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Waking Up in Reno

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11% Tomatometer 38 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Candy (Charlize Theron) and Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy (Patrick Swayze) and he's married to Darlene (Natasha Richardson). So far it's been a secret affair. But that's about to change, because this foursome is driving cross-country and headed for some big surprises.
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Critics Consensus

The humor is on the level of a corny sitcom, and the tone is condescending.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader May 15, 2009
Like Pabst Blue Ribbon, which the characters drink by the case, this bubba comedy about cheating spouses is good for a cheap buzz. Go to Full Review Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine Nov 3, 2002
2/5
The whole damn thing is ripe for the Jerry Springer crowd. It's all pretty cynical and condescending, too. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Oct 29, 2002
I like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material, but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Aug 6, 2017
C+
A redneck romantic comedy about marital infidelity, that is crude and unfunny. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Apr 29, 2009
What's worse is this is not just a bad film but a bad comedy... Go to Full Review Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Oct 18, 2008
Four boring characters, a painfully unfunny road trip and drama that's not quite as convincing as a daytime soap opera add up to a wretched time in this redneck romantic comedy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Aug 20, 2025 Funny in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $261,600.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 20, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Munkhjargal A @RT28084692 Jul 22, 2024 Although the couple in this movie are madly in love with each other, other people invite them to watch this movie. As they embark on this journey, many unexpected encounters arise. Our director realized that we humans have such relationships and not to create such relationships, and this film showed us. See more Bahad j @RT27093708 Jul 21, 2024 In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it. See more farah r @Farah Dec 22, 2015 Waking Up In Reno is definitely better than lots of other comedies. But still fails to be amongst the great ones. It's more of a sitcom humor than actual hearty laughter. See more Oct 14, 2014 classic billy bob but horrible ending. See more Read all reviews
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Jordan Brady

Director

Billy Bob Thornton

Lonnie Earl

Charlize Theron

Candy

Natasha Richardson

Darlene Dodd

Patrick Swayze

Roy

Holmes Osborne

Doc Tuley

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Waking Up in Reno

Director Jordan Brady on location with Billy Bob Thornton for Waking Up In Reno. Director Jordan Brady on location with Natasha Richardson for Waking Up In Reno. Patrick Swayze in Waking Up In Reno. Billy Bob Thornton in Waking Up In Reno. Patrick Swayze and Billy Bob Thornton in Waking Up In Reno. Charlize Theron and Patrick Swayze in Waking Up In Reno. Patrick Swayze with Billy Bob Thornton in Waking Up In Reno. Charlize Theron and Natasha Richardson in Waking Up In Reno. Charlize Theron in Waking Up In Reno. Natasha Richardson in Waking Up In Reno. View more photos

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Synopsis Candy (Charlize Theron) and Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy (Patrick Swayze) and he's married to Darlene (Natasha Richardson). So far it's been a secret affair. But that's about to change, because this foursome is driving cross-country and headed for some big surprises.
Director
Jordan Brady
Producer
Ben Myron, Robert Salerno, Dwight Yoakam
Screenwriter
Brent Briscoe, Mark Fauser
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax Films
Rating
R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$261.6K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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