This fall, the film festival circuit will be introduced to the
indomitable Luli McMullen in Hick, the new film made from the acclaimed
novel by Andrea Portes, who also adapted the screenplay. The
film--directed by Derick Martini--stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively
and Eddie Redmayne and features Rory Culkin, Anson Mount, Juliette Lewis
and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.
Hick is the story of Luli (Moretz), a bright kid from a hick town who's
had enough and strikes out on her own with some "borrowed" cash, a .45
and her wits. On the road, Luli is taken under the wing of a glamorous
young grifter named Glenda (Lively), who has experienced worlds barely
imaginable to Luli. As the two make their way across the American
landscape, they encounter a captivating and dangerous young man named
Eddie Kreezer (Redmayne), a disturbing criminal subculture, and some
hard truths about what it means to be a young woman on the run, grasping
at a future.
Hick the movie is produced by Lighthouse Entertainment and Taylor Lane
Productions, with Stone River Productions serving as executive producer.
Though its first-person narrating voice is fast-paced, powerful and
unquestionably authentic, Hick is a debut novel.
Beyond this voice, what makes the book so extraordinary is that,
although all of the worst things imaginable do befall this 13-year-old
girl, she is never defeated by them. Luli always fights back; she always
resurfaces.
Set as a coming-of-age novel, Hick tracks the real perils that modern
teenagers so often face. And it does so with bright wit, energy, and an
indomitable spirit.
This is a book that will grab the reader from the first page and not let
go.
And it is written by a woman who is becoming a cultural force in the
hippest parts of Los Angeles.
