The House of Tomorrow Dvd

The House of Tomorrow is a 2017 American independent drama film written and directed by Peter Livolsi and starring Asa Butterfield and Alex Wolff. The film is based on Peter Bognanni’s 2010 novel of the same name. It is Livolsi’s directorial debut. Co-stars Ellen Burstyn and Nick Offerman served as executive producers of the film.

Plot

Sebastian Prendergast lives in a dated tourist spot called the House of Tomorrow with his grandmother Josephine. Sebastian longs to leave his isolated existence which quickly changes when he meets Jared Whitcomb, a young up-and-coming punk rocker with a heart condition, and his sister Meredith. Inspired to rebel, Sebastian decides to pick up a guitar and join Jared in becoming a punk rock group.

Cast

Asa Butterfield as Sebastian Prendergast, Josephine’s grandson and Jared’s friend
Alex Wolff as Jared Whitcomb, Sebastian’s friend, Meredith’s brother and Alan’s son
Nick Offerman as Alan Whitcomb, Meredith and Jared’s father
Ellen Burstyn as Josephine Prendergast, Sebastian’s grandmother, obsessed by all things Buckminster Fuller, even providing retro-futurist tours of her geodesic home, including authentic video of Buckminster Fuller talking and sailing with Ellen Burstyn, who had actually befriended him in real life.
Maude Apatow as Meredith Whitcomb, Jared’s sister and Alan’s daughter
Michaela Watkins as Mrs. Whitcomb, Meredith and Jared’s mother and Alan’s wife
Fred Armisen as Tour Video Narrator (voice)