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User Rating:
2.9/10   115 votes
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Director:
Jason Wiles
Writers (WGA):
Shem Bitterman (written by) &
Jason Wiles (written by)
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Release Date:
22 September 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Action | Adventure
Plot:
In small town Nevada, a former TV action hero (Klein) runs afoul of drug dealers and a covered-up murder, inspiring him to round up his old co-stars to save the terrorized townspeople. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Nothing outstanding, but not as bad as all that. more (6 total)

Cast

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Chris Klein ... Ronnie Reno

Fred Durst ... Ledge

Jake Busey ... Merle Jones

Michael Beach ... Devon

Paul Francis ... Ray Jones
Timothy Ryan Hensel ... Dickford Jones
Tim Arnold ... Sigh
Richard Riehle ... Truck Driver
James Koetting ... Sheriff
Lisa Lenes ... Ms. Stoner

Justin Spraggins ... Actor
Ruth Mills ... Hostess
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Sasha Alexander ... Carolanne
Kate Ascott-Evans ... Molly
Annabelle Bitterman ... Blue
Shem Bitterman ... Guy
Robert Cicchini ... TV Announcer

Dean Delray ... Eddy

Dave Eveler ... Security Guard
Ayda Field ... Marissa
Rance Howard ... Old Man

Bunny Levine ... Old Lady
Britt Napier ... Lisa
Stephen Peace ... Charlie (as Stephen Pizzo)
Rick Ross ... Anthony
Anthony Ruivivar ... Jesus
Ric San Nicholas ... Grody
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Ely, Nevada, USA more

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Soundtrack:
Adios Amigo more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Nothing outstanding, but not as bad as all that., 13 October 2009
5/10
Author: Heislegend from United States

If you're like me, the mix of Chris Klein, Jake Busey, and Fred Durst doesn't exactly spell success. As such, I popped this movie in with few expectations. What I got was a bit of a pleasant surprise, but not much of one. That being said, after I saw the laugh-out-loud awful performance of Chris Klein in Street Fighter: The Legend Of Chun Li, I had pretty much counted him out for good. So I suppose it's always good to see someone get back up and at least dust themselves off.

The premise of the film is pretty basic. A washed up TV actor (Klein) falls on a streak of bad (really bad) luck and gets stranded in a small town in the middle of nowhere. Problem is that the town is basically run by a small group of guys running drugs, so it's up to Klein and his old TV show buddies to save the day. That's all fine and good, but it's basically the same plot from Three Amigos and, let's face it, there's little chance anyone will ever do a movie similar to that and do it better. But, with that in mind, it's not too bad. Fred Durst does a good job as the (perhaps appropriately cast) idiot and everyone seems like a total doofus with the exception of Klein and the main antagonist. There really isn't a whole lot of action here so I'm not sure why that's listed as the primary genre, and the comedy isn't so much laugh-out-loud as it is the kind that will give you a chuckle and make you say "What the...?".

All in all it's not bad...I certainly don't think it deserves it's current 2.9 rating. It's not great but you've seen far worse. But then again that's just me. I'd say it's not a bad way to waste an hour and a half.

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