Movie Info
Genre
Comedy, DramaRelease Date
October 24, 2008MPAA Rating
RProduction Budget
$15 millionsStudio
Lions Gate Films
Cast and Crew
Director
Neil BurgerProducer
Neil Burger, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick SchwartzScreenwriter
Neil Burger, Dirk WittenbornStarring
- Rachel McAdams as Collee
- Tim Robbins as Cheever
- Michael Pena
- Molly Hagan
- Mark L. Young
- Howard Platt
- Arden Myrin
- Coburn Goss
Movie Story
A timely drama about life in America today, Lionsgate's The Lucky Ones stars Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins and Michael Pena as three soldiers on leave trying to make sense of their lives during an unexpected road trip across the United States. A humorous, moving portrayal about the challenges of coming home, The Lucky Ones is directed by Neil Burger (The Illusionist) from a script by Burger and Dirk Wittenborn.
After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole (Michael Pena) is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiance. But when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servicemen: Cheever (Tim Robbins), an older family man who longs to return to his wife in St. Louis, and Colee (Rachel McAdams), a naive private who's pinned her hopes on connecting with a dead fellow soldier's family. What begins as a short trip unexpectedly evolves into a longer journey. Forced to grapple with old relationships, broken hopes and a country divided over the war, TK, Cheever and Colee discover that home is not quite what they remembered, and that the unlikely companionship they've found might be what matters the most.
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Reader's Reviews
I was an extra in this movie. It was originally called The Return and was to be released Dec 2007. I have not been updated, till just now, that the title had changed and the release date was extended by 10 months. It was real great meeting Michael Pena - he has a great sense of humor and was very nice to the extras on set.
posted by TeganMarieFoxx on Apr 23, 2008