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Synopsis

At the age of 16, Miranda has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her father Charlie 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. He then encourages Miranda to get a job there so that they can plan a way to excavate after hours.

Film Information

• Genre: Comedy
• Director: Michael Cahill
• Written By: Michael Cahill
• Starring: Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood
• Running Time: 93 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13
• Language: English
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Reviews

"Wood is excellent, but this is a career highlight for Douglas. His depiction of the manic Charlie stays surprisingly grounded and prevents the story from being a naive celebration of mental illness as a kind of freedom that it so easily could have become."

   - Ken Fox, TV Guide

"It's as if the star (Douglas) finally gets to integrate all his onscreen personas, all at once."

   - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"With Douglas, the film's shambling charms slowly catch hold, thanks mainly to his personal magnetism."

   - Scott Tobias, The Onion (A.V. Club)

"In updating Shakespeare’s"

   - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"Cahill deserves major credit for keeping the story from becoming mawkish or twee. He was also wise enough to realize it's Douglas' show, and as soon as he steps into the frame, you'll know it, too."

   - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Showtimes

• Wednesday, October 24th
  7:00 pm
• Thursday, October 25th
  7:00 pm
• Friday, October 26th
  4:45 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, October 27th
  2:00 pm
• Sunday, October 28th
  4:30 pm
• Monday, October 29th
  4:45 pm, 9:15 pm
• Tuesday, October 30th
  7:00 pm