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Cast
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| Alessandro Nivola | ... | Nick | |
| Reese Witherspoon | ... | Lissa | |
| Josh Brolin | ... | Bryce | |
| Gene Wolande | ... | Lawyer | |
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Jonathan McMurtry | ... | Vet |
| Terrance Sweeney | ... | Priest (as Father Terrance Sweeney) | |
| Rebecca Klingler | ... | Diner Waitress | |
| Rocky Carroll | ... | Bad Ass Dude | |
| Kate Hendrickson | ... | Bar Waitress | |
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Owen Bush | ... | Vagrant |
| Jesse Woodrow | ... | Roach Coach Clerk | |
| Jamie Marsh | ... | Barry | |
| Michael McCleery | ... | Recycling Owner | |
| Terrence Howard | ... | Jimmy (as Terrence Dashon Howard) | |
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Sean Nepita | ... | Freddie |
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Bryce (Josh Brolin) is a successful man who returns to his tiny hometown for a visit. While there, he runs into his old friend Nick (Alessandro Nivola). The two decide to go out for the night. When they enter a bar, Bryce encounters Kathy (Reese Witherspoon), a blonde temptress whom he eventually takes home for the night. When he awakens, Kathy informs him that she is underage and threatens to tell the police that Bryce has committed statutory rape. Bryce panics and decides to tie her up and hide her away in the basement. He then makes a call to Nick. Unbeknownst to Bryce, Kathy is actually Nick's girlfriend Lissa. The two had schemed to use Bryce's money to pay off a $15,000 debt they owe small-time hood Jimmy (Terrence Howard). Written by lament
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 May 1999 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
El engaño See more »Filming Locations:
Sea Breeze Restaurant-since moved; 23d and R Streets; Bakersfield, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$14,872, 12 September 1999, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$25,651, 19 September 1999Company Credits
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Written by Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall (as Grantley Marshall), Andrew Vowles and Horace Andy
Performed by Massive Attack
Courtesy of Circa Records Ltd.
By Arrangement with Virgin Records America, Inc.
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The DVD contains some deleted scenes:- Alternate Opening Titles featuring a vagrant named Cal, riding a bicycle decorated with recycling goods.
- At the pool Nick and Bryce discuss what to do with Lissa.
- Cal collects some tins.
- Nick and Lissa sell the belongings of Nicks's deceased father.
- An extended version of the scene where Nick and Lissa plan to leave Tropico. Here Lissa tells Nick that she wants to get out at all cost.
- A longer version of the scene on the roof of the hotel which fleshes out Lissa's devotion to Nick.
- An extended version of the scene where Nick and Lissa plan the robbery.
- Nick kills some time, buys some cigarettes and inadvertently starts the bush fire.
- An alternate ending which is not as clearly positive as in the final film, but is instead "hopeful".
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"Best Laid Plans" has invited a lot of comparisons with "The Usual Suspects", but with its caper-plan-gone-awry storyline it reminded me more of "Palmetto" - except that it's not as good as either of those films. The whole set-up is rather laborious, and the payoff, while clever, doesn't really amount to much. Ultimately, this is a very unexceptional movie; you can easily find many of its equivalents in the "crime" section of your local video store. What makes it worth your time are the performances; Nivola, in particular, has an engagingly laid-back presence and Reese Witherspoon is good as usual. (**1/2)