Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin (Rudy Pankow) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set. He flees the New Orleans set with his career and cell phone in tatters, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refuge and possible phone service in a local diner, he meets Faye (Carrie-Anne Moss), a kind waitress who takes pity on him and offers the local phone book to find a mechanic. Without enough funds to fix his car, Erwin accepts an offer from Merle, a local oil driller (Thomas Haden Church), only to find out he, too, is nearly bankrupt and cannot pay his bills. With both men in desperate straits, Merle realizes their only hope may be Erwin’s acting skills and a little help from Faye’s shotgun.
Starring Thomas Haden Church, Rudy Pankow, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Bruce Dern.
Based on the Novel ‘Chocolate Lizards’ by Cole Thompson.
Written by Julie B. Denny.
Produced by Mark Bristol, Julie B. Denny, Melissa Kirkendall, and Koen Wooten.
Directed by Mark Bristol.
In Theaters Friday, March 8th
