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Director: Mark Lambert Bristol
Cast: Rudy Pankow, Thomas Haden Church, Carrie-Anne Moss, Bruce Dern
Erwin blows his first acting job and finds himself stranded in Texas, where he's taken under the wing of a nearly bankrupt oil driller Merle and his cohort Faye. The three set off on a wild adventure to outwit the bank and a corrupt oil company to hit pay dirt before Merle's dreams are foreclosed.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Accidental Texan, a 2024 comedy-drama directed by Mark Lambert Bristol, has received a mixed critical response, with some praising its offbeat humor and heartwarming story, while others have found it uneven. The film has not yet received any major awards recognition, but its IMDb rating of 6.4 and Rotten Tomatoes score of 65% suggest a generally positive audience reception.
Why you might like this:
Fans of offbeat comedies and character-driven dramas will enjoy Accidental Texan (2024), directed by Mark Lambert Bristol. With a talented cast including Rudy Pankow and Thomas Haden Church, the film blends humor and heart as an aspiring actor finds himself unexpectedly caught up in the misadventures of a struggling oil driller in Texas.
Accidental Texan is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lambert Bristol, and starring Thomas Haden Church, Rudy Pankow, Carrie-Anne Moss and Bruce Dern. The is based on the 1999 novel Chocolate Lizards by Cole Thompson.
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