Roadside Attractions Buys Thomas Haden Church, Rudy Pankow Comedy ‘Accidental Texan’ (EXCLUSIVE)
24.01.2024 - 18:09
/ variety.com
Brent Lang Executive Editor Roadside Attractions has acquired North American rights to “Accidental Texan,” a comedy about a Harvard grad and actor stranded in the “Lone Star State” where he stumbles into the role of lifetime. The film, which stars Thomas Haden Church and Rudy Pankow, will open in theaters on March 8, 2024. According to the official plot description, “Accidental Texan” kicks off when Erwin (Pankow), a recent Ivy League student, flames out of his first professional acting gig when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set.
With his career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans movie 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 waitress who takes pity on him and offers up the phone book to find a local mechanic. Without enough money to fix his car, Erwin accepts an offer from Merle, a local oil driller (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 talent. ”Thomas Haden Church has created so many indelible characters, we are thrilled to present him along with this stellar cast in a comedy that proves Texas indeed has a deep heart,” Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff, co-presidents of Roadside Attractions, said in a statement. Haden Church is an Oscar-nominated actor whose credits include “Sideways,” “Wings” and the “Spider-Man” films.
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