++ SYNOPSIS
Carter Armstrong (Adam Rothenberg) and his younger brother Ellis (Ethan Peck) only have each other. They live in the mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a trailer home. A discontent cabbie, Carter numbs his existence with alcohol while Ellis photographs the mountains around them. Their lonely lives are shattered when Ellis is diagnosed with acute leukemia, which can only be treated with a bone marrow transplant from a matching donor. After discovering Carter is not a match they decide to return to their childhood home in East Tennessee to find the abusive father from whom they fled many years earlier.
Their journey takes them through Texas where they meet Krystal (Mariah Carey), a local waitress who dreams of becoming a country singer. Fleeing her loveless marriage, Krystal takes pity on the weary brothers and agrees to drive them as far as Nashville.
The trio embark on a fateful road trip - Carter and Ellis in search of a father who may be the only chance of saving the younger brother's life; and Krystal longing to fulfill her musical aspirations. Along their journey, an emotional bond develops amongst the travelers as they cut across state lines, managing to elude Frank (Lance Reddick), Krystal's state trooper husband. Krystal becomes an unlikely guardian angel, watching over Ellis as she and Carter race him to Tennessee to get the care that he needs.
Once they reach Nashville, Ellis's condition continues to deteriorate and Carter is unable to locate their father. Carter's search takes him back through the places, people, and memories of his youth - his days as a star quarterback, his first love, his violent home life.
As unforeseeable events unfold, Ellis's health becomes critical; Carter begins to make peace with his past; and Krystal pursues her musical career.
Their journey takes them through Texas where they meet Krystal (Mariah Carey), a local waitress who dreams of becoming a country singer. Fleeing her loveless marriage, Krystal takes pity on the weary brothers and agrees to drive them as far as Nashville.
The trio embark on a fateful road trip - Carter and Ellis in search of a father who may be the only chance of saving the younger brother's life; and Krystal longing to fulfill her musical aspirations. Along their journey, an emotional bond develops amongst the travelers as they cut across state lines, managing to elude Frank (Lance Reddick), Krystal's state trooper husband. Krystal becomes an unlikely guardian angel, watching over Ellis as she and Carter race him to Tennessee to get the care that he needs.
Once they reach Nashville, Ellis's condition continues to deteriorate and Carter is unable to locate their father. Carter's search takes him back through the places, people, and memories of his youth - his days as a star quarterback, his first love, his violent home life.
As unforeseeable events unfold, Ellis's health becomes critical; Carter begins to make peace with his past; and Krystal pursues her musical career.
++ CAST & CREW
CAST
| Carter Armstrong - ADAM ROTHENBERG Ellis Armstrong - ETHAN PECK Krystal - MARIAH CAREY Frank - LANCE REDDICK Karen - MICHELLE HARRIS Roy - BILL SAGE Young Carter - RYAN LYNN Laurel - MELISSA BENOIST |
FILMMAKERS
| Director - AARON WOODLEY Producer - LEE DANIELS Screenplay - RUSSELL SCHAUMBURG Director of Photography - DAVID GREENE Production Design - AIDAM LEROUX Editor - STEVE EDWARDS Composer - MARIO GRIGOROV Costume Designer - DEBORAH EVERTON Executive Producers - SARAH SIEGEL-MAGNESS, GARY MAGNESS, LISA CORTES, DAVE ROBINSON, DAMON DASH, JANE KOSEK, TOM HELLER Co-Executive Producers - BRAD KAPLAN, CHRIS RIDENHOUR Casting - BILLY HOPKINS, SUZANNE CROWLEY, KERRY BARDEN, PAUL SCHNEE Co-Producer - VALERIE HOFFMAN Makeup Dept. Head - PAMELA ROTH |
++ PICTURES
April 26, 2008 - Tennessee Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, New York City
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Movie Stills
Posters
March 10, 2007 - Mariah during a break on the set of Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, March 2, 2007.
March 2, 2007 - Finally, we see some photos of Mariah from the set of Tennessee! These are screen captures from WKRN Nashville's video news report about the shooting at Second Fiddle on Lower Broadway, Nashville. Read full report in News & Updates!
January 24, 2007 - At a recently closed convenience store in Albuquerque, New Mexico's South Valley, trailers are packed like sardines in the small parking lot. Tennessee, starring Mariah Carey, James D'Arcy and Ethan Peck, is filming at a "small farm house" off Isleta Boulevard.
[ View more photos in our Picture Gallery ]
Movie Stills
Posters
March 10, 2007 - Mariah during a break on the set of Tennessee in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, March 2, 2007.
March 2, 2007 - Finally, we see some photos of Mariah from the set of Tennessee! These are screen captures from WKRN Nashville's video news report about the shooting at Second Fiddle on Lower Broadway, Nashville. Read full report in News & Updates!
January 24, 2007 - At a recently closed convenience store in Albuquerque, New Mexico's South Valley, trailers are packed like sardines in the small parking lot. Tennessee, starring Mariah Carey, James D'Arcy and Ethan Peck, is filming at a "small farm house" off Isleta Boulevard.
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