The Lucky Ones (film)
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| Directed by | Neil Burger |
| Produced by | Neil Burger Brian Koppelman David Levien Rick Schwartz |
| Written by | Neil Burger Dirk Wittenborn |
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| Music by | Rolfe Kent |
| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Edited by | Naomi Geraghty |
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Lionsgate Roadside Attractions |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $14 million |
| Box office | $266,967 |
The Lucky Ones is a 2008 American comedy-drama directed by Neil Burger. The screenplay by Burger and Dirk Wittenborn focuses on three United States Army soldiers who find themselves drawn together by unforeseen circumstances.
Having completed his latest tour of duty, middle-aged SSG Fred Cheaver has retired from military service and is returning home to his wife and son in suburban St. Louis. PFC Colee Dunn and SSG T.K. Poole each have a thirty-day leave, and both are headed to Las Vegas. Colee plans to visit the family of her friend, a soldier who was killed in action after saving her life, and T.K. wants to engage the services of a sex surrogate he hopes will cure the impotence he is experiencing as the result of a shrapnel injury before he reunites with his girlfriend.
Upon arrival at JFK, the three strangers discover all outbound flights have been cancelled due to a lengthy blackout that ended just prior to their arrival. Rather than face a potentially long wait before normal flight schedules resume, they rent a minivan and begin to drive westward.
Upon arrival at home in St. Louis, Cheaver learns his wife Pat wants a divorce, and his son Scott has been accepted at Stanford University. Scott's scholarship will pay for only part of his tuition and he needs to pay the $20,000 balance immediately in order to secure his place at the university.
He decides to visit his brother in Salt Lake City, but first drives Colee and T.K. to the airport so they can fly to Vegas. When they see how devastated Cheaver is, they fear his state of mind will put him at risk on the open road and decide to continue with him. As their journey progresses and they open themselves up to each other, the three gradually become closer and find themselves sharing unexpected adventures.
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