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  • 2017
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2017
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary Leo and Marlon are trapped in their lives, working dead-end jobs, trying to find some way to make things exciting. The best idea they’ve come up with is a heist. They break into the “perfect” house, but accidentally arm the alarm system. So now they have to break out of the house they just broke into.When they discover an unexpected hous...

Directed By: Jason Headley

Written By: Jason Headley

  • 2017
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2017
  • Freestyle Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Leo and Marlon are trapped in their lives, working dead-end jobs, trying to find some way to make things exciting. The best idea they’ve come up with is a heist. They break into the “perfect” house, but accidentally arm the alarm system. So now they have to break out of the house they just broke into.When they discover an unexpected hous...

Directed By: Jason Headley

Written By: Jason Headley

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70
Nov 30, 2017
There’s also just enough well-earned sentiment thrown in to provide a nice counterpoint to the farcical humor.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 30, 2017
Headley has created three oddly memorable folks here, no small feat given their detail-light histories. It’s also a testament to the able cast — especially the enjoyably nimble Rogers — that we invest in their characters and their cockeyed plight as much as we do.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
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Nov 30, 2017
First-time filmmaker Jason Headley, directing from his own screenplay, keeps his concoction moving briskly and humorously, with a light sprinkling of acceptably sweet sentimentality here and there.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Red Entertainment, Ten Acre Films, Particular Crowd
Release Date Dec 1, 2017
Duration 1 h 25 m
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
deadCenter Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Club's The Lost Weekend
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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