A 2004 road movie written and directed by Jordan Roberts that has a recently divorced man (Josh Lucas) going on a trip to reconcile with his long estranged father (Christopher Walken).
The movie also stars Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Jonah Bobo, Kathryn Hahn, Norbert Weisser, David Eigenberg, Gerry Bamman, Laurie O'Brien, Michael O'Neill, and Jean Effron.
It was released on October 8, 2004.
Tropes for the film:
- Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie: Henry uses this trope as a plot to get his son, grandson, and great-grandson to bond on a roadtrip across the Southwest after he's gone.
- Road Trip Plot: The patriarch, Henry, of the Lair family leaves instructions in his will that his son, grandson, and great-grandson go on a road trip to scatter his ashes at various sites across the southwestern US... a series of KFC restaurants. His motivation was for his son and grandson to heal their broken relationship. The ploy works just in time... his son is dying of renal failure himself.
- Tagline: "The skeletons in the family closet just came out to play".
