Stretch (2014)

A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Writers:

Joe Carnahan (screenplay), Jerry Corley (story)

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Wilson	...	Stretch
Ed Helms	...	Karl
James Badge Dale	...	Laurent
Brooklyn Decker	...	Candace
Jessica Alba	...	Charlie
Ray Liotta	...	Ray Liotta
David Hasselhoff	...	David Hasselhoff
Randy Couture	...	The Jovi
Mindy Robinson	...	The Jovi's Girl
Claire Lanay	...	Girl #1
Sydney Bruso	...	Girl #2
Zach Calig	...	Honeymoon Husband (as Zachary Calig)
Tiffany Calig	...	Honeymoon Wife
Woody Carnahan	...	Clark Hanna (as John Carnahan)
Norman Reedus	...	Norman Reedus

Storyline

A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

bookie | midnight deadline | eccentric millionaire | female nudity | one night | 

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Taglines:

Shift happens

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content/nudity, some drug use and brief violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Felnyomva

Filming Locations:

Bardot, 1737 N.Vine St.., Hollywood, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Chambara Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite having a major role playing Roger Karos, actor Chris Pine isn't credited.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie we can see the car leaking but from the front. Unless on a limo, the gas tank is ahead, the leak should be at the back of the vehicle.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Stretch: [narrating] If you like stories about chance and coincidence and fate, then here's one you'd never heard. Boy meets girl. Girl almost kills boy by running a red light at rush hour. Boy is T-boned at over 60 miles an hour.
Other Driver: God, are you alright?
Stretch: Uh huh.
Stretch: [narrating] And survives with barely a scratch.
Other Driver: Are you drunk?
Stretch: Not any more.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes are shown during the end credits.

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Soundtracks

BOTTLES, TABLES, DRINKS
Performed by Happy Pills
Written by Kendall Lake, Daniel Wayne and Charley Greenberg
Courtesy of Kendall Lake Music

User Reviews

A film for '80s movie fans!

I registered just to review this underrated film. Another reviewer summed this film up so perfectly I have to restate it: the film begins exactly as it should, and continues exactly the way you want it to right to the end. It is the sort of movie that would have been at home in 1985--down on his luck protagonist has an increasingly awful night that turns into a rampage through LA. It is funny without ever being stupid or gross, which probably explains its ranking. In a time when big name stars are putting out such comedic, big screen "gems" as the bizarrely unfunny toilet-humored "A Million Ways to Die in the West," it is a flashback to films that were funny without being dumb.