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Movie Info
Struggling actor John Person (Jon Favreau) agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie (Rachael Leigh Cook), whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy (Adam Beach), keeps threatening to kill him.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Steve Anderson
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Producer: Doug Mankoff, Gregg L. Daniel, Andrew Spaulding, Keith Resnick
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Writer: Steve Anderson
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Runtime:
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Production Co: Artisan Entertainment
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Sound Mix: Surround
Cast & Crew
Jon Favreau
John Person

Joey Lauren Adams
Grace

Bud Cort
Neely

Jon Gries
Elron

Daryl Hannah
Stella

Adam Beach
Randy

Gary Farmer
Indian Bob

Rachael Leigh Cook
Ruthie

Brent Briscoe
Dan
Melora Walters
Candy

Kelsey Grammer
Agent Banks

Sean Bean
Cowboy

Steve Anderson
Director

Doug Mankoff
Producer

Gregg L. Daniel
Producer

Andrew Spaulding
Producer

Keith Resnick
Producer

Steve Anderson
Writer
Critic Reviews for The Big Empty
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Jul 04, 2011
odd and surreal, one of the better post swingers film for its lead. full of oddball characters and strange plot developments.
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Oct 04, 2008
A quirky alien abduction comedy thriller (when was the last time you saw one of those?), this film was full of "woowoo" moments. Great cast and beautiful location filming. Not great film, but a good story. Jon Favreau plays a down-on-his-luck everyman who gets caught up in intrigue in order to clear his debts and start over. In the process, he proves himself to be a man of good character who winds up with the girl. And what is wrong with that? Entertainment, pure and simple.
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Jun 18, 2007
A suitcase and a bowling ball bag along with a cast of off kilter characters including an aspring actor, a lolita and her jealous boyfriend, an FBI agent, a hooker, a cowboy, (what's a cowboy without) an indian, and others.. All meshed together in a small desert town out in "The Big Empty". I'm still not sure if I've got a complete handle on the movie and I've seen it quite a few times. That aside, I'm all about the quirky films that don't sacrifice plot or character development just to be different. This movie is different, but not just to be different.. amazingly it all fits within the context of the film. If you watch the deleted scenes and alternate scenes on the DVD it can clear a bit up, personally I like the extra mystery so I can fill in my own blanks. It can leave you in just enough fog to let your imagination run where it likes. Also, I'd have to say Cowboy (Sean Bean) is probably my favorite character I've come across in any movie.
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