Two Tickets to Paradise (film)
| Two Tickets to Paradise | |
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| Directed by | D.B. Sweeney |
| Written by | Brian Hayes Currie D.B. Sweeney |
| Produced by | D.B. Sweeney |
| Starring | John C. McGinley D. B. Sweeney Paul Hipp Janet Jones |
| Cinematography | Claudio Rocha |
| Edited by | Katina Zinner |
| Music by | John Nordstrom |
Production company | Scrudge LLC |
| Distributed by | 41 First Look International Village Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Two Tickets to Paradise is a 2006 comedy film directed by D. B. Sweeney in his directorial debut. It stars John C. McGinley, Sweeney, and Paul Hipp as three lifelong friends who go on a road trip to escape dissatisfaction with their lives.
Synopsis
[edit]The story revolves around three 40-ish lifelong friends from Pennsylvania who go on a road trip in search of themselves. The friends have just two tickets to a major college bowl game in Florida, and along the way the friends run into a few surprises, and some serious self-discovery.
Production
[edit]Sweeney decided to make the film after visiting a friend, a New York City firefighter who survived the 9/11 attacks. When Sweeney suggested to his friend that going to see a movie might cheer him up, his friend replied, "They don’t make movies for guys like us."[1]
Filming locations included Interstate 95 and the San Diego area.
Music
[edit]The film includes music by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and American Minor. Springsteen in particular agreed to lend his music to the film because he was a fan of the film Eight Men Out, which starred Sweeney.[1]
Cast
[edit]- John C. McGinley as Mark Hewson
- D. B. Sweeney as Billy McGriff
- Paul Hipp as Jason Klein
- Janet Jones Gretzky as Sherry, Mark's wife
- Tristan Gretzky as Hayden, Mark's son
- Pat Hingle as Mr. Hewson, Mark's terminally ill father
- Moira Kelly as Kate
- Ed Harris as Melville
- Nina Kaczorowski as Scarlet
- M. C. Gainey as Barbosa
- Rex Linn as Karl
The cast also includes ESPN reporter Jenn Brown as a Hooters waitress, and cameos by Vanna White as herself, Gerald McGinley, John's father, as the dentist, and Jean Jones, Janet Jones' mother, as her mother. The movie was Pat Hingle’s final film.
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the Method Fest Independent Film Festival on April 6, 2006 and went on to play the film festival circuit.[1] It was released on DVD in June 2008 by First Look International.[1] It was re-released on DVD in 2010.[2]
External links
[edit]- Two Tickets to Paradise at IMDb
- Two Tickets to Paradise at AllMovie
- Two Tickets to Paradise at Rotten Tomatoes
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ressner, Jeffrey (October 24, 2008). "Atwater doc makes conservatives groan". Politico. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Chitwood, Scott (September 12, 2010). "Two Tickets to Paradise". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- 2006 films
- 2006 comedy films
- 2006 directorial debut films
- 2006 independent films
- 2000s comedy road movies
- American buddy comedy films
- American comedy road movies
- Films directed by D. B. Sweeney
- Films set in Pennsylvania
- Films shot in Florida
- Films shot in North Carolina
- Films shot in California
- Films about alcoholism
- Midlife crisis films
- 2000s buddy comedy films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language comedy films
- English-language independent films
- English-language buddy comedy films