Waking Up in Reno (2002)
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Directors
Jordan Brady
Cast
Natasha Richardson, Holmes Osborne, Billy Bob Thornton, Patrick Swayze, Charlize Theron, Billy O'Sullivan
The story
Lonnie Earl Dodd is a Little Rock car dealer who stars in his own cheesy television commercials. He and his wife Darlene are best friends with Roy and Candy Kirkendall, who are trying to start a family. When the two couples decide to drive cross-country to see a monster truck rally, Lonnie Earl pulls a new SUV off his lot and the four set off.
Genres
Romantic Comedy, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film, road movie
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