After Wilson is released, he returns to his hometown to learn from his friend and former pet sitter Shelly that Pepper passed away. Wilson eventually adapts to life in prison but is left heartbroken by Pippi when she visits him in prison and reveals that she’s moving to Australia with her AA sponsor Tucker. Wilson is sentenced to 36 months in prison for kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child, while Pippi avoids prison time due to a plea deal. Pippi attacks Polly, which leads to Polly calling the police, and they arrest Wilson and Pippi. Their stayover unravels when Polly learns that Claire lied to her parents about traveling out of state, claiming that she was staying at a friend’s house. Wilson initiates a trip to Polly’s house across the state. As Wilson and Pippi reconnect, they begin to spend time with Claire, despite Claire rejecting Wilson’s initiation to meet her adoptive parents.ĭue to Pippi's fraught relationship with her vindictive sister Polly, she expresses her desire to prove to Polly that she has a better life and a new family. Wilson aggressively comes to Claire’s defense when she’s being bullied by several other teenagers, leading to an awkward initial meeting with her.
Pippi reluctantly accompanies Wilson as they track down Claire’s home and follow her to a shopping mall.
Pippi reveals to Wilson that she didn’t abort their child, a daughter, but gave her up for adoption.Įlated by his newfound purpose of being a father, Wilson discovers the child is named Claire and shows a photo of her to Pippi at her workplace. They initially have a tense reunion as she has been rebuilding her life, but they warm up again and spend the night together. He eventually finds her at a lakeside restaurant where she’s a waitress. She aids Wilson in finding Pippi online, and he decides to track her down. A different woman, Alta, is flattered by his attempt and goes out with him for ice cream. Wilson’s life turns for the worse when his friend Robert moves away along with his family, and his father dies from terminal cancer.ĭesperate to meet someone new, he tries unsuccessfully to court a woman at a pet store by conversing with her and rear-ending her vehicle. He has spent the last seventeen years divorced from Pippi, who aborted their child and turned to a life of prostitution and drug use. Wilson is a lonely and neurotic middle-aged man living in Minnesota with his dog and sole companion, Pepper. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017, and was theatrically released by Fox Searchlight Pictures on March 24, 2017.
The film stars Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Isabella Amara, Judy Greer, and Cheryl Hines.
Wilson is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Craig Johnson and written by Daniel Clowes, based on Clowes' graphic novel Wilson.
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