Scott Cooper's Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is an emotional journey that spans across the years of music that defined Bruce Springsteen's career and among all the emotional moments in the film, there's one that truly stood out for fans and the crew.
In an interview with ScreenRant, Cooper talked about how a specific scene, one that involved Stephen Graham's Douglas Springsteen, Bruce's father, had a lot of impact on the audience and the crew, so much that crew members had to leave the set early that day. Speaking about their reaction to the film, Cooper tells the outlet,
"A lot of people have seen this film now, whether at Telluride or the New York Film Festival and have approached me in the streets and said, 'Scott, my father never told me he loved me. My father never told me he was proud of me. He died before we had a chance to reconcile.' So you're not alone. And this happens with cast and crew. While I was shooting that particular scene, quite a few crew members had to leave the set that day."
He then continued to talk about the complicated relationship Springsteen had with his father, which is portrayed thoroughly in Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, as he added,
"Bruce's father was schizophrenic, genetic, never sought the help, never had the means to get the help when he had medication. Sometimes he would take it, sometimes he wouldn't. The relationship's incredibly complex. But I think the therapy helped Bruce realize that his father was suffering and didn't get the help he needed, that it wasn't that he didn't love Bruce, it was that he couldn't love Bruce because he didn't love himself. "
More details about Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere delves deeper into Bruce Springsteen's most haunting era, the making of his 1982 album Nebraska. Led by Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen, the film is written and directd by Scott Cooper, who took inspiration from Warren Zanes' 2023 book Deliver Me From Nowhere.
At the center of the film is Jeremy Allen White, who steps into the weathered boots of “The Boss” with quiet ferocity. Alongside him are Jeremy Strong as Jon Landau, the manager and producer who tries to anchor Bruce through creative turbulence, and Odessa Young as Faye Romano, the woman who briefly slips past his guarded heart. The ensemble also features Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Gaby Hoffmann, and Marc Maron, rounding out the intimate circle of people orbiting a man on the edge of genius and breakdown.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere premiered at the Telluride Film festival and has so far received mixed reviews from critics. As of now, the film is currently in theaters.
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