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written and directed by Jake Hoffman and starring

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and

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. It is Hoffman's directorial debut.

Premise

Gus is a young rock and roller who steals a white Rolls-Royce and invites a beautiful tattoo artist named Ruby on a joyride out of the city where they smoke and talk about life.

Cast

as Gus *

as Ruby *

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as Werewolf (voice) * Rosanna Arquette as Gus' mother *

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as Ragen *

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as Logan Backer *

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as local drunk * Rene Ricard as Juan * Joey Kern as Bottle Cap *

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as Kara *Carlen Altman as Bree *Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Lilly *Chelsea Schuchman as Nicole * Jerry Zucker as Gus' father

Reception

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gives the film an approval rating of 10%, based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10. On

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, the film has a score of 41 out of 100, based on 6 reviews. Tom Keogh of ''

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'' wrote that the film "loses its spark and momentum long before the halfway point — a genuine disappointment." Katie Walsh of the ''

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'' wrote that the film "suffers from near-lethal doses of self-satisfied hipness."

References

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