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An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nolte) gets a younger friend (Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nolte) gets a younger friend (Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nolte) gets a younger friend (Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.
Marlyne Barrett
- Nancy
- (as Marlyne Afflack)
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- TriviaIn the film, Dave is 17 years old and two years older than Paul and Todd, who are both 15 years old. In real-life, Trevor Morgan, who plays Dave, is three years younger than Johnathan Tchaikovsky, and two and a half years younger than Noah Fleiss, who play Paul and Todd respectively.
- GoofsWhen Ray comes to pick up Dave for the reunion, Dave comes downstairs carrying a corsage in a plastic box. When Dave asks Ray if he's going to call him "son" all day, the box and flower disappear.
- ConnectionsReferences Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- SoundtracksLove You
Written and Performed by Syd Barrett
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from EMI Film & Television Music
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Things don't always go the way you want
The third time is the charm for James Ponsoldt, writer, director and actor in a really touching indie film that everyone can relate to. Maybe that is why it died at the box office after a few weeks without really making it big. It's a story that we can all find a piece of ourselves in.
Ray's life is in the crapper. he runs a junkyard by day and comes home to a house where he lives with an ugly dog and they both drown their sorrows in beer. He umps the local games and know that is just asking for trouble.
After the local team loses their chance at the State playoff, he catches one teen who papers his house. This teen's mom has run off and his day is pretty much dead to the world. The two- Ray and Dave - hit it off and Ray becomes a surrogate dad, while Dave becomes a surrogate son.
It's funny, tender, and sad. It will make you think about your own life and count your friends - or make some if you don't have enough.
Ray's life is in the crapper. he runs a junkyard by day and comes home to a house where he lives with an ugly dog and they both drown their sorrows in beer. He umps the local games and know that is just asking for trouble.
After the local team loses their chance at the State playoff, he catches one teen who papers his house. This teen's mom has run off and his day is pretty much dead to the world. The two- Ray and Dave - hit it off and Ray becomes a surrogate dad, while Dave becomes a surrogate son.
It's funny, tender, and sad. It will make you think about your own life and count your friends - or make some if you don't have enough.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,425
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,763
- Dec 10, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $24,425
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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