About the Film
RIDE
Romance / Comedy / Family / US / 2015 / English
Writer/Director: Helen Hunt
Producers: Helen Hunt, Karen Lauder, Lizzie Friedman, Greg Little, and Moon Blauner
Executive Producers: Robert Beaumont, Scott Benson, Matthew Carnahan, Samantha Housman, Kevin Iwashina, Louise Runge
Cast: Helen Hunt, Luke Wilson, Brenton Thwaites, David Zayas
A Film From Academy Award, and Four Time Emmy Winner Helen Hunt
When an editor from The New Yorker magazine (Helen Hunt) follows her son (Brenton Thwaites) to Los Angeles after he drops out of college to surf and find himself, she ends up being the one thrust into a sea change of self-discovery. In this heartfelt comedy, she befriends a limo driver (David Zayas), rediscovers her sexuality with a younger surf instructor (Luke Wilson), and begins to heal her fractured relationship with her son and herself.
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Helen Hunt won laughs, and a lot of fans, during the ’90s sparring with TV husband Paul Reiser in “Mad About You.” In her new movie, her sparring partner is nothing less than the Pacific Ocean … which was where we caught up with her for this Sunday Profile: On…
Picked up by Screen Media Films for the U.S., then brought on to the international market at November’s American Film Market, “Ride” – which is written and directed by Helen Hunt, who also stars — has closed nearly two-thirds of major territories worldwide. Read more…
Robert Beaumont’s Santa Monica-based sales-financing company Ultramedia is bringing Helen Hunt’s “Ride” onto the international market at the American Film Market, selling the comedy with Marina Fuentes’ Madrid-based 6 Sales. Ultramedia and 6 Sales will introduce the title to buyers in Sant Read more…
Screen Media Films has acquired North American rights to Helen Hunt’s comedy “Ride,” which stars Hunt, Brenton Thwaites, Luke Wilson and David Zayas. Read more…
“I made this movie for mothers, sons, fathers, daughters, surfers and people who fall apart and come back together,” Hunt said. “Screen Media is the perfect place to get Ride to its audience.” Read more…