29 Palms (2002)

This is the story of a bag of money and the people who come into contact with it.

Director:

Leonardo Ricagni

Writer:

Tino Lucente

Stars:

Jeremy Davies, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Rapaport

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jeremy Davies	...	The Drifter
Michael Lerner	...	The Judge
Litefoot	...	The Warrior #1 (as G. Paul Davis a.k.a Litefoot)
Russell Means	...	The Chief
Chris O'Donnell	...	The Hitman
Jon Polito	...	The Security Guard
Kevin Sifuentes	...	The Head of Security
Michael Rapaport	...	The Cop
Anita Maltin	...	The Old Lady
Bill Pullman	...	The Ticket Clerk
Keith David	...	The Sheriff
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	The Waitress
P.J. Byrne	...	The Doctor
Carlos Mencia	...	The Comedian

Storyline

Can you trust anyone? A corrupt judge is about to rule against the expansion of an Indian casino in the Mohave and needs cover: he tells the tribe's chief that the FBI has an undercover agent on the judge's staff, so the expansion must be on hold. The chief hires a hit man to kill the law clerk. The clerk makes a run for it and manages through a series of botched thefts to end up with the bag of money meant for the hit man. A corrupt cop, a degenerate security guard, a hapless bus station clerk, a scheming waitress, and the hit man himself all want the bag - and the chief and the judge want the clerk dead. Is there any way he gets out of the desert alive?

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Plot Keywords:

bag of money | bag | shot in the foot | palm tree | flashback | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence, some sexual content and brief drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

29 Palmos

Filming Locations:

Salton City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

B. Lord Productions, Ben's Sister Productions, Davis Entertainment Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the drifter and the waitress are in the motel room and it is raining outside, they are eating in front of the window and you can clearly see the stream coming from a hose hitting the window.

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Crazy Credits

There is a short additional sequence with Michael Rapaport after the credits have ended.

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Soundtracks

"I'm Pretending"
Written by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller
Performed by Buddy Miller
Courtesy of Hightone Records
By Arrangement with Ocean Park Music Group

User Reviews

Six Degrees of Devil's Casino

I cannot exactly say that I hated it, nor can I say I loved it. I can see how some people think it is a complete mess, but as you watch it, it does sort of come together at the end. There seems to be a lot of holes in the plot. Somethings never really get answered, and if that is what the director and/or writer was going for, then they did their job. I found the individual performances pretty interesting, but as a whole they seemed all over the place. I kind of felt like the film should have been called Six Degrees of Devil's Casino.

If you have an extra hour and thirty-three minutes to spare, it might be worth it to expand your movie selection and just check it out. I mean I have watched a lot of B rated films and I cannot say it was any worse than those. I agree with a lot of the people on here when they say the shots on location are actually what makes this film worth while. Since most of it is shot in the dessert, it makes for an interesting look.