Accidental Texan

Name: Accidental Texan
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: March 8, 2024
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 51
Cast: AnnaClare Hicks, Brad Leland, Bruce Dern, Carrie-Anne Moss, David DeLao

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: March 8, 2024 | PG-13

Starring: AnnaClare Hicks, Brad Leland, Bruce Dern, Carrie-Anne Moss, David DeLao, Jake Ryan, Mark Nutter, Rudy Pankow, Selase Botchway, Thomas Haden Church

Summary: 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. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refugeFresh-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. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refuge and some possible phone service in a local diner, he meets Faye (Carrie-Anne Moss), a kind waitress who takes pity on him and offers up 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. … Expand

Director: Mark Lambert Bristol

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 104 min

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Joe Leydon

Mar 11, 2024

Undemandingly entertaining, director Mark Bristol’s well-crafted indie can be savored as a heaping helping of palate-cleansing sherbet, best enjoyed between viewings of bigger and louder but by no means better movies. And yes, that’s meant as a compliment. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Mar 7, 2024

There’s an earnestness about Accidental Texan that can only warm your heart. Every moment is predictable, but in Bristol’s capable hands that becomes a strength. Read full review

Screen Rant Sarah Little

Mar 8, 2024

Accidental Texan forces us to sympathize with the characters rather than letting compassion form naturally. The result is a failed attempt to weave successful pathos throughout the movie. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Katie Rife

Mar 8, 2024

What’s unclear is whether this project is clumsy, but earnest, or a cynical attempt to sell a shoddy film to the “DVD section at Walmart” crowd. Read full review

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