The Wendell Baker Story
“Why not call him a hero?”
2005•PG-13•1h 39m•5.1•Released
ComedyDramaRomance
Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.
Director
Luke Wilson
Writer
Luke Wilson
Languages
English
Studio
Franchise Pictures
Cast
Luke Wilson
Wendell Baker
Eva Mendes
Doreen
Jacob Vargas
Reyes Morales
Owen Wilson
Neil King
Harry Dean Stanton
Skip Summers
Kris Kristofferson
L.R. Nasher
Seymour Cassel
Boyd Fullbright
Eddie Griffin
McTeague
Will Ferrell
Dave
Angela Alvarado
Irma
Jo Harvey Allen
Wanda King
Buck Taylor
Bob Draper
Billy Joe Shaver
Reverend Shackelton
Azura Skye
May
Nicole Swahn
Lucy
Production
Company
Franchise Pictures
Company
MHF Zweite Academy Film
Producer
Wolfgang Schamburg
Producer
David L. Bushell
Producer
Luke Wilson
Producer
Mark Johnson
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