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Accidental Texan

Roadside Attractions | Release Date: March 8, 2024

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 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.

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Runtime:	104 min
Rating:	Rated PG-13 for strong language and brief violence.
Production:
Genres:	Drama, Comedy
Country:	US

Director	Credit
Mark Lambert Bristol	Director

Writer	Credit
Cole Thompson	Based On The Novel By
Julie B. Denny	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
AnnaClare Hicks	Shay Tatum
Brad Leland	Max Dugan
Bruce Dern	Scheermeyer
Carrie-Anne Moss	Faye
David DeLao	Mule
Jake Ryan	Chad Ronson
Mark Nutter	Don Brock
Rudy Pankow	Erwin Vandeveer
Selase Botchway	Big Gus
Thomas Haden Church	Merle

Cast	Credit
Dave Bodenbender	Office Worker
Julio Cedillo	Sheriff Nall
Kasey Bass	Beautiful Woman
Sarah J. Bartholomew	Tara Lane
Tatiana Belenky	Film Set Crew Member

Producer	Credit
David Denney	Co-Producer
Julie B. Denny	Producer
Koen Wooten	Producer
Mark Lambert Bristol	Producer
Melissa Kirkendall	Producer
Michael B. Denny	Executive Producer
Thomas Haden Church	Co-Producer