Two Tickets to Paradise (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

D.B. Sweeney

Writers (WGA):

Brian Currie (written by) &
D.B. Sweeney (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Good Friends...Good Times...Great Seats!

Plot:

Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger.

Awards:

13 wins

Cast

John C. McGinley	...	Mark
D.B. Sweeney	...	Billy McGriff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ned Bellamy	...	Stan
Jenn Brown	...	Hooter Girl
Mandy Brown	...	Dancer On Bar
Brian Currie	...	Collector
Dilsey Davis	...	Janice
Tad Dowd	...	Scalper
M.C. Gainey	...	Barbosa
Tristan Gretzky	...	Hayden
Ed Harris	...	Melville
Pat Hingle	...	Mark's Dad
Paul Hipp	...	Jason Klein
Dutch Hofstetter	...	Young Mark
Janet Jones	...	Sherry
Nina Kaczorowski	...	Scarlett
Moira Kelly	...	Kate
Rex Linn	...	Karl
Tanya Mayeux	...	Jade
Mark Moses	...	Football Dad
Giulia Pagano	...	Judy
Tim Parati	...	Lazy Pete
Zack Rockefeller	...	Young Jason
Nick Vallelonga	...	Bar manager
Ed Wagenseller	...	Slick
Vanna White	...	Herself
Austin Whitlock	...	Young Billy

Also Known As:

Life's a Trip (Europe: English title)
Two Tickets to Paradise (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language including crude sexual references, and some drug use.

Runtime:

90 min (d.b. sweeney)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Scrudge LLC

Goofs:

Factual errors: The car in which the friends travel is shown with Pennsylvania license plates in both front and back. Pennsylvania is a state which only issues/requires license plates on the rear of the vehicle.

Movie Connections:

References "The New Price Is Right" (1972)

Soundtrack:

Walk On

The Cadillac of buddy films

I attended the Tremblant film festival in Canada recently. A film written, directed and starring D.B. Sweeney was premiering. Walking in to the theater I expected to just walk in and sit down, but who do I see? The man himself D.B. Sweeney in the flesh. I told him that I had come from SF to see his movie and he gave me a big handshake and a smile. He's a very approachable nice guy. He took the time to chat with me for a few minutes before the show. I won't give away any of the film, but I will say this. Poignant, insightful, funny, and my girlfriend cried at the end. The Cadillac of buddy films straight from the heart and soul of a great guy. Great title too. SUPPORT THIS FILM!