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Best Laid Plans (1999 film)

Field	Value
name	Best Laid Plans
image	Best Laid Plans.jpg
caption	Promotional movie poster
director	Mike Barker
producer	{{plainlist
writer	Ted Griffin
starring	{{plainlist
music	Craig Armstrong
cinematography	Ben Seresin
editing	Sloane Klevin
studio	{{plainlist
distributor	Fox Searchlight Pictures
released
runtime	92 minutes
country	United States
language	English
budget	$7 million
gross	$27,816

Sean Bailey
Betsy Beers
Alan Greenspan
Chris Moore
Reese Witherspoon
Alessandro Nivola
Josh Brolin
Fox 2000 Pictures
Dogstar Films

Best Laid Plans is a 1999 American crime drama film directed by Mike Barker and written by Ted Griffin. The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola, and Josh Brolin.

Plot

Bryce is a successful man who returns to his tiny hometown for a visit. While there, he runs into his old friend Nick. The two decide to go out for the night. When they enter a bar, Bryce encounters Kathy, a blonde temptress whom he eventually takes home for the night to have sex. When he awakens, Kathy threatens to tell the police that Bryce has committed rape. Bryce panics and decides to tie her up and hide her away in the basement. He then makes a call to Nick. Unbeknownst to Bryce, Kathy is actually Nick's girlfriend Lissa. The two had schemed to use Bryce's money to pay off a $15,000 debt they owed small-time hood Jimmy.

Cast

Reese Witherspoon as Lissa/Kathy
Alessandro Nivola as Nick
Josh Brolin as Bryce
Terrence Howard as Jimmy
Jamie Marsh as Barry
Rocky Carroll as Bad Ass Dude
Gene Wolande as Lawyer
Owen Bush as Vagrant
Sean Nepita as Freddie
José Mendoza as Renaldo
Michael G. Hagerty as Charlie
David Mandel as Evangelist
Alec Berg as Phone Guy No. 1
Jeff Schaffer as Phone Guy No. 2

Production

Fox 2000 Pictures optioned Ted Griffin's script for Best Laid Plans in October 1996, around the same time Fox 2000 acquired Griffin's scripts for Ravenous and Beached. The script was described as a "hip erotic thriller" to be produced by Sean Bailey of Horsepower Entertainment, Chris Moore and Mike Newell with Newell a possible choice to direct. In December 1997, it was reported that Alessandro Nivola, Josh Brolin, and Reese Witherspoon were set to star in the film with Mike Barker slated to direct with principal photography to take place in Los Angeles and Bakersfield, California in January 1998.

Reception

Best Laid Plans received mixed reviews.

Awards and nominations

California on Location Awards

1998: Won "Location Professional of the Year - Features" - Diane Friedman

References

"Best Laid Plans (1999)".
"Fox 2000 to go ‘Mobile’". [[Variety (magazine).
"Barker rates ‘Best Laid’". [[Variety (magazine).
"1998 COLA Winners".

Wikipedia Source

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