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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   9,024 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Mike Cahill (written by)
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Release Date:
12 September 2007 (France) more
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Plot:
An unstable dad who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under suburbia. full summary | full synopsis
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A nice little movie where all the things that could have been done wrong weren't... more (49 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Douglas ... Charlie

Evan Rachel Wood ... Miranda
Willis Burks II ... Pepper

Laura Kachergus ... Rita

Paul Lieber ... Doug
Kathleen Wilhoite ... Kelly

Anne L. Nathan ... Applebee's Manager (as Anne Nathan)

Arthur Santiago ... McDonald's Manager

Ashley Greene ... McDonald's Customer
Ian Hopps ... Boy

Anna Khaja ... Officer Contreras
Will Rothhaar ... Security Guard
Annie O'Donnell ... Greeter

Greg Davis Jr. ... Joseph
Jeanie Hackett ... Teacher
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some strong language, mature thematic elements and brief drug references.
Runtime:
93 min | Canada:96 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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According to Michael Douglas, the film was shot in 31 days. more
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Continuity: The headrests in the Volvo keep changing from the old 1985 and earlier style, to the more squat 1986 and later style. This is due to the fact that two of the cars were used throughout the movie, one of which broke down during filming. more
Quotes:
Chinese Man: [last lines - something in Chinese] ... is California, ha?
Miranda: Excuse me?
Chinese Man: This place, this California, ha?
Miranda: Oh... Yeah.
Chinese Man: [announces to others in Chinese]
Miranda: Welcome.
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24 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
A nice little movie where all the things that could have been done wrong weren't..., 9 November 2007
9/10
Author: kvinneslandr from United States

It was too easy to expect a rug-chewing performance from Michael Douglas as a crazy person, and an exasperated, eye-rolling two-dimensional "oh I'm so put-upon by the world" job from Evan Rachel Wood.

Thankfully, those clichés were avoided in this poignant and ultimately joyful and uplifting (thank God!) story of quiet nobility, personal vision and purpose, and underlying love and strength amongst otherwise "broken" people.

It's refreshing to go into a theatre not expecting much and coming out enlightened by the combined vision of the actors, writer, director, and cinematographer.

Bravo to all involved, and here's hoping to see a strong presence at the Academy Awards.

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