Accidental Texan | Official Trailer - Thomas Haden Church, Rudy Pankow, Carrie-Anne Moss

  • 7 months ago
Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin (Rudy Pankow) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set. His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only to have his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refuge and some possible phone service in a local diner, he meets Faye (Carrie-Anne Moss), a kind waitress who takes pity on him and offers up the local phone book to find a mechanic. Without enough funds to fix his car, Erwin accepts an offer from Merle, a local oil driller (Thomas Haden Church) only to find out he too is nearly bankrupt and cannot pay his bills. With both men in desperate straits, Merle realizes their only hope may be Erwin’s acting skills and a little help from Faye’s shotgun.
Transcript
00:00 ♪♪
00:05 Congratulations on your first movie, kiddo.
00:07 You gotta turn that thing off before we go hot.
00:08 I will.
00:09 Okay, so, who are we?
00:10 On action.
00:11 So, Lee Bob kicks in the door,
00:12 lights the place up.
00:13 [ Imitates gunfire ]
00:14 Yeah, no, I got it.
00:15 Okay, people, we're gonna unsake this.
00:17 Let's not mess it up.
00:18 [ Beeping ]
00:19 Oh!
00:20 [ Gunshots ]
00:22 [ Glass shatters ]
00:23 ♪♪
00:26 I just heard from the producers, and you're fired.
00:29 [ Screams ]
00:30 [ Gunshots ]
00:31 Not right now.
00:32 ♪♪
00:35 Have a seat. Make yourself at home.
00:37 Is that your, uh, foreign car sitting out a little ways out of town?
00:41 Got the Harvard sticker in the window?
00:42 Yeah, Borowsky.
00:43 Erwin.
00:44 Could I get the Wi-Fi?
00:45 We don't have that.
00:46 Old school.
00:47 This is from 2015.
00:49 Things don't change too much around here.
00:51 We'll get you back on the road soon enough.
00:53 And while you're waiting, maybe you could help me out.
00:56 ♪♪
00:59 A bunch of holes in the earth for oil, like a badass.
01:02 There's a million ways to get hurt on an oil rig --
01:04 fall down, knock your teeth out, get blown up, electrocuted.
01:07 If a pipe falls down, it'll kill you!
01:10 I'm gonna step back, all right?
01:12 You guys got it, though.
01:14 You know how much education I got?
01:17 Eighth grade.
01:18 The day I dropped out,
01:19 my old dad threw me up on a rig.
01:21 All I know.
01:22 They're gonna take everything I have,
01:24 and they're gonna ruin me.
01:25 I need you to act like you are my Harvard-educated landman.
01:29 I know all the landmen around here.
01:31 I've never seen that jackalope in my life.
01:33 Check out his shoes.
01:34 All right, we're made up.
01:35 Let's start drilling.
01:36 This earth ain't gonna drill herself, right?
01:38 ♪♪
01:40 This is not where I belong.
01:42 This acting, is always your dream?
01:44 Yeah.
01:45 ♪♪
01:46 We gotta find a lease, drill it,
01:48 we gotta make a strike in 30 days.
01:51 I think with your Harvard smarts,
01:53 you can help me solve this.
01:54 You two keep scheming,
01:55 and I'll start collecting tips
01:57 in case I have to bail you out of jail.
01:59 ♪♪
02:05 You really are willing to risk everything.
02:07 Yes, I am.
02:08 He loves you.
02:09 You know that, right?
02:10 When I get too close,
02:12 he always ends up drifting away.
02:14 If there comes a time,
02:16 one could sure use a little help.
02:18 ♪♪
02:21 Whoo!
02:22 [Gunfire]
02:23 You're shooting the ring!
02:24 [Gunfire]
02:25 Bullseye.
02:26 ♪♪
02:29 you

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