The Wendell Baker Story
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 99 min · ★ 5.1 · 42% critics
After getting out of jail, a well-meaning man takes a job at a retirement hotel and discovers the residents are being mistreated. With help from a few spirited seniors, he tries to make things right while also hoping to repair his personal life.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-08-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (77 votes)
About
You might enjoy this if you like offbeat, small-scale dramedies with underdog charm, somewhat in the vein of The Giant Mechanical Man or Home Fries; Not for you if you want fast pacing, sharp laughs, or a strongly developed story.
Pros: sweet senior sidekicks; quirky setup; lighthearted intentions | Cons: slow pacing; thin story; uneven humor
Themes
- release from prison
- con man
Cast & crew
Luke Wilson
as Wendell Baker
Eva Mendes
as Doreen
Jacob Vargas
as Reyes Morales
Owen Wilson
as Neil King
Harry Dean Stanton
as Skip Summers
Kris Kristofferson
as L.R. Nasher
Seymour Cassel
as Boyd Fullbright
Eddie Griffin
as McTeague
Will Ferrell
as Dave
Angela Alvarado
as Irma
Directed by Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson