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A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations
Robert Douglas Washington
- College Student
- (as Robert Douglas)
Carlos A. Cabarcas
- KFC Counterman
- (as Carlos Cabarcas)
Eva Blaylock
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Michael Caine, who plays Christopher Walken's father, is only ten years older than him.
- GoofsThe way the ashes lie on the spoon between shots, near the end of the movie.
- Quotes
Turner Lair: You're tense. You get that from your mother's people.
- ConnectionsFeatured in It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005)
- SoundtracksDean's Always Right
Written by Larry Klein, Dean Parks, Bryan Pezzone, Joey Waronker, Frank Marocco (as The Legendary Frank Morocco),
David Baerwald
Performed by The New Velvet Pillow Orchestra
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Loved it
I found this in a video store and with the great cast (not always a good indicator!) and the list of awards won I took a chance on it being good. As is often the case when you have little expectation you are most pleasantly surprised. I thought the characters were wonderful the setting and photography beautiful and the soundtrack really made it. There are also nice little touches where an item seen in a passing shot has a connection to something later in the film.
The only weakness I felt was Josh Lucas in the role of the child's father. It was hard to make any genetic connection with the characters played by Michael Caine or Christopher Walken. It's not that his acting was poor he just didn't seem to fit in. Please try and see the movie - I doubt that you'll be disappointed.
The only weakness I felt was Josh Lucas in the role of the child's father. It was hard to make any genetic connection with the characters played by Michael Caine or Christopher Walken. It's not that his acting was poor he just didn't seem to fit in. Please try and see the movie - I doubt that you'll be disappointed.
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- joekea
- May 13, 2006
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Around the bend - A la vuelta de la esquina
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $193,637
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,879
- Oct 10, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $579,350
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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