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Writer:
Luke Wilson (writer)
Release Date:
3 August 2005 (Belgium) more
Tagline:
Why not call him a hero?
Plot:
Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Wilson Brothers Set for Reporter Comedy ‘Electric Avenue’
(From Screen Rant. 24 September 2009, 10:11 AM, PDT)
Exclusive: Luke Wilson And His Brother Andrew To Co-Direct 'Electric Avenue'
(From MTV Movies Blog. 22 September 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
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saw it at vail film fest more (22 total)
Cast
(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 |
 | Nicole Swahn | ... | Lucy |
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Rated PG-13 for some crude and sexual humor and language.
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99 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Finland:K-11 | Denmark:A | Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13
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According to Luke Wilson, producers were able to raise money from investors by claiming that he was his brother Owen Wilson. more
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Neil King: [Neil is spoofing Wendell Baker in front of McTeague] "Thank you very much for this job. It's my first job in the hotel buisness more
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Aint Living Long Like This more
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I saw the Wendell Baker Story last weekend at the Vail film festival and thought it was a charming, funny, truly enjoyable movie. It was very different from Luke Wilson's work with Owen Wilson & Wes Anderson, but in a great way. The quirkiness of Anderson's films was evident, but there was an added tenderness and empathy between the characters, which says a lot about the quality of the script, the direction, and the acting. Luke Wilson was very appealing in the title role--his face is so expressive! As always, Owen Wilson & Will Ferrell were hysterical. I'd recommend this movie to anyone who likes not only the Owen/Anderson combination, but to anyone who likes romantic comedies. (I must mention, and I hope this doesn't sound derogatory, the scenery in the film made me want to visit Texas for the first time ever.)