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Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

Keeping a relationship alive can be murder

19995.71h 32m

Overview

Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.

Directed by Mike Barker
Written by Ted Griffin
Produced by Betsy Beers, Sean Bailey, Alan Greenspan
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0M0

Top Cast

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Nick

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Lissa

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Bryce

Gene Wolande

Gene Wolande

Lawyer

J

Jonathan McMurtry

Vet

T

Terrance Sweeney

Priest

Rebecca Klingler

Rebecca Klingler

Diner Waitress

Rocky Carroll

Rocky Carroll

Bad Ass Dude

K

Kate Hendrickson

Bar Waitress

Owen Bush

Owen Bush

Vagrant

About Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans is a drama, thriller, crime film released in 1999. Directed by Mike Barker, it stars Alessandro Nivola, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Brolin. Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.

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