- The Lucky Ones (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Lucky Ones
caption = Theatrical release poster
director =Neil Burger
producer =Brian Koppelman
David Levien
writer = Neil Burger
Dirk Wittenborn
starring =Rachel McAdams Tim Robbins Michael Peña
editor =Naomi Geraghty
music =
distributor =Lionsgate Alliance Films (Canada)
released =September 26 2008
runtime =
country =United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
website = http://www.theluckyonesmovie.com/
amg_id = 1:391122
imdb_id = 0981072"The Lucky Ones" (originally titled "The Return") is a 2008 comedy/drama directed by
Neil Burger and starringRachel McAdams ,Tim Robbins andMichael Peña .Neil Burger and Dirk Wittenborn are the screenwriters.Plot
The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee (
Rachel McAdams ), T.K. (Michael Pena ) and Cheever (Tim Robbins ) — who return from theIraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S., with Colee on a mission to bring her boyfriend's guitar back to his family because he saved her life, T.K. seeking confidence to face his wife after ashrapnel injury that threatens his sexual function and middle-aged Cheever planning to hit the casinos in a desperate effort to pay for his son's college tuition.Cast
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Rachel McAdams as Colee
*Michael Pena as T.K.
*Tim Robbins as CheeverThe Production
The film was scheduled to begin shooting in May, 2007 [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i68c4b11b9ed75afd5dea966e5b06cbb5] with a budget of under $20 million, according to the
Hollywood Reporter .According to an Associated Press story [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19122567 Tim Robbins jams with local Illinois band] , published on msnbc.msn.com on June 8, 2007] star Tim Robbins made an unannounced appearance at a bar in
Edwardsville, Illinois after shooting in the town that day, performing on guitar with a local band. Edwardsville's Main Street passes for Denver's Larimer Square in the film, according to a Belleville Press-Democrat story published June 7, 2007. [http://www.topix.com/content/kri/1876608291262229542228188064460910593539]References
External links
* [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19220 ComingSoon! news entry]
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i68c4b11b9ed75afd5dea966e5b06cbb5 Hollywood Reporter Entry]
* [http://fairuse.100webcustomers.com/itsonlyfair/latimes0379.html "The Lucky Ones" mentioned in L.A. Times article "The Iraq war movie: Military hopes to shape genre" July 7, 2008]
*imdb title|0981072|title=The Lucky Ones
* [http://allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:391122 "The Lucky Ones"] atallmovie
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1189005-lucky_ones/ "The Lucky Ones"] atRotten Tomatoes
* [http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1121492 Boston Herald] The Lucky Ones, review by James Verniere.
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