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51% Critic Match
The Wendell Baker Story
“Why not call him a hero?”
5.1 / 10• 2005• 1h 39m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
Luke Wilson plays a good-hearted ex-con who gets a job in a retirement hotel. Three elderly residents help him win back his girlfriend as he lends them a hand in fighting hotel corruption.
Cast & Crew
Luke Wilson
Wendell Baker
Lead
Eva Mendes
Doreen
Jacob Vargas
Reyes Morales
Owen Wilson
Neil King
Harry Dean Stanton
Skip Summers
Kris Kristofferson
L.R. Nasher
Seymour Cassel
Boyd Fullbright
Eddie Griffin
McTeague
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrew Wilson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Wendell Baker Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
