Waking Up in Reno Movie Review 2002

Redneck road pic where romance goes awry for two couples on the way to a monster truck show in Nevada. Ringleader is Little Rock car dealer Lonnie Earl (Thornton), who fools around on his wife Darlene (Richardson) with the aptly named Candy (Theron) under the nose of his best friend and Candy's husband Roy (Swayze). Candy, who desperately wants to get pregnant, is always fooling around in the back seat with Roy while Lonnie enters a steak eating contest. Cruz appears as a hooker Roy meets in a sleazy hotel bar. Flimsy setup gives way to the disappointing payoff, and you soon realize its all over but the shouting.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Marriage, Road Trip, Adultery, Pregnant Pauses

Screenplay

Brent Briscoe, Mark Fauser

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson, Holmes Osborne, Chelcie Ross, Brent Briscoe, Wayne Federman, Penelope Cruz, Mark Fauser

Cinematography

William A. Fraker

Director

Jordan Brady

Music

Marty Stuart

Other

Tony Orlando, Paul Ledford, Mary Ramos, Michelle Kuznetsky, Lisa Zeno Churgin, John Demeo, Doug Hall, Jeannine Oppewall

Producer

Ben Myron, Robert Salerno, Dwight Yoakam, Crossfire Sound & Pictures, Miramax Films