Wild Oats (2016)

Everything changes for Eva when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50 thousand. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.

Director:

Andy Tennant

Writers:

Claudia Myers (screenplay by), Gary Kanew (screenplay by)

Stars:

Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shirley MacLaine	...	Eva
Jessica Lange	...	Maddie
Demi Moore	...	Crystal
Ptolemy Slocum	...	Luke
Colin Walker	...	Ben
Robert Collier	...	Minister
Geraldine Singer	...	Mourner #2
Susan Parker	...	Mourner #3
Vincent De Paul	...	Mourner #6
Rachel Deacon	...	Monique
Lynne Ashe	...	Laurie
Ben Temple	...	Dr. Ferguson
Marnee Carpenter	...	Waitress
Morgan Deare	...	Greg (as Morgan Kelley Deare)
Chad Gall	...	Eric

Storyline

A retired widow who hits the jackpot when she receives a life insurance check mistakenly made out for $5,000,000 instead of $50.000. She and her best friend then take off, only to become media sensations and fugitives from justice.

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Plot Keywords:

life insurance | retired teacher | spain | widow | wine | 

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Taglines:

Newly rich. Newly single. Forever young.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English Spanish German

Release Date:

16 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Como reinas

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$21,554, 16 September 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$40,598, 22 September 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$242,312, 16 December 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wild Pictures, Defiant Pictures, Alliance Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shirley MacLaine said in an interview that she found Billy Connolly so hilarious, during one take she couldn't stop laughing for 11 minutes.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Eva: Shame on you, Carlos Variola!

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Connections

References The Graduate (1967)

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Soundtracks

Rumours
Performed by Candy
Written, Arranged, and Produced by Deni Lew and Matt Thomson
Published by Songs in Lew
Copyright Control 2015

User Reviews

Life alert! MacLaine and Lange as best friends on an illicit getaway...

Shirley MacLaine, a recently-widowed retired schoolteacher, and Jessica Lange, her best friend of 40 years who was recently dumped by her husband, decide to take advantage of an insurance agency's error and deposit MacLaine's check for $50,000,000 that should have been made out for $50,000; Howard Hesseman, the agency's oldest employee, is selected as the patsy who must get the company's money back or be fired. Geriatric travelogue takes the ladies to Gran Canaria, a picturesque island in Spain, where Shirley is taken in by con-artist Billy Connolly, who prays on wealthy widowed tourists. With so much plot packed into its 86-minute running time, it's no wonder that director Andy Tennant wasn't able to keep it all together. The opening scenes, with MacLaine behaving addle-brained and Lange acting much older than she actually is, are funny and silly but tolerable; second-half in Spain becomes a squashy narrative mess, with lots of 'cute' asides between the gals, who banter in a casual low-key, gamble, meet men, end their sex droughts, and never miss a chance to hug or cry. It's a little old lady's wish-fulfillment fantasy done up like a TV sitcom. ** from ****