Accidental Texan

Comedy Drama

PG-13

United States

English

March 8, 2024

1hr 44min

Status: released

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Accidental Texan Movie Details:

Also known as	Chocolate Lizards
Based on	Chocolate Lizards by Cole Thompson
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Comedy, Drama
Release date	April 29, 2023 (Dallas) March 8, 2024 (United States)
Running time	1hr 44min
Age rating	PG-13
Cast	Thomas Haden Church Carrie-Anne Moss Rudy Pankow Bruce Dern Julio Cesar Cedillo
Directed by	Mark Lambert Bristol
Written by	Julie B. Denny
Produced by	Julie B. Denny Mark Lambert Bristol Melissa Kirkendall Koen Wooten
Cinematography by	Matthew Wise
Edited by	James K. Crouch
Music by	Carl Thiel
Production Company	TBA
Distributor	Roadside Attractions

Accidental Texan Movie Cast & Characters:

Thomas Haden Church as Merle Luskey
Carrie-Anne Moss as Faye
Rudy Pankow as Erwin Vandeveer
Bruce Dern as Scheermeyer
Brad Leland as Max Dugan
Julio Cesar Cedillo as Sheriff Nall

Storyline:

When Harvard grad Erwin gets kicked off the set of his first acting gig for leaving his phone on, he flees in his car only to break down deep in Texas oil country. Lacking funds to repair his car, he accepts local driller Merle’s offer to work on his site. He then discover the project is failing and Merle begs him to help by acting as an oil expert leading the project.

Accidental Texan Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:

Budget	$10 million
Opening Weekend	$137,699
Domestic Collection	$292,687
Worldwide Collection	$292,687

About Accidental Texan Movie:

Accidental Texan (formerly titled Chocolate Lizards) is an American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lambert Bristol, and starring Thomas Haden Church, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rudy Pankow, Bruce Dern and Julio Cesar Cedillo. It is based on the 1999 novel Chocolate Lizards by Cole Thompson.

Filming began in Austin, Texas on October 13, 2021. Filming also occurred in Bartlett, Texas in October 2021.

The film premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival on April 29, 2023.

In January 2024, it was announced that Roadside Attractions acquired North American distribution rights to the film, which was released on March 8, 2024.