Dallas 362

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Dallas 362

Directed by	Scott Caan
Produced by	Beau Flynn Mary Leigh Hennings
Written by	Scott Caan
Starring	Scott Caan Jeff Goldblum Shawn Hatosy Kelly Lynch
Distributed by	ThinkFilm
Release date(s)	June 14, 2003
Running time	95 min.
Language	English
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Dallas 362 is a 2003 film, starring and directed by Scott Caan.

[edit] Plot

Rusty, played by Shawn Hatosy, and Dallas, played by Caan, are best friends, in their mid-20's. Their main source of income is collecting small debts for a local crime boss, Bear (played by Heavy D). Rusty's mother, played by Kelly Lynch, is constantly bailing them out of jail, stitching their cuts, and trying desperately to get them to change their ways, but can't seem to break them out of this destructive pattern. Desperate to help her son, she persuades Rusty to begin sessions with the therapist she is dating, Bob (Jeff Goldblum).

Around the same time that Rusty is making up his mind to go back to Texas to compete in rodeos, Dallas is presented the opportunity to be the driver for "Ramon the Roofer", where there is supposedly $50,000 to be had, of which he will get $20,000. But he has to put $1,000 up front for Ramon, to ensure he doesn't get scared and flee. In the search to collect the $1,000, Dallas attempts to borrow $300 from Christian (played by Val Lauren), one of the men they collect money from for Bear. Christian refuses to loan Dallas the money, so Dallas offers to rob Bear with Christian, telling Christian he knows for a fact that there is $150,000 to be had, as long as he gives him the $300.

Christian ends up overhearing Dallas tell Rusty that he won't go through with the plan with Christian, but will still do the job with Ramon. Christian follows Dallas and Ramon on their robbery job, and it turns out that they are robbing Bear. After Ramon goes inside, Dallas decides to go after him to get the proper share of the $150,000. They end up getting killed trying to rob Bear.

In the end, Rusty goes to Texas, and rodeos like he wanted to.

[edit] Trivia

Dallas 362 was Scott Caan's directorial debut.
The movie won the Critics Award at the 2003 CineVegas International Film Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The bathrobe that Christian (Val Lauren) wears is the same one Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) wore in Fight Club (1999).
The title of the film is derived from a sign shown towards the end of the movie. As Rusty is riding the bus to Texas, there is a shot of a mile-marker sign reading "Dallas 362".