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The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
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Ratings: 5.5/10 from 4,130 users
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44/100
Reviews: 26 user | 33 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption. Writer:Luke Wilson |
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| Luke Wilson | ... | ||
| Eva Mendes | ... | ||
| Jacob Vargas | ... | ||
| Owen Wilson | ... | ||
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | ||
| Kris Kristofferson | ... | ||
| Seymour Cassel | ... | ||
| Eddie Griffin | ... | ||
| Will Ferrell | ... | ||
| Angela Alvarado | ... |
Irma
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Jo Harvey Allen | ... | |
| Buck Taylor | ... | ||
| Billy Joe Shaver | ... | ||
| Azura Skye | ... | ||
| Nicole Swahn | ... | ||
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Near the Texas-Mexico border, Wendell Baker has a few things going for him: his genial nature and optimism and the love of Doreen. His troubles? He dances around telling her that he loves her, and his idea of work is illegal. He's arrested, imprisoned, and she puts him behind her when she realizes that even prison is just a good excuse for him to play football with the guys. When he is paroled, it's to a job in the "hotel industry" at a board and care home for seniors, where the head nurse is running a scam. Three of the residents respond to Wendell's good heart. Can they expose the scam and help Wendell win back Doreen? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Why not call him a hero?Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some crude and sexual humor and language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
A Wendell Baker balhé See more »Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USABox Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$48,120 (USA) (20 May 2007) (17 Screens)Gross:
$127,144 (USA) (8 July 2007)Company Credits
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Written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Performed by The Grateful Dead
Courtesy of Grateful Dead Productions
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing See more »
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When Wendell first arrives to Shady Grove and is adjusting the radio, the static that is heard is the same static from the beginning of the song "Hip Hop" by Dead Prez. See more »Quotes
Neil King: [Neil is spoofing Wendell Baker in front of McTeague] "Thank you very much for this job. It's my first job in the hotel buisnessSee more »
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"Scarlet Begonias"Written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Performed by The Grateful Dead
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