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Waking Up in Reno

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11% Tomatometer 38 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Candy (Charlize Theron) and Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy (Patrick Swayze) and he's married to Darlene (Natasha Richardson). So far it's been a secret affair. But that's about to change, because this foursome is driving cross-country and headed for some big surprises.
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The humor is on the level of a corny sitcom, and the tone is condescending.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Like Pabst Blue Ribbon, which the characters drink by the case, this bubba comedy about cheating spouses is good for a cheap buzz. May 15, 2009 Full Review Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine The whole damn thing is ripe for the Jerry Springer crowd. It's all pretty cynical and condescending, too. Rated: 2/5 Nov 3, 2002 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper I like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material, but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort. Oct 29, 2002 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A redneck romantic comedy about marital infidelity, that is crude and unfunny. Rated: C+ Aug 6, 2017 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed What's worse is this is not just a bad film but a bad comedy... Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Four boring characters, a painfully unfunny road trip and drama that's not quite as convincing as a daytime soap opera add up to a wretched time in this redneck romantic comedy. Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $261,600.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/20/25 Full Review Uynga U I didn't know cheating movie is so interesting Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review erdene c Natasha Richardson is an amazing actress Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A Although the couple in this movie are madly in love with each other, other people invite them to watch this movie. As they embark on this journey, many unexpected encounters arise. Our director realized that we humans have such relationships and not to create such relationships, and this film showed us. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/22/24 Full Review Bahad j In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jordan Brady

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Billy Bob Thornton

Lonnie Earl

Charlize Theron

Candy

Natasha Richardson

Darlene Dodd

Patrick Swayze

Roy

Holmes Osborne

Doc Tuley

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Waking Up in Reno

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Synopsis Candy (Charlize Theron) and Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy (Patrick Swayze) and he's married to Darlene (Natasha Richardson). So far it's been a secret affair. But that's about to change, because this foursome is driving cross-country and headed for some big surprises.
Director
Jordan Brady
Producer
Ben Myron, Robert Salerno, Dwight Yoakam
Screenwriter
Brent Briscoe, Mark Fauser
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax Films
Rating
R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$261.6K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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