Thelma

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

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When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Cast:

• Thelma: June Squibb
• Daniel: Fred Hechinger
• Ben: Richard Roundtree
• Gail: Parker Posey
• Alan: Clark Gregg
• Harvey: Malcolm McDowell
• Rochelle: Nicole Byer
• Allie: Coral Peña
• Woman at Post Office: Hilda Boulware
• Detective Morgan: Chase Kim
• Dancer: Carol Cetrone
• Gloria (“Annie”): Sheila Korsi
• Grace: Annie O’Donnell
• Theater Director: Zoë Worth
• Starey Gary: David Giuliani
• Winston: Ruben Rabasa
• Colin: Quinn Beswick
• Mona: Bunny Levine
• Woman at Gas Station: Annie Korzen
• Lois: Ivy Jones
• Mary: Sandra Lee Gimpel
• Michael: Aidan Fiske
• Self (archive footage) (uncredited): Thelma Post
• Retirement Home Resident (uncredited): Paul LeClair

Crew:

• Original Music Composer: Nick Chuba
• Production Design: Brielle Hubert
• Hair Department Head: Denise Baker
• Makeup Department Head: Desiree Falcon
• Costume Design: Amanda Wing Yee Lee
• First Assistant Director: Justin Hogan
• Set Decoration: Sandy Hubshman
• Stunt Coordinator: Ryan Sturz
• Stunt Double: Heidi Pascoe
• Stunt Double: Quinn Early
• Stunt Double: Andrew J. Neis
• Sound Mixer: Armando Macias
• Sound Effects Editor: Grant Meuers
• Stunt Double: Sean Groves
• Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Tummolo
• Script Supervisor: Molly Hans
• Associate Producer: Gian Marco Ettisberger
• Steadicam Operator: Aaron Gantt
• Steadicam Operator: Parker Brooks
• Stunt Driver: Olivia Salinas
• Makeup Artist: Victoria Payne
• ADR Mixer: Robert Louis Howley
• Makeup Artist: June Brickman
• Supervising Sound Editor: Nathan Ruyle
• Foley Editor: Michael Stevenson
• Key Hair Stylist: Autumn Sanders
• Title Designer: Emma Berliner
• Assistant Editor: Ciara Boniface
• Gaffer: Nate Thomson
• Music Supervisor: Simon Astall
• Set Dresser: Jesse Martinez
• Makeup Artist: Melanie Young
• Gaffer: Edgar Gomez
• Gaffer: Auston Mahan
• Foley Artist: Mike Miller
• Colorist: Dante Pasquinelli
• In Memory Of: Richard Roundtree
• Set Dresser: Andrea Bond
• Music Editor: Scott Hedrick
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Ryan Zum Mallen
• Art Direction: Matt Toth
• Key Hair Stylist: Jasmine Kimble
• Associate Producer: Tori Jimenez Kannegieter
• Set Dresser: Hunter Kist
• Set Dresser: Luke Sirimongkhon
• Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Gerke
• Producer: Viviana Vezzani
• Producer: Nicholas Weinstock
• Editor: Josh Margolin
• Casting: Jamie Ember
• Executive Producer: June Squibb
• Director of Photography: David Bolen
• Executive Producer: Fred Hechinger
• Producer: Chris Kaye
• Producer: Karl Spoerri
• Producer: Zoë Worth
• Producer: Kat Barnette
• Executive Producer: Tobias Gutzwiller
• Producer: Benjamin Simpson

Catogories:
Action,Comedy,Adventure
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Language:
English
Production:
Switzerland,United States of America
Company:
Zurich Avenue,Invention Studios,Bandwagon
Popularity:
323.508
Date:
2024-06-21
Year:
2024

• Brent Marchant: According to playwright David Mamet, “Age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.” And, if 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) has anything to say about it in this fact-based action-comedy-drama, you can take that notion to the bank. In this story of a spry but sometimes-gullible widowed retiree living on her own, we watch – often in jaw-dropping awe – a feisty, independently minded senior determined to get her money back when she’s scammed out of her funds in a phone-based phishing scheme. Thelma says nothing about her plan to her family (Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg), who are already concerned about her ability to continue living on her own, and recruits the assistance of a wily old friend (Richard Roundtree) to join her in her quest to retrieve the stolen cash. The result is an uproarious farce featuring humor that’s clearly outlandish but never implausible or over the top. But there’s more to this offering than laughs – the sight of capable, underestimated elderly folks taking charge over their lives (and, in the case of this picture, even performing their own stunts!) is truly inspiring. This is backed by a potent, poignant (though never preachy) underlying look at what it’s like to grow old and the losses that come with it, a bittersweet meditation on the inevitable changes that come with age and how all too quickly they arrive, material that’s deftly and often philosophically interwoven with the comedy. Director Josh Margolin’s debut feature represents an impressive premiere for the writer-actor, featuring a superbly penned, well-balanced, evenly paced script relating the experiences of his own 103-year-old grandmother, who’s still alive and kicking and whose real-life home was used as one of the film’s principal movie sets. It’s also a triumph for 94-year-old Squibb in her career’s first-ever lead role, one worthy of Oscar contention that effectively depicts a wide-ranging talent that’s been bottled up for far too long. And the film is a fine showcase for Roundtree in his final feature film performance, one in which we see him in a different light from many of his previous roles and in which he’s perfectly matched with his cunning co-star. My only issue with the picture is with the portrayal of Thelma’s family, in which the development of its three principals never comes off quite right, seemingly reaching for something that doesn’t gel properly, an aspect of the narrative that clearly could have used some further refinement. Otherwise, though, “Thelma” (or “Thelmaf” as it was known in an alternate version of the title) is one of the funniest, best produced releases that I’ve seen in quite some time. So hop on your scooter and get your behind to see this one – or else.
• CinemaSerf: Grandma “Thelma” (June Squibb) is rather cruelly fleeced by a man pretending that her beloved grandson “Daniel” (Fred Hechinger) has been in a car accident with a pregnant women. $10,000 lighter her family realise she’s been scammed and she is having none of it. Recruiting her pal “Ben” (Richard Roundtree) – or, more accurately, car-napping his mobility scooter, she escapes from the protective custody of her family and sets off to find the culprit. Squibb and Roundtree are obviously having great fun here as the pair embark on an engaging series of geriatric adventures that illustrate, clearly, that though the body may be weak the spirit is very much alive and kicking – and you know you’re in for a decent denouement with Malcolm McDowell in the starting line-up too. I thought Hechinger tried a bit too hard here, but there is still something enjoyable about his at times rather theatrical performance and his dynamic with the charming and formidably ingenious Squibb. Clark Gregg and Parker Posey make up the rest of the family and quite entertainingly shine a light on the problems of parents dealing with an elderly relative – about whom they do, genuinely, care, whilst also trying to live their own lives and keep an eye on a son who has, just to make matters slightly worse, recently split from the love of his life. It does have a bit of a wobble for ten minutes towards the end as it struggles a little to make a point about the stupidity of the bloody-minded but for the most part there’s a good deal to giggle at as the pair go along. You probably won’t recall this for long after you watch it, but it’s a good laugh that just confirmed what I’ve thought for ages. Those buggies need a lane of their own!