High Hopes (2006 film)

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High Hopes
Directed byJoe Eckardt
Written byCecily Gambrell
Colby Kane
Produced byLarry Bain
Joe Eckardt
Cecily Gambrell
Danny Trejo
Starring Jason Mewes
Lacey Chabert
Andy Dick
Danny Trejo
Edward Furlong
David Faustino
Gina DeVettori
CinematographyBrian Bernstein
Dana Gonzales
Edited byJoseph Lorigo
Music byDidier Rachou
Distributed by Lions Gate
Release date
  • March 24, 2006 (2006-03-24)(Phoenix Film Festival)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

High Hopes, also billed as Nice Guys, is a 2006 film directed by Joe Eckardt. [1] [2]

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Plot

Hollywood hopeful Tom Murphy and his posse of pals conspire to get into the big leagues. Pinning their hopes of industry success on Tom's famous girlfriend starring in their first feature, falls to pieces when she dumps him. Tom and his pals learn of another possibility and devise a plan to steal a fenced case of government issued marijuana, return it to the FBI and use the reward money to finance their movie. Little do they know a scorned girlfriend and her deaf mute brother have other plans.

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