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Title: Lucky (2017)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Lucky | |
| David Lynch | ... | Howard | |
| Ron Livingston | ... | Bobby Lawrence | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Dr. Christian Kneedler | |
| Tom Skerritt | ... | Fred | |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | ... | Joe | |
| James Darren | ... | Paulie | |
| Beth Grant | ... | Elaine | |
| Yvonne Huff | ... | Loretta (as Yvonne Huff Lee) | |
| Hugo Armstrong | ... | Vincent | |
| Bertila Damas | ... | Bibi | |
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Pam Sparks | ... | Pam (as Pamela Sparks) |
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Mouse | ... | Mouse |
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Ulysses Olmedo | ... | Juan Wayne (as Ulysses Olemdo) |
| Ana Mercedes | ... | Victoria | |
Lucky is an old US Navy veteran of rigid habits and attitudes in a small town. When his routine is interrupted by a sudden collapse at home, Lucky finds himself realizing that his remarkably healthy old age is going to face an inevitable decline and he has to accept it. In that difficult reassessment, Lucky must face up to what he believes in and how much it compares to his neighbors' priorities. In doing so, Lucky finds that his life has its positive side as he searches for some meaning that he can accept. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
If ever there was a deserving send off for a grand actor, then this be it.
As "Lucky", the cantankerous but lovable old sole, shuffling his way out of this mortal coil, Harry Dean Stanton is, as always, remarkable.
Striding with purpose, very slowly, through a very regimented daily routine - diner coffee, crossword, game shows, cactus watering, smokes, drinks at the local watering hole - Lucky is revealed as a complex, always thinking, opinionated, ready to drop the gloves, 91 year old.
There are several great performances, highlighted by David Lynch bemoaning the escape of his pet tortoise, but the film really belongs to Harry. Swiping some great real life histories (Stanton's stint with the Navy) blurs the line between fact and fiction just enough to act both as a fitting tribute and engrossing movie on it's own merit. This is a talkie, where action moves at a tortoise pace, but it matters not, for Lucky has that rare power to draw the audience right on in.
Among the many low key but brilliant highlights, is a stirring scene to which Johnny Cash sings Bonnie Prince Billie's "I See a Darkness".
Harry Dean Stanton was indeed Lucky.