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04/11/2022 Comedy 1h 46m
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Hope isn't for everyone.

Overview

In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.

  1. Paul Dektor

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Peter Dinklage

    Phil Loder

  2. Shirley MacLaine

    Astrid Fanelli

  3. Kimberly Quinn

    Maggie Pennington

  4. Danny Pudi

    Craig

  5. Matt Dillon

    Dell

  6. Danny Glover

    Jerry

  7. Michelle Mylett

    Clare Milano

  8. Peter Kelamis

    Officer Burt

  9. Rebecca Olson

    Beatrice/Babette

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Reviews

A review by Brent Marchant
Written by Brent Marchant on 2024-04-27
Is “the American Dream” still alive and well, or is it a pipe dream whose time has come and gone (and perhaps never really was)? That’s the question rhetorically posed in this modestly entertaining fact-based debut feature comedy from director Paul Dektor, which examines the efforts of an optimistic yet cynical economics professor/would-be novelist (Peter Dinklage) with meager means who repeatedly attempts to buy a home far above his pay grade. He’s discouraged by his frank but somewhat oily real estate broker (Matt Dillon) from continuing in this futile Quixotic pursuit until he finds...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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