Accidental Texan(2024)

PG-13
1h 44m
- Comedy
- Drama

Release Date: Mar 8, 2024 | Limited

Erwin finds himself stranded in Texas, where he's taken under the wing of a nearly bankrupt oil driller Merle. They set off on a wild adventure to outwit a corrupt oil company to hit pay dirt before Merle's dreams are foreclosed.

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Releases

Original Release | Mar 8, 2024

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Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$137,699
Total US & Canada:
$292,687
Total Worldwide:
$292,687

Director & Top Cast

Mark Lambert Bristol
Director

Thomas Haden Church
Merle

Rudy Pankow
Erwin Vandeveer

Carrie-Anne Moss
Faye

Bruce Dern
Scheermeyer

AnnaClare Hicks
Shay Tatum

David DeLao

Mule

Selase Botchway

Big Gus

Jake Ryan

Chad Ronson

Mark Nutter

Don Brock

Brad Leland

Max Dugan

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Sheriff Nall

Vivi Thai

First Assistant Director

Jordan Hunter Jones

Special Effects Tech

Brian Villalobos

Simon

Sarah J. Bartholomew

Tara Lane

Coy Sevier

Moose

Ashley Ella Park

Candice

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Summaries

Storyline

After blowing his first big acting job in New Orleans, Harvard-educated ERWIN VANDEVEER finds himself stranded in Buffalo Gap, Texas, where he is taken under the wing of irrepressible, almost-bankrupt, oil driller MERLE LUSKEY, who sees Erwin as his "Savin' Angel." The two set off on a crazy fun-filled adventure to outwit the bank, the sheriff, and a corrupt oil company in a frantic race to hit pay dirt before Merle's dreams are foreclosed. Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin ( Rudy Pankow ) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refuge and some possible phone service in a local diner, he meets Faye ( Carrie-Anne Moss ), a kind waitress who takes pity on him and offers up the local phone book to find a mechanic. Without enough funds to fix his car, Erwin accepts an offer from Merle, a local oil driller ( Thomas Haden Church ) only to find out he too is nearly bankrupt and cannot pay his bills. With both men in desperate straits, Merle realizes their only hope may be Erwin's acting skills and a little help from Faye's shotgun.