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Title: Pickin' & Grinnin' (2010)
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Cast
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JohnnyJake Johnson
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Garret Mathany | ... |
Milo Johnson
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| David E. Lane | ... |
Two Pint Fergus
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Trixie
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Mel
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Sexy Cowgirl
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Grandma Johnson
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Angelo Bellomo | ... |
Soul Miner
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Melanie Bellomo | ... |
Maybe
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Ernesto Benavidas | ... |
Tribe Member
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Parson
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Michael Buechler | ... |
Lester
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Rachelle Cherie | ... |
Card Carrying Bimbo
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Extortion Dad
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Two Brothers. One Dream. No ClueGenres:
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Rated R for language and sexual contentParents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 April 2010 (USA) See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by David E. Lane
Performed by David E. Lane
Published by Fortune's Foe Music (ASCAP)
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I was one of the lucky ones that got to see Pickin' & Grinnin' at the Lone Star Film Festival this past weekend. I was a little disappointed that Jon Gries wasn't in attendance, as 'Real Genius' is one of my favorite films, but my disappointment didn't last long, as this movie is laugh out loud funny.
Like Cheech & Chong meets Napolean Dynamite with guitars, the Johnson brothers are used to the "family heirloom of failure". After Milo gets his heart broken by his girlfriend, he goes into a deep, trance like depression. Milo's brother, Johnny Jake Johnson - sees this an opportunity to take to the road in, "Gomer" the family Winnebago, in hopes of traveling cross country to Nashville, with dreams of winning the "Sing-A-Ling" championship.
I'll be the first to say that the road movie genre is well traveled territory, but when a movie has characters that are this interesting, and a story that zigs when you think it will zag, you get Pickin' & Grinnin'.
This must be how people felt like when they saw Napolean Dynamite before it hit theaters. I feel like I just saw a great band that hasn't hit the radio yet. Can't wait to see it again!