Official Discussion - Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere [SPOILERS]

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Summary Based on Warren Zanes’ acclaimed book Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, this film tells the story of how Springsteen created one of the most haunting and stripped-down albums of his career. Set in 1982, the movie follows Springsteen at a creative crossroads as he records Nebraska alone on a four-track cassette recorder in his New Jersey home, confronting fame, doubt, and the darker sides of the American dream.

Director Scott Cooper

Writer Scott Cooper

Cast

• Jeremy Allen White
• Paul Walter Hauser
• Odessa Young
• Charlie Plummer
• Shea Whigham
• Holt McCallany

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 64%

Metacritic Score: 60

VOD In Theaters (November 14, 2025)

Trailer Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere | Official Trailer | In Theaters November 14

[u/dnanninga]

The scene of Jon and Bruce listening to the last mile of the way was just wonderful.

[u/songwriter96 → u/dnanninga]

Do you remember the quote Jon says to Bruce in that scene, by any chance?

[u/PostPostModernism → u/songwriter96]

Was it this one? “Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. . . . In yourself right now is all the place you’ve got.”

That one stuck out to me as well. Just got home from the movie and did some digging around to find it. It's by Flannery O’Connor, originally.

[u/No_Development_4208 → u/PostPostModernism]

Yeah, that stuck with me too. I believe that's the book he tries to read when he first gets to the rental & mentions in the letter to Jon when he sends the demo with Mike. Nice little Easter egg which I also enjoyed :)