mess of a woman in Hesher is a fun change of pace for Portman.

Rainn Wilson delivers a wonderful performance in what feels like an attempt to prove to audiences that he isn't just a goofy, weird comedic TV actor. I feel that his depressing, apathetic father portrayal is a great way to do that.

Then, of course, there is Joseph Gordon-Levitt. JGL made this film at a time when he was a hot commodity (not that he isn't now) and I feel that his status allowed him the freedom to just say "F' it!" and do whatever he wanted. Watching him portray Hesher is enchanting, mesmerizing, entertaining and hilarious. Hesher is that guy that your parents warned you about but with a touch of heart hidden in the mix. He may be unconventional but he never stops being human.

Combine all of that with an insane soundtrack that will make your blood race and your skin crawl. And boom, you have a fun movie worthy of a Sunday (or even a Friday) evening.

I loved this film because of all of the surprising against type performances by the three stars. I laughed a lot. I applauded (in my head) for some of the amazing scenes. I even shed a few tears towards the end.

If you take the time to watch this movie, I feel you will enjoy yourself immensely. If not, then we can not be friends.

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Hesher Rocks!

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2012

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This 2010 film called Hesher is designed to make the viewer uncomfortable and challenged to think differently.

This story follows the lives of a family of three, a grand mother, her adult son, and the grandson (TJ). The actor playing the father (Rainn Wilson), he's in lots of movies and I think he usually plays in comedies. Hesher is not a comedy but it did make me laugh, a lot.

There are several converging story lines in this film.

The grandmother who funds everything and silently keeps the family together is dealing silently with end of life issues.

The father and son are dealing with the recent death of the wife/mother but really don't explain what happened.

The son is being beat up in school by various bullies and bad situations.

On his way to school the son encounters a skinny, pale, long haired, dope smoking, tattoo'd homeless guy (Hesher) after he wrecks his bike (again) in a residential construction site.

The homeless guy ends up following the boy and pushes his way into their home to do his laundry then wont leave. Hesher hits it off with the grandmother probably because she's lonely and just wants someone to talk to and seemed un-moved by his often shirtless, bizzare, with long haired appearance.

The boy seems obsessed with buying their wrecked family car but never explains why. The father is jobless and spends most of the day on the sofa sleeping. Hesher follows the boy around observing him in a series of bad situations. The boy (TJ) yells at Hesher for not helping him, ordering him to stay away again and again, which of course never works.

The boy develops a crush on an older grocery store clerk, which Hesher also ruins.

And not to spoil the movie, but the story lines all come together in the end as everyone's lives are improved by Hesher's absurd ways. In the final ten minutes of the film everyone's problems are explained to the viewer.

Top notch acting and writing. Nice film to watch without kids or the easily offended in the room.

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Tommy Dooley

`Life Is Like Walking In The Rain'

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2012

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This is one of those rare indi type films that is hard to categorise, except in being able to say it is ruddy excellent. It is about a young boy T.J. (Devin Brochu), who has lost his mother in a fatal car crash His father Paul (Rain Wilson of `Super' fame) is wallowing in prescription drug dependency as a way to by pass the grief. They are living with his Grandma and life is slowly unravelling.

After T.J. smashes a window of a house where Hesher (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is crashing, their paths become entwined. Hesher follows him in the best stalker style and decides he will just move in. The first thing he does is strip off and do his laundry followed by making an illegal cable hook up so they can get more TV channels - especially of the more adult variety.

T.J. is dealing with ghosts and bullies in equal measure and that leads to a chance meeting with supermarket cashier Nicole (Natalie Portman). T.J. bonds with her but Hesher is never too far away. He has an unhealthy like for profanity, porn, Metallica and arson; an ideal house guest you might say. Therfore not the sort of friend a young boy should really be associated with. What happens though is that the more mayhem he creates the more he breaks the catharsis of grief that is holding every body back.

This film does not stick to any convention, it is totally unpredictable and that is the essence of Hesher himself. There are no real pretty actors everything is seemingly low rent but with real people and it is so refreshing for that. Joseph Gordon-Levitt continues to take on challenging roles and make interesting and well crafted cinema and is one of those actors who can be relied upon to make viewing, anything he is in, worthwhile. That said every single performance is to the high end of excellent especially Devin Brochu as T.J.

Directed and co - written by Spencer Susser in his debut for a major picture, who has struck cinematic gold for this off the wall, funny, rude, moving and brilliant film. It has not had a very wide distribution so I am hoping that it will do well in the DVD sales as we need more of this type of film and not less. I thoroughly enjoyed this film and would recommend to anyone who like the more `odd ball' film, for mainstream film addicts this may not be your thing, but I would urge to give it a go- moving funny and excellent.

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Tiene subtítulos en español

Reviewed in Mexico on April 8, 2023

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Sarah Tipper

Metal Heads Should Approach With Caution, Unrealistic Plot, But Great Acting.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2013

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An irritating start, because this DVD made by Liongate forces you to watch the trailers, rather than being able to skip straight to the film :(

There were great acting performances in this film but some unbelievable aspects of the plot made it hard for me to watch this. I just didn't believe that either Hesher or Nicole could get so involved in a young boy's life with such ease. Another weak point for me was the unlikeability of Hesher. He's an idiot, a rebel for the sake of it. As someone who likes metal I found it a lazy portrayal of a metal head, a caricature without any depth. If I met Hesher I'd avoid him. I don't know anyone like him. His Motörhead T-shirt was on inside out which just looked daft. Also, check out the fake looking Misfits skull tattoo, it's like the costume department saw a picture of Cliff Burton and copied his look without any real understanding.
The moments when we do see a human side to Hesher are good, for instance when he's smoking with the grandmother. Also the scenes of a grief counselling session are moving. In general the film is a bit too bleak for my taste but the bleakness is very appropriate to the storyline.
This film is probably much better if you don't like metal. If you do you'd be better off buying something like The Comic Strip's Bad News or Bad News Tour instead. It's certainly not a bad film, but it is a quirky film and won't please everyone, which makes it a brave thing to write and make.

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Litti Birker

Bizarre yes, but good too.

Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2021

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I enjoy movies that are a bit different and this one definitely qualified.

Carl Adams

Off the wall classic.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2013

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I like films that don't fit into easy definable boxes , that are a bit off the wall , that combine many things drama , humor ,sadness etc etc. This is such a movie. Heartfelt and touching , odd and off the wall , funny and sad. If you are looking for some thing other than another boring billion pound action blockbuster check this out . Brilliantly acted , the entire cast are first class particularly Piper Laurie who shines as the kind hearted grandma. I wont tell you the plot , watch it then file next to other great films such as Secretary , American Beauty and Ghost World that you'll want to revisit as the years roll by. Go on take a chance.

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