The Wendell Baker Story

The Wendell Baker Story
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Wilson
Luke Wilson
Written byLuke Wilson
Produced byDavid L. Bushell
Mark Johnson
StarringLuke Wilson
Eva Mendes
Owen Wilson
Eddie Griffin
Kris Kristofferson
Harry Dean Stanton
Seymour Cassel
Will Ferrell
CinematographySteve Mason
Edited byHarvey Rosenstock
Peter Teschner
Music byAaron Zigman
Production
companies
Mobius Entertainment
MHF Zweite Academy Film
Franchise Pictures (absent)
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Release dates
  • March 11, 2005 (2005-03-11) (SXSW)
  • May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million
Box office$153,169

The Wendell Baker Story is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Luke Wilson and Andrew Wilson and starring Luke Wilson, Eva Mendes, Owen Wilson, Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel, and Will Ferrell. It premiered at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2005. It is the final film produced by Franchise Pictures.

Ex-con Wendell Baker is working in a retirement home, trying to win his former love-interest Doreen back, but he finds many obstacles along the way.