Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.
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- TriviaColee talks of how T.K. and his fiancée should experiment sexually, 'by having another man with her while T.K. watches'. Later on in the film, Cheaver (accidentally) puts himself in exactly that position (having sex with a woman just as her husband enters the room).
- GoofsWhen TK is at the airport bar in Las Vegas the bartender refills his old fashioned glass with a (generous) shot of tequila. She fills the glass almost halfway full. He takes a slug from the glass and puts it down but in the next shot it's more than half full.
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[Colee finally feels T.K's penis work for the first time]
Colee Dunn: Is it working?
T.K. Poole: What?
Colee Dunn: Is it working?
T.K. Poole: As a matter of fact, yeah, its working pretty good right now.
Colee Dunn: That's great!
Colee Dunn: [Colee hugs T.K. when she feels his penis working] Uh, yeah, okay. Yep, that's working. Um... that's great. Ahh. Wow. We should get out.
- Crazy creditsHoney wagon driver - Gary Suckahosee
- ConnectionsFeatures America's Got Talent (2006)
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Underrated gem
I'd never heard of Neil Burger's "The Lucky Ones" until a friend recommended it to me after catching it on a flight to Australia. Released in theatres stateside last year, it was pulled after making a paltry $267,000 in its opening week. This is a hell of a shame as what we have here is the first great movie about the Iraq war. Three soldiers return to the states on leave and through circumstances end up on a road trip to Vegas. Michael Pena is a cocky Sargeant with a wound in his manhood, struggling to come to terms with how his Fiancé will react to his impotence. Tim Robbins is a veteran trying to find the money to send his kid to college and thus stop him enlisting. But the standout performance, and quite possibly the standout performance of the past year full stop, comes from Rachel McAdams as a naive private returning her dead boyfriends guitar to his family. Her turn here is far superior to anything Oscar nominated this year and probably the best from an American actress since Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby. The films strongest point is its lack of a "message". Pro war or Anti war, you'll find your own point of view here and Burger is subtle enough to allow you the privilege. I won't give it away but this has a great ambiguous seventies style ending, just the way I like 'em. It's always a good sign when a movie ends and you wish you could get to see more of the characters, and it's an all too rare occurrence in modern cinema. For this Burger and his cast should be applauded.
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- $15,000,000 (estimated)
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- $266,967
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $183,088
- Sep 28, 2008
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- $287,567
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