''Road Hard'' is a 2015

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directed by Adam Carolla and written by Carolla and Kevin Hench. The film stars Carolla,

Diane Farr Diane Farr (born September 7, 1969) is an American actress, producer, and writer. She is known for her roles as the FBI agent Megan Reeves in the CBS television series '' Numb3rs'' and the firefighter Laura Miles in '' Rescue Me''. Life and ca ...

, Larry Miller, David Alan Grier, and

David Koechner David Michael Koechner ( ; born August 24, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing roles such as Champ Kind in the ''Anchorman'' films and Todd Packer on NBC's ''The Office''. Koechner first became involved in perf ...

. The film was released in selected theaters and on video on demand on March 6, 2015. This was Windell Middlebrooks' last film, as he died three days after the premiere.

Plot

Years after his movie and sitcom career has run dry, Bruce Madsen is reduced to headlining one dingy comedy club after another, spending his nights in budget hotel rooms, and flying coach while his former fans sit in first class. He has only one question: What the hell happened? Amidst trying to revitalize his career, rekindle his love life, and put his daughter through college, Bruce knows one thing for sure - he must get off the road - hard. ''Road Hard'' is the story of that journey.

Cast

* Adam Carolla as Bruce Madsen *

as Chad *

as Sarah * Larry Miller as "Babydoll" *

Jay Mohr Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series '' Action'', Professor Rick Payne in the TV series ''Ghost Whisperer'' ...

as Jack Taylor * David Alan Grier as Michael * Windell Middlebrooks as Reggie * Howie Mandel as himself *

Dana Gould Dana Gould (born August 24, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and voice artist who has been featured on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central. He voiced Hi Larious in the TV series ''Father of the Pride'' (2004–2005) and the ...

as himself *

Philip Rosenthal Philip Rosenthal (born January 27, 1960) is an American television writer and producer who is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005). In recent years, he has presented food and tr ...

as Phil * Cynthy Wu as Tina Madsen * Alison Rosen as Jessica, a flight attendant *

Illeana Douglas Illeana Hesselberg (born July 25, 1961 or 1965), known professionally as Illeana Douglas, is an American actress and filmmaker. She appeared in three episodes of '' Six Feet Under'', for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as O ...

* Steve Hofstetter * Jenna Mourey as Jenna Marbles

Production

The film was crowdfunded using FundAnything.com. Filming began on April 14, 2014, and ended on May 10, 2014.

Release

The film was released in selected theaters and on Video-on-Demand on March 6, 2015.

Reception

''Road Hard'' received mixed reviews from critics. The

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reported a 55% approval rating, with a rating average of 5.6/10, based on 22 reviews. On

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 50 based on 12 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

Official Website
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