Waking Up in Reno
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| Directed by | Jordan Brady |
| Produced by | Ben Myron Robert Salerno Dwight Yoakam |
| Written by | Brent Briscoe Mark Fauser |
| Starring | Natasha Richardson Billy Bob Thornton |
| Editing by | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) |  October 25, 2002 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Waking Up in Reno is a 2002 comedy film directed by Jordan Brady, starring Natasha Richardson, Billy Bob Thornton, Patrick Swayze, and Charlize Theron. The screenplay was written by Brent Briscoe and Mark Fauser. The story is about two couples traveling from Little Rock to Reno to see a monster truck rally.
Waking Up in Reno was shot from January 25, 2000 to early April, 2000, in Texas, Los Angeles, California, and Reno, Nevada. The film had a limited release in the United States on October 25, 2002.
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[edit] Production
Billy Bob Thornton came up with the idea of making a sexy farce of the Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice classic couple-swapping comedy at a lunch with producer Ben Myron.[1] Myron urged Thornton to write the screenplay. Meanwhile, Thornton turned the project over to two writing newcomers Brett Briscoe and Mark Fauser, who were fascinated by Thornton and Myron's concept. It was shot from January 25, 2000 to early April, 2000, in Texas, Los Angeles, California, and Reno, Nevada. Waking Up in Reno had a limited release in the United States on October 25, 2002.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Natasha Richardson as Darlene Dodd
- Billy Bob Thornton as Lonnie Earl Dodd
- Patrick Swayze as Roy Kirkendall
- Charlize Theron as Candy Kirkendall
- Holmes Osborne as Doc Tuley
- Billy O'Sullivan as Lonnie Earl III
[edit] Reception
Roger Ebert from Chicago Sun-Times said, "The filmmakers create satirical characters and then play them straight. We're actually expected to sympathize with these caricatures."[3]
[edit] Citations
- ^ Info & Tidbits on Waking Up in Reno. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
- ^ Greg Dean Schmitz. Waking Up in Reno (2002). Yahoo Movies. Retrieved on March 9, 2007.
- ^ Roger Ebert. Waking Up in Reno (2002). Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Waking Up in Reno at the Internet Movie Database
- Waking Up in Reno at All Movie Guide
- Waking Up in Reno at Rotten Tomatoes
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