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Best Laid Plans is a 1999 American crime drama film directed by Mike Barker and written by Ted Griffin. The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola, and Josh Brolin.

Best Laid Plans
Best Laid Plans promotional movie poster
Directed by	Mike Barker
Written by	Ted Griffin
Produced by	Sean Bailey Betsy Beers Alan Greenspan Chris Moore
Starring	Reese Witherspoon Alessandro Nivola Josh Brolin
Cinematography	Ben Seresin
Edited by	Sloane Klevin
Music by	Craig Armstrong
Production companies	Fox 2000 Pictures Dogstar Films
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date	September 10, 1999 (1999-09-10)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7 million[1]
Box office	$27,816[1]

Plot

Bryce is a successful man who returns to his tiny hometown for a visit. While there, he runs into his old friend Nick. The two decide to go out for the night. When they enter a bar, Bryce encounters Kathy, a blonde temptress whom he eventually takes home for the night. When he awakens, Kathy informs him that she is underage and threatens to tell the police that Bryce has committed statutory rape. Bryce panics and decides to tie her up and hide her away in the basement. He then makes a call to Nick. Unbeknownst to Bryce, Kathy is actually Nick's girlfriend Lissa. The two had schemed to use Bryce's money to pay off a $15,000 debt they owe small-time hood Jimmy.

Cast

• Reese Witherspoon as Lissa/Kathy
• Alessandro Nivola as Nick
• Josh Brolin as Bryce
• Terrence Howard as Jimmy
• Jamie Marsh as Barry
• Rocky Carroll as Bad Ass Dude
• Gene Wolande as Lawyer
• Owen Bush as Vagrant
• Sean Nepita as Freddie
• José Mendoza as Renaldo
• Michael G. Hagerty as Charlie
• David Mandel as Evangelist
• Alec Berg as Phone Guy No. 1
• Jeff Schaffer as Phone Guy No. 2

Reception

Best Laid Plans received mixed reviews. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 43% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10.[2] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 40 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]

Awards and nominations

California on Location Awards

• 1998: Won "Location Professional of the Year - Features" - Diane Friedman

References

External links

• Best Laid Plans at IMDb
• Best Laid Plans at AllMovie
• Best Laid Plans at the TCM Movie Database

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