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Plot:
When three very different U.S. soldiers find themselves on
an unplanned road trip across America, they form a deep bond
that may be the closest thing any of them has to real family.
A humorous and timely drama about coming home, The Lucky Ones
stars Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Wedding Crashers), Tim
Robbins (Mystic River, The Shawshank Redemption) and Michael
Peña (Crash, World Trade Center), and is directed by
Neil Burger (The Illusionist) from a screenplay by Burger
and Dirk Wittenborn.
T.K. Poole (Michael Peña), Colee Dunn (Rachel McAdams)
and Fred Cheever (Tim Robbins) arrive in New York from Germany
only to find their connecting flights canceled due to a power
outage. Anxious to get to their respective destinations, they
agree to share a rented minivan to suburban St. Louis where
Cheever is to reunite with his wife and teenage son. From
there, the other two plan to fly to Las Vegas where the macho
T.K. wants to make an important stop before seeing his fiancée
and the tough yet naïve Colee plans to pay a visit to
a fallen fellow-soldier’s family.
But when Cheever’s homecoming turns out to be a far
cry from what he anticipated, the trio’s one-day drive
expands into an impromptu cross-country marathon. Along the
way, they experience a string of surprising adventures ranging
from the hilarious to the heartbreaking. As their interstate
journey takes them from a barroom brawl to a high society
dance to a bizarre Sunday morning church service, T.K., Colee
and Cheever discover that home is not quite what they remembered
and the unlikely companionship they’ve found in one
another might be what matters most of all.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Lionsgate Films
Roadside Attractions
Production Co:
QED International
Sherezade Films
Visitor Pictures
Koppelman & Levien Prod.
Overnight Prod.
Release Date:
September 26, 2008 (Limited)
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia - Director Info
en.wikipedia.org
Production Info
www.sherezade-films.com
Netflix Page
www.netflix.com
Rotten Tomatoes Page
www.rottentomatoes.com
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