A Nebraska teen gets more than she bargained for when she sets out for the bright lights of Las Vegas.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Chloë Grace Moretz | ... | Luli | |
| Christopher Coakley | ... | Kid #1 | |
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Kelsey Walston | ... | Kid #2 |
| Anson Mount | ... | Nick | |
| Juliette Lewis | ... | Tammy | |
| Tim Parati | ... | Male Barfly | |
| Robert Baker | ... | Ray | |
| Bob Stephenson | ... | Lux (as Robert J. Stephenson) | |
| Eddie Redmayne | ... | Eddie | |
| Blake Lively | ... | Glenda | |
| Leon Lamar | ... | Clerk | |
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Jonathan Cornick | ... | Cop #2 (as Jon Cornick) |
| Brian Avery Galligan | ... | EMT | |
| Shaun Sipos | ... | Blane | |
| Dartanian Sloan | ... | Angel | |
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A young teenage girl escapes her life in Nebraska and her alcoholic parents, taking a pistol along for the ride. Along the way she meets Glenda, who takes her under her wing. Written by Anonymous
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Rated R for disturbing content involving a teen, violence, drug use, language and drinking | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 May 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$7,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Stone River Productions, Lighthouse Entertainment, Taylor Lane Productions See more »
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Male student: [walking past her] Bar baby!
Female student: Yeah, I heard she was born in a bar.
Luli McMullen: [narrating] You could shake your knuckles at the sky. You could get mad and say, "I don't got nothing." You could get stuck.
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Written by Donald J. Addrisi and Richard P. Addrisi
Performed by The Association
Courtesy of K-Tel Music, Inc.
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Kirsten Dunst was cast as Glenda, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Blake Lively. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Male student: [walking past her] Bar baby!
Female student: Yeah, I heard she was born in a bar.
Luli McMullen: [narrating] You could shake your knuckles at the sky. You could get mad and say, "I don't got nothing." You could get stuck.
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Soundtracks
Never My LoveWritten by Donald J. Addrisi and Richard P. Addrisi
Performed by The Association
Courtesy of K-Tel Music, Inc.
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Chloe Grace Moretz is Luli, a thirteen year old girl who is at a bar with her mother for her birthday. One of the presents is a real live gun. The drunken patrons seem amused and we are quickly aware of an atmosphere filled with trailer trash.
The next morning, Luli hears a noise downstairs and sees a stranger sitting at the kitchen table. She points the useful pistol gift at the guy who explains that the door was open, so he just let himself in. Mom walks in and seems to know the intruder and they up and leave together in his Cadillac convertible. Luli's dad asks his daughter where her mother is, and she tells him that she took off with a man in a big car. Her father sighs, and now he also leaves.
Luli is alone in the house watching television and notices an ad promoting the qualities of Las Vegas. She grabs a few things and walks along a road and gets picked up by a guy named Ed in a pick up truck wearing a cowboy hat. They travel for a while, until an argument results in Luli getting out and waking to a field for a nap. When she awakens, a woman is relieving herself at the side of the road. Glenda picks her up and they end up robbing a store.
The pair wind up Glenda's friends house and by strange coincidence, Ed is there, serving drinks. Luli goes with him to a pool hall where a man assaults her in the ladies room; not to worry, Ed to the rescue. Romeo and Juliet; or better yet, Bonnie and Clyde stop at a motel and argue. Ed chases Luli into a field and afterwords, she is tied to a bed while being told that they were meant to be together. The owner of the cabin (Alec Baldwin) shows up and tells Ed he has to leave soon.
Glenda reappears and has a confrontation with Ed concerning Luli. There is no happily ever after in Hick, which takes an interesting idea but meanders along with a bunch of low lifes with no clear direction. Chloe Grace Moretz is terrific, as she narrates throughout, much like Sissy Spacek in Badlands. The soundtrack is also good, featuring music from Bob Dylan and Patsy Cline.
I have great expectations in the future for Miss Moretz, but here her talent is wasted.