Ruck - Runaway Love Story (COMING SOON)

In the sweltering summer of 1979, sixteen-year-old Sloan Cottrell finally snaps. For as long as she can remember, her father has been more monster than man - a crazed, neglectful drunk whose temper left her bruised. And then there were the nights, the ones she doesn't talk about, the ones she can't forget. When he comes at her one last time, Sloan doesn't flinch: she fights back. This time, she wins.

One swing of a hatchet, one final scream, and it's over.

By the time the sun rises, her father is dead, and Sloan is long gone, leaving behind her small-town Ohio nightmare with a pocketful of stolen cash, a cigarette-laced adrenaline rush, and her hairless cat, Josie, nestled deep in her duffel bag. Inside, crammed between kitty and her last shred of innocence, are a couple of old Summer dresses, a pair of cut-off jean shorts, her only pair of jeans, a too-big plaid flannel, some underwear, mismatched socks, and the old leather jacket she stole from a thrift store last winter.

It's not much, but it's all she has, and she's taking it straight to Hollywood.

Enter Joel Willoughby: a fast-talking, sharp-eyed runaway with a stolen car and the same hunger for something bigger than the nowhere towns they're escaping. He picks her up on the side of the highway, and together, they hit the road, not just for California, but for anywhere that'll take them. A whirlwind road trip of bad decisions, empty gas tanks, roadside diners, and stolen motel soap ensues, as Sloan and Joel pursue their trip across the USA.