The Wendell Baker Story (2005)

Directed by

Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ex-con gets a job at a retirement home and tries to win back his ex-girlfriend. He faces various problems as he works toward his goals.

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What happens

The Wendell Baker Story is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Luke Wilson and Andrew Wilson and starring Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Owen Wilson, Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel, and Will Ferrell. It premiered at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2005. It is the final film produced by Franchise Pictures. Ex-con Wendell Baker is working in a retirement home, trying to win his former love-interest Doreen back, but he finds many obstacles along the way. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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