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The Wendell Baker Story

Why not call him a hero?

2005★ 5.1 · 781h 39mComedyDramaRomance

Overview

Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.

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Cast

Owen Wilson
as Neil King

Glen Powell
as Paper Boy

Will Ferrell
as Dave

Eva Mendes
as Doreen

Luke Wilson
as Wendell Baker

Harry Dean Stanton
as Skip Summers

Kris Kristofferson
as L.R. Nasher

Jacob Vargas
as Reyes Morales

Eddie Griffin
as McTeague

Azura Skye
as May

Buck Taylor
as Bob Draper

Seymour Cassel
as Boyd Fullbright

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Release date: 2005-08-03

Runtime: 1h 39m

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ComedyDramaRomance

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