The Wendell Baker Story
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The Wendell Baker Story | |
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Directed by | Andrew Wilson Luke Wilson |
Produced by | David L. Bushell, Mark Johnson |
Written by | Luke Wilson |
Starring | Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Owen Wilson |
Distributed by | Wendell Distribution Inc. |
Release date(s) | March 11, 2005 |
Language | English |
Budget | $8,000,000 |
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The Wendell Baker Story is the first movie directed by actor Luke Wilson and his eldest brother Andrew Wilson, which premiered at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas in March, 2005. The film stars Luke Wilson, who also wrote the screenplay, as an ex-con working in a retirement home, and Luke's other brother, actor Owen Wilson as the home's head nurse. Eva Mendes co-stars as Luke Wilson's character's love-interest. The film also features Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson and Will Ferrell.
The film has been developed through Mobius Entertainment and produced by Mark Johnson of CBS. It was filmed in Austin, TX.
It has now been released on DVD for rental in a number of European countries, despite not being released in the US market.