dark
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Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low lu ...
comedy-drama
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thriller film
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directed by
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (; born October 4, 1949) is an American film director and poet. He is the father of actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Personal life
Gyllenhaal was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Virginia Lowrie (née Childs) and ...
and starring
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. He had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller ''One False Move'', and received international attention after writing, directing, a ...
,
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...
and
Hank Azaria
Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), most notably Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Sna ...
.
Plot
Small-fry
marijuana
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harvesters in
Northern California
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try to keep the business running, negotiating the biggest sale ever and keeping a secret. But when silent partners, the
Mafia
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, the police, and other meddlers crash the party, they begin to realize they are in over their heads.
Cast
*
John Lithgow
John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...
as Malcolm / Robert Stockman
*
Jon Tenney
Jonathan Frederick Tenney (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor. He played Special Agent Fritz Howard in TNT's ''The Closer'' and continued in its spinoff '' Major Crimes''.
Early life
Tenney was born in Princeton, New Jersey. His mother, ...
as Helicopter Pilot
*
Ryan Phillippe
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as Harlan Dykstra
*
Hank Azaria
Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), most notably Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Sna ...
as Carter
*
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. He had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller ''One False Move'', and received international attention after writing, directing, a ...
as Jack Marsden
*
Kelly Lynch
Kelly Ann Lynch (born January 31, 1959) is an American actress and model. Her notable film roles include '' Cocktail'', '' Road House'', ''Drugstore Cowboy'', ''Curly Sue''. and TV show roles in ''The L Word'' (2004–2005, 2009), and '' Magic Cit ...
as Lucy
*
Jon Bon Jovi
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as Danny
*Kleoka Renee Sands as 4-Year-Old Girl
* Matt Ross as Ben Hickson
*
Judge Reinhold
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as Policeman
*
Leigh French
Leigh French (born July 14, 1945) is an American actress.
Early life
French was born in Ashland, Kentucky.
Career
In her early career as a regular on ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' of the late-1960s, French portrayed a hippie named Gol ...
as Waitress
*Christopher Dalton as Old Farmer
*
Jamie Lee Curtis
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as Sierra Kahan
*
Ted Danson
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as Gianni Saletzzo
*Tiffany Paulsen as Heather the Stockbreeder
*Jeanette H. Wilson as White Haired Woman
*
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (; ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He beg ...
as Jake / Blue Kahan
*Seamus McNally as Hippie Hank
*
Steve Carell
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as Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
*Ramsay Midwood as Bill the Gas station guy
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on June 11, 2002 on
Will Records
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.
Track list:
# "
Smoke Two Joints
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The Toyes
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)
# "Book Of Rules" by
The Heptones
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Death In Vegas
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Pass The Dutchie
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" by
Buck-O-Nine
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Home Grown
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Sebadoh
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Green Apple Quick Step
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Elaine Summers
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Artificial Joy Club
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Electro Glide in Blue
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Cowboy Junkies
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