The Wendell Baker Story
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| Directed by | Andrew Wilson Luke Wilson |
| Produced by | David L. Bushell Mark Johnson |
| Written by | Luke Wilson |
| Starring | Luke Wilson Eva Mendes Owen Wilson Eddie Griffin Kris Kristofferson Harry Dean Stanton Seymour Cassel Will Ferrell |
| Distributed by | Wendell Distribution Inc. |
| Release date(s) | March 11, 2005 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million[1] |
| Box office | $153,169[2] |
The Wendell Baker Story is a 2005 American film. It is the first film directed by Luke Wilson and his eldest brother Andrew Wilson, which premiered at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas in March 2005. The film stars Luke Wilson, who also wrote the screenplay, as an ex-con working in a retirement home, and Luke's other brother, Owen Wilson as the home's head nurse. Eva Mendes co-stars as Luke Wilson's character's love-interest. The film also features Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel and Will Ferrell.
The film has been developed through Mobius Entertainment and produced by Mark Johnson of CBS. It was filmed in Austin, TX.
The film was released on DVD for rental in a number of European countries, and was distributed theatrically by ThinkFilm starting on May 18, 2007. It was released on DVD in the United States on October 30, 2007.
[edit] Cast
- Luke Wilson as Wendell Baker
- Eva Mendes as Doreen
- Jacob Vargas as Reyes Morales
- Owen Wilson as Neil King
- Harry Dean Stanton as Skip Summers
- Kris Kristofferson as L. R. Nasher
- Seymour Cassel as Boyd Fullbright
- Eddie Griffin as McTeague
- Will Ferrell as Dave Bix
[edit] References
- ^ "The Wendell Baker Story - Box Office Data". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/WBAKR.php. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "The Wendell Baker Story (2007)". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=wendellbakerstory.htm. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
[edit] External links
- The Wendell Baker Story at the Internet Movie Database
- The Wendell Baker Story at Rotten Tomatoes
- IndieWire.com
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