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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   3,625 votes
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Director:
Mike Barker
Writer (WGA):
Ted Griffin (written by)
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Release Date:
14 May 1999 (UK) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Ever feel like the world is conspiring against you... You don't have to tell me where you've been... Everyone sucks, but us... keeping a relationship alive can be murder. more
Plot:
A seemingly simple plan to steal money goes increasingly awry. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Good, Underrated Cinema. more (63 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alessandro Nivola ... Nick

Reese Witherspoon ... Lissa

Josh Brolin ... Bryce

Gene Wolande ... Lawyer
Jonathan McMurtry ... Vet
Father Terrance Sweeney ... Priest
Rebecca Klingler ... Diner Waitress
Rocky Carroll ... Bad Ass Dude

Kate Hendrickson ... Bar Waitress
Owen Bush ... Vagrant

Jesse Woodrow ... Roach Coach Clerk
James Marsh ... Barry (as Jamie Marsh)
Michael McCleery ... Recycling Owner

Terrence Howard ... Jimmy (as Terrence Dashon Howard)
Sean Nepita ... Freddie
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R13 | Singapore:R(A) | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Spain:13 | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Bakersfield, California, USA more
Company:
Dogstar Films more

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Quotes:
Nick: I love you.
Lissa: Why do you think I'm doing this?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Ted Griffin (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
La Bamba more

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16 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Good, Underrated Cinema., 7 January 2001
Author: flickjunkie-3 from New Zealand

I just picked Best Laid Plans up at the video store simply because there was nothing that looked better. Well, even though this isn't a great film, it was probably better than all those other videos in the store that day!

Best Laid Plansd is a dark crime thriller about Nick (Alessandro Nivola) who needs to raise some cash urgently to pay off some mob debts. He enlist his girlfriend Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) to seduce an old college buddy, Bryce (Josh Brolin), out of his cash and to cry rape. However, things do not go to plan when Bryce takes Lissa hostage and asks Nick for advice on what to do.

Director Mike Barker has really gone for the Tarantino side of filmmaking, which he does impressively. Surprisingly, Best Laid Plans is actually better than some of the Quentin Tarantino projects, including Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown. It is more intriguing and clever than those two films due to an excellent screenplay and some really good performances; particularly from the rather unlikeable Alessandro Nivola and the stunning Reese Witherspoon.

Not faultless, but perfectly watchable and recommendable.

I rate Best Laid Plans 7 out of 10.

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