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A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations
Robert Douglas Washington
- College Student
- (as Robert Douglas)
Carlos A. Cabarcas
- KFC Counterman
- (as Carlos Cabarcas)
Eva Blaylock
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Michael Caine, who plays Christopher Walken's father, is only ten years older than him.
- GoofsThe way the ashes lie on the spoon between shots, near the end of the movie.
- Quotes
Turner Lair: You're tense. You get that from your mother's people.
- ConnectionsFeatured in It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005)
- SoundtracksDean's Always Right
Written by Larry Klein, Dean Parks, Bryan Pezzone, Joey Waronker, Frank Marocco (as The Legendary Frank Morocco),
David Baerwald
Performed by The New Velvet Pillow Orchestra
Featured review
The first twenty minutes are great, the rest is just okay
I can not recommend the first twenty minutes of this film enough. These are the 20 minutes containing some of the best work by Christopher Walken and Michael Caine, or perhaps any film actors in history. Everything about the beginning of this movie leads one to believe that this is going to be a great family drama/comedy. Unfortunately the film takes an odd turn and becomes a road film thats nowhere near as tight and focused as the start. Esssentially this is the story of fathers and sons and crimes unforgiven. The idea of the road trip is to put the skeletons to rest and to bring peace and closure to a very wounded family. The cast of this film that makes up the four male generations of this broken family is excellent. They make a real go at making what happens believable, even though once the VW micro-bus hits the road it falls apart with plot holes and inconsistency. Its never bad, but its never what the first part of this film promised. Still its worth renting or seeing on cable for two of the greatest performances I've ever seen.
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- dbborroughs
- Apr 24, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Around the bend - A la vuelta de la esquina
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $193,637
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,879
- Oct 10, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $579,350
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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