Lone Star State of Mind (2002)

Director:

David Semel

Writer (WGA):

Trevor Munson (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Earl is engaged to his step-sister Baby. Baby has entrusted him to take care of her misfit cousin Junior...

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Drunkenness | Loss Of Father | Murder | Incest

Cast

Joshua Jackson	...	Earl Crest
Jaime King	...	Baby
Matthew Davis	...	Jimbo
Ryan Hurst	...	Tinker
John Mellencamp	...	Wayne
DJ Qualls	...	Junior
Sam McMurray	...	Mr. Smith
Thomas Haden Church	...	Killer
Jullian Dulce Vida	...	Vasquez (as Jullian Dulcevida)
Elizabeth Barondes	...	Smyrna
Rodger Boyce	...	Sheriff Andy
Eleese Lester	...	Marie
Tyler Waldrop	...	Pizza Feller
Juan Gabriel Pareja	...	Carnal
Brian Orr	...	Hero

Also Known As:

Coyboys and Idiots (USA) (cable TV title)
Road to Hell (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, violence, some sensuality and drug material.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

Larry Hovis' final project.

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end of the film, Earl throws the packets of drugs on the ground. But as the Cadillac drives away, all three packets of drugs are missing.

Quotes:

Earl: [voiceover] Now, I asked myself why in the world would I continue to try and help a retard like Junior who, in the Darwinian view of things, was only gonna get hisself selected against eventually anyway.

Soundtrack:

Blue Sky

Funny Entertainment

In the small town of Bennett, in Texas, the mechanic Earl Crest (Joshua Jackson) is a simple good man, who loves his stepsister Baby (Jaime King). She works as a waitress in a dining place, and aims to be an actress in Los Angeles, saving some money and planning to move with Earl to become a TV starlet. Earl's father was killed by a man, who promised to find Earl when he left jail, and Earl's mother married the father of Baby, who has been Earl's girlfriend since high-school. When the morons Junior (DJ Qualls) and Tinker (Ryan Hurst) steal the money and drugs by chance of a drug-dealer, Earl gets the robbery and keeps it in a locker, trying to save the retarded Junior from the possible wraith of the bandits, and gets involved in a confused situation, with two gangs trying to retrieve the money and the drugs. "Lone Star State of Mind" is a funny entertainment. There are many good jokes in the messed situations Earl gets involved to help his retardate relative. I liked this movie and laughed a lot. The beauty of Jaime King shines, and the cast is very hilarious. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Dinheiro e Má Companhia" ("Money and Bad Company")