Overview
- AFI Fest selected the film for its closing-night world premiere on October 26 at the TCL Chinese Theatre, according to the festival.
- Focus Features released the first trailer on September 9, showcasing the Milwaukee duo Lightning & Thunder performing Neil Diamond hits such as “Cherry, Cherry” and “Sweet Caroline.”
- The feature opens nationwide on December 25 through Focus Features.
- Writer-director Craig Brewer adapted the story from Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary, with Kohs on board as an executive producer.
- Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess (in her first film role), Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi round out the cast as the film interweaves buoyant performance scenes with the couple’s real-life struggles.