Shovel Buddies
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| Written by | Jason Mark Hellerman |
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| Music by | Germaine Franco |
| Cinematography | Jason McCormick |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Shovel Buddies is a 2016 American drama comedy film written by Jason Mark Hellerman, directed by Simon Atkinson and Adam Townley. It stars Bella Thorne, Kian Lawley, Alex Neustaedter and Anton Starkman. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2016. The film was scheduled to be released through video on demand on October 11, 2016, by Awesomeness Films and 20th Century Fox.
Jimmy (Neustaedter), his brother Lump (Starkman), and Dan (Lawley) mourn their recently deceased best friend Sammy (Labes) from leukemia. At Sammy's funeral, however, Dan becomes jealous of Jimmy, blaming him for his death and Sammy's family wants his body to be cremated. The three receive a video of Sammy's will and testament from his phone, saying that he wants to be buried with his favorite football jersey (#86), but the video disappears when it is finished and cannot be recovered. The three race back to Sammy's family to notify them of their son's final will, but the parents did not believe that Sammy made the video willingly.
Not giving up on fulfilling their best friend's will, Sammy's sister, Kate (Thorne) sneaks out of her house to team up with the three and they head to the funeral house where Sammy is waiting to be cremated. They wear his jersey and retrieve Sammy's body just as the funeral house owner approaches but discover that the body was stolen and was subsequently alerted by the police. Next, they loot the hardware store to retrieve the digging tools, alerting the police again. The four head up to the hills to bury him, but because the soil is rough, the tools break, so they decide to bury at the school's stadium construction site. The four stop at the liquor shop to buy some food to eat, but when the police officer stops by and suspecting them as the ones responsible for the events in the funeral home and the hardware store, they escape and manage to outrun the police. While on the road, Dan confronts Jimmy about Sammy. When they suddenly see the red light flashing, Jimmy swerves the car to avoid the intersection, causing the car to flip. Recovering from the wreck, Dan walks out carrying Sammy and Lump's arm is badly injured. Kate confronts Jimmy for ignoring her after her brother's death. Jimmy convinces her that Sammy left everything that he wanted to him and goes to find Dan to retrieve Sammy. However, Dan changes his mind, saying that he doesn't want to bury him at the stadium - where the four decided him to be buried. After persuading Dan, he lets Jimmy carry Sammy and continues walking alone.
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