Best Laid Plans (1999)

Best Laid Plans (1999)
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Absolutely nobody is who he or she seems in this stylish thriller about a guy who wants to get out of his fly-speck hometown, the girlfriend who wants to help him, and the successful friend who just might make it possible. When Bryce (Josh Brolin) returns to his tiny hometown of Tropico, NV, he finds pal Nick (Alessandro Nivola) still living there unhappily. One night the pair meets a beautiful blonde at the bar and eventually Bryce takes her back to the house where he's staying. When the girl, Lissa (Reese Witherspoon), reveals that she's under age and threatens to turn Bryce in for statutory rape, he panics, ties her up in the basement, and puts in an anguished call to Nick. Little does Bryce realize, however, that Lissa is actually Nick's very grown-up girlfriend, and that the two lovers have decided Bryce and the ritzy house where he's staying will play a major role in their bid to leave behind dead-end Tropico forever. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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Starring:
Father Terrance SweeneyAlessandro Nivola, (more)
Director(s):
Mike Barker
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Best Laid Plans

Absolutely nobody is who he or she seems in this stylish thriller about a guy who wants to get out of his fly-speck hometown, the girlfriend who wants to help him, and the successful friend who just might make it possible. When Bryce (Josh Brolin) returns to his tiny hometown of Tropico, NV, he finds pal Nick (Alessandro Nivola) still living there unhappily. One night the pair meets a beautiful blonde at the bar and eventually Bryce takes her back to the house where he's staying. When the girl, Lissa (Reese Witherspoon), reveals that she's under age and threatens to turn Bryce in for statutory rape, he panics, ties her up in the basement, and puts in an anguished call to Nick. Little does Bryce realize, however, that Lissa is actually Nick's very grown-up girlfriend, and that the two lovers have decided Bryce and the ritzy house where he's staying will play a major role in their bid to leave behind dead-end Tropico forever. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
92 mins

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Director(s):
Mike Barker
Writer(s):
Ted Griffin
Producer(s):
Sean BaileyChris MooreAlan Greenspan
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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Michelle K.

A real good movie, hard to say what is good about it with out spoiling it for you. Watch this one. It is a plot twister.

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Geraldo G.

Great twist, good mystery. The acting was great, characters so real. You just keep trying to guess and when you think you have it, no it twists again just like real life, when the plan doesn't account for the unexpected! You won't be sorry you watched this movie.

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Bob F.

The "Best Laid Plans" would be to get a different movie. Reese Witherspoon as a tramp willing to sleep with a stranger to blackmail him for her new boyfriend is hardly plausible. The cross - double cross twists and turns were not exactly an original plot but done very well. Not a terrible movie but not one I'd see again

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