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Title: The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Luke Wilson | ... | Wendell Baker | |
| Eva Mendes | ... | Doreen | |
| Jacob Vargas | ... | Reyes Morales | |
| Owen Wilson | ... | Neil King | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Skip Summers | |
| Kris Kristofferson | ... | L.R. Nasher | |
| Seymour Cassel | ... | Boyd Fullbright | |
| Eddie Griffin | ... | McTeague | |
| Will Ferrell | ... | Dave | |
| Angela Alvarado | ... | Irma (as Angela Alvarado Rosa) | |
| Jo Harvey Allen | ... | Wanda King | |
| Buck Taylor | ... | Bob Draper | |
| Billy Joe Shaver | ... | Reverend Shackelton | |
| Azura Skye | ... | May | |
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Nicole Swahn | ... | Lucy |
Near the Texas-Mexico border, Wendell Baker has a few things going for him: his genial nature and optimism and the love of Doreen. His troubles? He dances around telling her that he loves her, and his idea of work is illegal. He's arrested, imprisoned, and she puts him behind her when she realizes that even prison is just a good excuse for him to play football with the guys. When he is paroled, it's to a job in the "hotel industry" at a board and care home for seniors, where the head nurse is running a scam. Three of the residents respond to Wendell's good heart. Can they expose the scam and help Wendell win back Doreen? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Wendell Baker (Luke Wilson) is picked up one work day in south Texas by his longtime girlfriend, Doreen (Eva Mendes). He is startled to have her pull over for a chat. Its a day of reckoning. Eva loves Wendell but she is unhappy that he can't hold down a steady job and that he is always pursuing get-rich schemes. So, she wants to move on and Wendell has to play along. Shortly after, WB and his close friend Reyes (Jacob Vargax, from Romy and Michelle) are caught by cops in their side business of giving identification cards to migrant farm workers so they can stay in the United States. Pleading for leniency for Reyes, Wendell takes most of the punishment, two years in prison. But, when he gets out, he's a changed man. He's going to enter the hotel business and get Doreen back. But, first, the Feds say he has to work at the "retirement hotel" run by an evil nurse (Owen Wilson) and his nefarious sidekick (Eddie Griffin). All too soon it becomes clear that the residents of this place are in fear for their lives from the two people in charge. Can WB team with a few of them to turn the tables on those who would do them all wrong? Yes! This fun film was written by Luke Wilson, directed by Andrew Wilson and starring Owen and Luke Wilson. Its Wilson entertainment and its enjoyable. It also stars some wonderful secondary actors in Vargas, Mendes, Griffin, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel, and Kris Kristofferson. What a pleasure this company is! The sets in Rio Grande area Texas are harshly beautiful while the costumes and other amenities are just fine, thank you. Are you up for a sequel to the Tennebaums? If you said yes, get the WB story now!