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Wheels (2014 film)

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Wheels
File:Wheels poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byDonavon Warren and Tim Gagliardo
Produced byDonavon Warren and Tim Gagliardo
Written byDonavon Warren
StarringDonavon Warren, Patrick Hume, Diana Gettinger and Kevin McCorkle
Music byPancho Burgos-Goizueta
CinematographyIoana Vasile
Edited bySergio Vizuete
Production
companies
Loaded Dice Films
Distributed byLoaded Dice Films
Release date
  • April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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Wheels is a 2014 dramatic film directed by Donavon Warren and Tim Gagliardo and written by Donavon Warren.[1] It stars Donavon Warren, Patrick Hume, Diana Gettinger and Kevin McCorkle.[2] The film was released in theaters on September 19, 2014.[3][4]

Plot[edit]

Mickey Cole (Donavon Warren) has slit his wrists, rolled onto train tracks and thrown himself down stairs. He is a suicidal paraplegic who has restless nights with vivid dreams of walking again. After many suicide attempts, Mickey decides he needs help and seeks someone he believes has no scruples and would do anything for money.[5]

After witnessing Drake Jones (Patrick Hume) con a businessman into giving him money, Mickey follows Drake, who is also a paraplegic, into a bar with the hopes of propositioning him to shoot Mickey in the head for $500. The two get into a bar brawl with bikers and wander out into the alley where Mickey finally asks Drake for help. In a twist of fate, the gun turns out to be filled with blanks.

After suicide evades Mickey once again, he befriends the wild-eyed Drake. Drake introduces him to the wonders of heroin and street life. Mickey meets Janet (Diana Gettinger), a prostitute who is more than willing to enable Mickey's thirst for attention. As Mickey becomes addicted to drugs, his friendship with Drake and his state of mind grows stronger. He struggles with childhood flashbacks and eventually confronts his estranged father Allan (Kevin McCorkle) who he claims pushed him off a roof, causing his paralysis.[6]

Cast[edit]

  • Donavon Warren as Mickey Cole
  • Patrick Hume as Drake Jones
  • Diana Gettinger as Janet, Mickey's love interest
  • Kevin McCorkle as Allan Cole, Mickey's father
  • Irina Costa as Lisa, prostitute and Janet's friend
  • Nathanyael Grey as Elvis, the drug dealer
  • Will Jennings as Little Mickey
  • Samantha Siong as Samantha Cole, Mickey's mother
  • Parker Bolek as Jimmy Cole, Mickey's brother

Production[edit]

Donavon Warren began writing Wheels when he was 20. He attributes the storyline to his own struggles with depression, but also wished to highlight social issues people are not usually comfortable discussing. He devoted 13 years of his life to making the film.

Warren filmed the second half of the film 53 pounds lighter to reflect Mickey's drug abuse. He lost the weight eating tuna and apples. He simultaneously underwent medical testing for extra money to fund the film. Hume cracked his own fingernails and carried around his own "dirt" to play the gritty homeless Drake. Hume and Warren spent time on skid row and Hollywood Blvd.[7]

Reception[edit]

Wheels premiered in 2014 at the Newport Beach Film Festival.[8]In September of 2014 the film had a theatrical release. [9] In December 2014, Wheels won the "Spirit of Freedom: Narrative" award at the Bahamas International Film Festival.[10]

References[edit]

  1. "Wheels", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2021-11-08
  2. "Wheels", IMDB, 2017-02-01, retrieved 2021-11-08
  3. "Here Are All the Movies Opening Today, September 19th. What Will You See?;". IndieWire. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  4. "Wheels;". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. "Movie Review: 'Wheels'". Daily Bruin. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. Myer, Doug (2014-09-21). "Loaded Dice Film's Newest Movie: "Wheels"". Worcester Herald. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  7. Robbins, Caryn. "Feature Film WHEELS Set to Roll Into Theaters This September". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  8. "15th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Announces World-Premieres, Spotlights, Seminars And Nightly Events". PRWeb. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  9. "Wheels (2014)". AFI Catalog. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  10. "Wheels Bahamas Film Festival". bintlfilmfest.com. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

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