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Ansel Elgort, Shirley MacLaine Star in New Road Trip Comedy

11/14/2025

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Ansel Elgort and Shirley MacLaine will star in Lucy Boomer, a road trip comedy directed by Howard Deutch, based on Russell Hill's novel.
The film follows Jack Ritchie, a struggling writer who helps 93-year-old Lucy Boomer escape her nursing home for an interview, with photography beginning in February in New Mexico.
Their journey includes a free-spirited hitchhiker.
A detective pursues them.

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Story summary

Ansel Elgort and Shirley MacLaine will star in Lucy Boomer, a road trip comedy directed by Howard Deutch, based on Russell Hill's novel.
The film follows Jack Ritchie, a struggling writer who helps 93-year-old Lucy Boomer escape her nursing home for an interview, with photography beginning in February in New Mexico.
Their journey includes a free-spirited hitchhiker.
A detective pursues them.