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Waking Up in Reno - DVD

SKU: 5320921 | Release Date: 4/8/2003

Rating: R for Sexual Situations, Profanity

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Rating: R for Sexual Situations, Profanity
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 2001
Length: 91 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: General Comedies
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1; - $9.99

Synopsis

Country singer Dwight Yoakam is a co-producer of this Miramax comedy about marital infidelity among the Southern redneck set. Auto dealer Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) and his wife, Darlene (Natasha Richardson), are best friends with good-natured Roy (Patrick Swayze) and his spitfire wife, Candy (Charlize Theron), who's ovulating and trying to become pregnant. When the quartet of Arkansas natives decides to take an SUV cross-country to a monster truck show in Reno, NV, an alarming secret is revealed: Lonnie Earl and Candy have been having an affair. The revelation comes as a shock to the guileless Roy and much put-upon Darlene, who absconds with her husband's credit cards for a spending spree that includes designer boutiques and a Tony Orlando concert. Meanwhile, Candy's quest to have a baby takes on a new dimension in light of her extracurricular activities with Lonnie Earl. Waking Up in Reno (2002) is based on a script by longtime screenwriting partners/actors Brent Briscoe and Mark Fauser, who also play supporting roles in the film. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng/Fre

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng

Additional Features

cc Deleted scenes with optional commentary by director and screenwriters Making-of featurette Feature commentary with director Jordan Brady and screenwriters Brent Briscoe and Mark Fauser French soundtrack Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions

Chapters

Side #1 --
1. Just What the Doctor Ordered
2. Gettin' Out of Town
3. The Big Texan
4. Sneakin' a Swim
5. New Car Smell
6. Romance?
7. Welcome to Reno
8. All Blow and No Dough
9. Time to Celebrate
10. My Tadpoles Ain't Swimmin'
11. Payback?
12. Monster Truck Rally
13. Makin' Up
14. End Credits

Cast

Charlize Theron - Candy
Tony Orlando - Himself
Natasha Richardson - Darlene
Chelcie Ross - Fred Bush
Patrick Swayze - Roy
Penelope Cruz - Brenda (Spanish Woman)
Billy Bob Thornton - Lonnie Earl Dodd
Billy O'Sullivan - Lonnie III
Brent Briscoe - Russell Whitehead
Wayne Federman - Ronnie
Holmes Osborne - Doc Tuley
Mark Fauser
Pen�lope Cruz - Brenda (Spanish Woman)

Crew

Supervising Sound Editor: Brian T. Best
Executive Producer: Jeremy S. Kramer
Co-producer: Bruce Heller
Costume Designer: Doug Hall
Production Designer: Jeannine Oppewall
Producer: Ben Myron
Casting: Emily Schweber
First Assistant Director: Jim Hensz
Supervising Sound Editor: Terry Rodman
Musical Direction/Supervision: Mary Ramos ,Michele Kuznetsky
Producer: Robert Salerno
Director: Jordan Brady
Second Unit Director: Jonathan Brown
Additional Photography: Jonathan Brown
Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein ,Harvey Weinstein
Composer (Music Score): Marty Stuart
Producer: Dwight Yoakam
Set Designer: Jay R. Hart
Art Director: John Demeo
Screenwriter: Brent Briscoe
Director: Jonathan Brady
Executive Producer: Jonathan Gordon
Editor: Lisa Churgin
Cinematographer: William A. Fraker
Sound/Sound Designer: Paul Ledford
Screenwriter: Mark Fauser
Art Director: John DeMeo
Editor: Steve McNicholas
Executive Producer: Jeremy Kramer
Musical Direction/Supervision: Mary Ramos-Oden
Additional Cinematography: Jonathan Brown
Costume Designer: Douglas Hall

Waking Up in Reno: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

Waking Up in Reno was originally entitled Wakin' Up in Reno, but the King's English "g" was affixed on the end, apparently in an attempt to make it seem less provincially Southern. Jordan Brady's film actually succeeds in that regard without any title finagling, respecting its quartet of essentially good-natured but flawed protagonists whose close friendships have made them recklessly familiar with each other's spouses. Once the film gets going on the road to Reno, it unfolds as a nice character study that steadily builds toward a third-act blowup that's zanier than it needed to be, but still pretty heartfelt. Even though Miramax showed little confidence in the film by delaying its release several times, the balanced script justifies the leap of faith shown by its talented cast. Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, and Natasha Richardson have frequently been recognized for their skills, but the much-maligned Patrick Swayze puts forward a deceptively subtle performance that suggests his resurgence in the previous year's Donnie Darko was no fluke. The strength of the script is that it never needs to go outside this foursome to sustain interest. Co-writers Brent Briscoe and Mark Fauser pepper the journey with set pieces that straddle the line between straight comedy and telling character development. One wouldn't want to over-praise Waking Up in Reno, and the hasty ending gives enough pause to prevent that from happening. But for a movie with dismal-looking trailers that was lucky to get off the scrap heap, it's pleasing stuff. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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