Why Stop Now
- Release Date
- August 17, 2012
- Director
- Phil Dorling , Ron Nyswaner
- Cast
- Jesse Eisenberg , Melissa Leo , Tracy Morgan , Isiah Whitlock Jr. , Sarah Ramos , Emma Rayne Lyle
- Runtime
- 85
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Phil Dorling , Ron Nyswaner
- Tagline
- A funny thing happened on the way to rehab.
Summary
This comedy brings together the comic talents of Academy Award-nominee Jesse Eisenberg, Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan in the summer's wildest comedy. Eli (Eisenberg) is a piano prodigy. Today is the audition that will determine his future-- will he launch a career and take off into the world? Or will he stay stuck, caring for his sister and mother (Leo) who, despite her cheerful, loving disposition, is a drug addict. The only obstacle to a seamless transition into his future is dropping off Mom off at the center where she will enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces sends them off to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles (Morgan). The day spirals downhill quickly, and the hapless team must collaborate every step of the way to battle their own demons and get Eli out of the rabbit hole.
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Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan star in this dramatic comedy about a piano prodigy who enlists help from his mother's drug dealer.