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 by), Jerry Corley (story by)

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	...	Himself
David Hasselhoff	...	Himself
Jennifer Barbosa	...	Restaurant Patron
Kevin Bigley	...	Faux Hawk
Mindy Robinson	...	The Jovi's Girl
Ben Hernandez Bray	...	Ignacio (as Ben Bray)
Sydney Bruso	...	Girl #2
Zach Calig	...	Honeymoon Husband (as Zachary Calig)
Tiffany Calig	...	Honeymoon Wife
Woody Carnahan	...	Clark Hanna (as John Carnahan)

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:

female nudity | outtakes during end credits | foot chase | fbi agent | car set on fire | 

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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

Universal executives wanted Chris Pine's character to lose the beard, fearing audiences wouldn't recognize him or find him attractive. The director declined.

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Goofs

Stretch hits a dumpster and the driver's airbag deploys on the limo. He later drives the car. The fuel pumps on most newer cars shut down when the airbag deploys, which would prevent the car from going far.

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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

BLUEBIRD
Written by John Cacavas (ASCAP) and Hal David (ASCAP)
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

I gotta say; I really enjoyed this.

I just don't get the mediocre ratings I'm seeing for this one. I thought it was a perfect action-comedy - right up there with 'The (original) Hangover', 'Horrible Bosses' and the like.

Here's how it hit me..

Story: Tight, to-the-point, succinct and actually, pretty plausible. Pace: Fast from the first few seconds, then damn-near unrelenting. Stunts, Effects, Makeup & Camera-Work: Top-shelf. Characters: Believable and uncomplicated by too much 'back story'. Acting: Each-n-EVERY actor in this film displayed their awesomeness. Predictability: You NEVER knew what was coming next. LOTS of surprises. Oh - and nice ending, too.

Viewer discretion: This is definitely a film for grown-ups. LOTS of drug use and some mild nudity.

My head's still spinning down. What a fun flick. Not familiar with much of the director's work, but this was cool.