A Bag of Hammers
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- Brian Crano
- Jake Sandvig
- Jennifer Barrons
- Brian Crano
- Lucy Barzun Donnelly
- Peter Friedlander
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| Directed by | Brian Crano |
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| Music by | Johnny Flynn |
| Distributed by | MPI Media Group |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
A Bag of Hammers is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Brian Crano. Written by him and Jake Sandvig, who co-stars in the film with Rebecca Hall and Jason Ritter. The soundtrack was written and performed by British folk musician Johnny Flynn.[1]
Ben and Alan are great friends who have known each other since high school, and they haven't grown up. For a living, they pose as valets at funerals and then steal their customers' cars and sell them to a pessimistic car dealer. Melanie, Alan's sister, encourages them to find respectable occupations, but Ben and Alan don't take Mel's advice. Then, Lynette moves into their neighborhood. She is a single mother who is financially insecure and has a short temper, as Mel finds out. When Lynette commits suicide, Alan and Ben take her son Kelsey under their wing. With the help of an unenthusiastic Mel, who deems their idea crazy, they try to involve him within their car-theft scheme. However, they come to realize that Kelsey needs more suitable role models, and Ben and Alan will have to grow up.
Cast
- Jason Ritter as Ben Dwellman
- Jake Sandvig as Alan Manilow
- Chandler Canterbury as Kelsey Patterson
- Johnny Simmons as Kelsey, age 18
- Rebecca Hall as Melanie "Mel" Manilow
- Carrie Preston as Lynette Patterson
- Todd Louiso as Marty
- Gabriel Macht as Wyatt
- Amanda Seyfried as Amanda Beekler
- Micah Hauptman as Vince Ortega
- Elmarie Wendel as The Mark
