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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 synopsisUser Comments:
Really not funny... moreCast
(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.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreFilming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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Wendall Baker's dog, Junior, is played by Brother, Luke Wilson's dog. On the DVD commentary Wilson claims that no one thought Brother was up to the part but that he always believed Brother could do it. moreQuotes:
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 moreSoundtrack:
Pearl Necklace moreFAQ
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I took my chances with this one, even though I kind of suspected from the looks of it, that it would be kind of dumb, and I was right.
Not the best of the Wilson brothers' writing. It's stupid, half-witted and quite frankly a waste of time and money.
The film is about Wendell Baker (Luke Wilson), who gets arrested for supplying illegal Mexicans with fake Texas State identification cards. After he is released from prison, he goes out looking for his ex-girlfriend, and gets a job at a retirement home. Owen Wilson plays the head nurse, and although there are a few funny lines from time to time...in the end it's a very bad movie.
I think that the film would have been better had there been more tight shots, more quick dialogue and hadn't of had the worst music ever.
I give it a three simply because it was creative and there were a few funny parts, but all in all it was just terrible, and I would definitely not recommend it.