Summary
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 67Audiences 56GoodWatch 56
Tomatometer67%
IMDb6.0
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score48%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries
Released
2003
May 16, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMysteryScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
Jon FavreauJohn Person
Joey Lauren AdamsGrace
Rachael Leigh CookRuthie
Daryl HannahStella
Kelsey GrammerAgent Banks
Sean BeanCowboy
Melora WaltersCandy
Bud CortNeely
Jon GriesElron
Adam BeachRandy
Gary FarmerIndian Bob
Brent BriscoeDan
Patti SmithTraveler
Danny TrejoLt. Gates
Jay BrothersTraveler- SGSteven G. KaplanTraveler
Directing · 1
- Steve Anderson Director, Screenplay
Production · 9
- Jon Favreau Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Kramer Executive Producer
- Steve Bickel Executive Producer
- Peter Wetherell Executive Producer
- Doug Mankoff Producer
- Andrew Spaulding Producer
Camera · 1
- Christopher Manley Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Scot Scalise Editor
Sound · 1
- Brian Tyler Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Aaron Osborne Production Design
- David L. Bell Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kristin M. Burke Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- Dane Peterson Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Manny Perry Stunt Coordinator
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