The Fundamentals of Caring — New Trailer

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added: Mon, Jun 20th '16

Paul Rudd forms an unlikely bond with a wheelchair-confined teen (Craig Roberts) and a sassy runaway (Selena Gomez) in a new trailer for the coming-of-age, road-trip dramedy "The Fundamentals of Caring," which is set to premiere on Netflix this Friday.

Based on the 2012 novel by author Jonathan Evison, the film centers on a newly hired caregiver (Rudd), who's able to convince the mother (Jennifer Ehle) of his very first client, a disabled 19-year-old British kid (Roberts), to authorize a cross-country road trip. While on the way to visit some of America's "lamest roadside attractions," the unlikely duo befriend a feisty hitchhiker (Gomez), who ultimately turns their sightseeing trip into a livelier journey.

Adapted and directed by Rob Burnett, the Emmy-winning and former longtime executive producer/writer of the "Late Show with David Letterman," the film, which premiered to positive reviews at Sundance this year, will start streaming on Netflix on Friday, June 24.

synopsis:
The Fundamentals of Caring follows Ben, a retired writer who becomes a caregiver after suffering a personal tragedy. After 6 weeks of training, Ben meets his first client, Trevor, a foul-mouthed 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor take an impromptu road trip to all the places Trevor has become obsessed with while watching the local news, including their holy grail: the World's Deepest Pit. Along the way, they pick up a sassy runaway and a mother-to-be who help test the pair's survival skills outside of their calculated existence as they come to understand the importance of hope and true friendship.

 

directed by   Rob Burnett

starring   Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Ehle, Megan Ferguson

release date   June 24, 2016 (on Netflix)

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