Erwin blows his first acting job and finds himself stranded in Texas, where he's taken under the wing of a nearly bankrupt oil driller Merle and his cohort Faye. The three set off on a wild adventure to outwit the bank and a corrupt oil company to hit pay dirt before Merle's dreams are foreclosed.
Rudy Pankow
as Erwin Vandeveer
Thomas Haden Church
as Merle
Carrie-Anne Moss
as Faye
Bruce Dern
as Scheermeyer
Julio Cesar Cedillo
as Sheriff Nail
Brad Leland
as Max Dugan
AnnaClare Hicks
as Shay Tatum
Jennifer Griffin
as Martha Hilliard
Sarah J. Bartholomew
as Tara Lane
Elizabeth Maxwell
as Vera (voice)
Jake Ryan
as Chad Ronson
Luis Olmeda
as Surly Bob