Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/14/07 (Limited) 10/05/07 (St. Louis) Home Video 01/29/08 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for some strong language, mature thematic elements and brief drug references Running Time 1 hour 45 minutes Genre Drama Director Mike Cahill Writer Mike Cahill Cast Michael Douglas, Rachel Evan Wood Studio First Look |
KING OF CALIFORNIA (2007)
SYNOPSIS
At the age of sixteen, Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood)
has already had to live with her share of
disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she's
dropped out of school and has been supporting
herself as an employee of McDonald's while her
father Charlie (Michael Douglas) resides in a
mental institution.
When Charlie is released and sent back to their
home, Miranda finds the relatively peaceful
existence she's built for herself completely
disrupted. Charlie has become obsessed with the
notion that the long-lost treasure of Spanish
explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces is buried
somewhere near their suburban California housing
unit. Armed with a metal detector and a stack of
treasure-hunting books, Charlie soon finds reason
to believe that the gold resides underneath the
local Costco, and encourage Miranda to get a job
there so that they can plan a way to excavate after
hours.
Initially skeptical, Miranda soon finds herself
joining in Charlie's questionable antics in an effort
to give hm one last shot at accomplishing his
dreams in this darkly funny, exciting and
surprisingly hopeful take on the modern family and
the American Dream.--©First Look
At the age of sixteen, Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood)
has already had to live with her share of
disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she's
dropped out of school and has been supporting
herself as an employee of McDonald's while her
father Charlie (Michael Douglas) resides in a
mental institution.
When Charlie is released and sent back to their
home, Miranda finds the relatively peaceful
existence she's built for herself completely
disrupted. Charlie has become obsessed with the
notion that the long-lost treasure of Spanish
explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces is buried
somewhere near their suburban California housing
unit. Armed with a metal detector and a stack of
treasure-hunting books, Charlie soon finds reason
to believe that the gold resides underneath the
local Costco, and encourage Miranda to get a job
there so that they can plan a way to excavate after
hours.
Initially skeptical, Miranda soon finds herself
joining in Charlie's questionable antics in an effort
to give hm one last shot at accomplishing his
dreams in this darkly funny, exciting and
surprisingly hopeful take on the modern family and
the American Dream.--©First Look
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