Two Tickets to Paradise (film)
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Directed by | D.B. Sweeney |
Written by | Brian Hayes aCurrie D.B. Sweeney |
Produced by | D.B. Sweeney |
Starring | John C. McGinley D. B. Sweeney Paul Hipp Janet Jones |
Cinematography | Claudio Rocha]l |
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 film starring John C. McGinley, D. B. Sweeney (in his directorial debut), Paul Hipp, and minor roles for Moira Kelly and Ed Harris.
Synopsis[]
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.
Music[]
The film includes music by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and .
Cast[]
- 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 (in his final film) as Mr. Hewson, Mark's terminally ill father
- Moira Kelly as Kate, Billy's unfaithful wife
- Ed Harris as Melville, a one-armed carnival worker
- Nina Kaczorowski as Scarlet, a pole dancer Billy finds attractive
- M. C. Gainey as Barbosa, the know-it-all guy at Hooters
- Rex Linn as Karl, a thug who Jason entangles with
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.
Production[]
The film contains much scenes shot near Interstate 95 and in southern California, particularly in the San Diego area.
External links[]
- Official site
- Two Tickets to Paradise at IMDb
- Two Tickets to Paradise at AllMovie
- Two Tickets to Paradise at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2006 films
- English-language films
- 2000s comedy road movies
- American comedy road movies
- American films
- Films directed by D. B. Sweeney
- Films set in Pennsylvania
- Films shot in Florida
- Films shot in North Carolina
- Films shot in California
- 2006 comedy films
- 2000s comedy film stubs