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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   84 votes
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Director:
Nigel Cole
Writers:
Neal H. Dobrofsky (writer)
Tippi Dobrofsky (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The best things in life are free!
Plot:
The conservative son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joins his father on the road -- after being released from jail for one of his dad's earlier crimes. | full synopsis
User Comments:
Premier at TIFF.... more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Christopher Walken ... Nat Parker

Alessandro Nivola ... Ritchie Flynn Parker

Sharon Stone ... Dolores Jones

Amanda Peet ... Maggie

Peter Coyote ... Bert Kruger

Dean Cain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Sequoyah Adams-Rice ... Crying Child

Michael-David Aragon ... Ticket Agent #2

Beth Bailey ... Real Estate Lady
Marya Beauvais ... Real estate agent

Josh Berry ... Manager

Frank Bond ... Manager #2
J. Santiago Candelaria ... Bartender

Bryan Chapman ... Front Desk Clerk

Christopher Dempsey ... Tim Webber

Gorneth D'Oyley ... Bell Hop
Lynda Fazio ... Singing I-hop waitress

Christopher Hagen ... Marty
Antony Hall ... Party Guest
Anne Johns ... Mrs. Krueger
Aynn Kirby ... Pharmaceutical rep.
Kevin Makely ... Jammez

Mike Miller ... Suit
Jon Kristian Moore ... Ticket Agent

Tricia Munford ... Another Ticket Agent

Arty Nichols ... Pharmaceutical Rep

Lorri Oliver ... Singing IHOP Waitress

Mandy Olsen ... Nurse

Charles Pendelton ... Game / fender
Chris Ranney ... Pharmaceutical Rep #2

Tish Rayburn-Miller ... Secretary

Robyn Reede ... Neighbor
Shawnee Robertson ... IHOP patron

Nectar Rose ... Sherry

Bailey Ann Scheller ... Minature golf player

Dylan Scheller ... Minature Golfer

Tom Schuch ... The Suit

Tavia Schwartz ... Pharmacist's Wife
David Sheftell ... Gas Station Attendant
Justin Stern ... IHOP Patron

Dan Strakal ... Wealthy Gentleman

Babak Tafti ... Waiter

Stacy Marie Warden ... Airport Traveler

Taylor Warden ... Airport Traveler

Bridget White ... Mrs. Carlson

Foued Zayani ... Political Ralley Guest
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Five Dollars More (USA) (working title)
Five Dollars a Day (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Company:
Capitol Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nigel Cole wanted to use the Rolling Stones' You Can't Always Get What You Want, but it proved far too expensive ($1 million). more
Soundtrack:
I Don't Mind more

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4 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Premier at TIFF...., 6 September 2008
9/10
Author: Jamesbond1974 from Canada

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

First off I have to say that Chris Walken is one of my favorite actors, so for me this movie was a "reel" find at the Toronto International Film Festival. This film was also shot over 29 day, and has a feeling of a real campy type of movie. I hope the some movie company picks this film up because I have to say for an Indie film it was very well made.

The plot happens when Nat, Chris Walken's character is diagnosed with a brain tumor, and his son is some what Shanghaied into going on a road trip with his father, who has really never been their for him. Alessandro Nivola plays Finn his son. Finn was let go from his job as a health inspector, his girlfriend as dumps him, Maggie (played by Amanda Peet) Their is also a cameo (actually a bit more then one) by Sharon Stone as well, who was Finn's babysitter. So this film is pretty much a road trip film.

I hope someone will release this into the movie theaters, as I think Christopher Walken is one of the finest actors of the 20th and 21st century.

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