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Just Add Water

Just Add Water

Because a life can grow anywhere.

20085.01h 35m

Overview

An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.

Directed by Hart Bochner
Written by Hart Bochner
Produced by Robin Bissell, Clifford Werber, F.X. Vitolo
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Top Cast

Dylan Walsh

Dylan Walsh

Ray Tuckby

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Eddie Tuckby

Justin Long

Justin Long

Spoonie

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Merl

Tracy Middendorf

Tracy Middendorf

Nora

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Selma

Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

R'ch'lle

Lindsey Axelsson

Lindsey Axelsson

Chrisy

Will Rothhaar

Will Rothhaar

Dirk

Joey Kern

Joey Kern

Scotty

Themes & Keywords

romancevigilanterural areatollbooth guardbad landlordpet turtle

About Just Add Water

Just Add Water is a comedy, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of romance, vigilante, rural area, tollbooth guard, bad landlord, pet turtle. Directed by Hart Bochner, it stars Dylan Walsh, Jonah Hill, Justin Long. An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.

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