An ex-con returns to his rural Ontario roots and outwits a corrupt and wealthy thoroughbred owner trying to take over a slew of local farms. Ray Dokes, a charming ex-ballplayer, returns from jail to discover the rural landscape of his childhood transformed by urban development. Determined to stay out of trouble, Ray heads to the farm of his old friend Pete Culpepper, a crusty Texas cowboy who trains losing racehorses and whose debts are growing faster than his corn.
Acting
Keith Carradine's Texas drawl in Ontario is unhinged commitment.
Production
Rural Ontario standing in for 'Indian Territory' is gloriously weird.
Director
Leonard Farlinger
Luke Kirby
Ray Dokes
Keith Carradine
Pete Culpepper
Noam Jenkins
Sonny Stanton
Lisa Ray
Etta Parr
Rachael Leigh Cook
Chrissie
David Alpay
Paulie Stanton
Ernie Hudson
Jackson Jones
Joel S. Keller
Dean Calder
Graham Greene
Jim Burns
Gary Farmer
Billy Caan
Stephen McHattie
Earl Stanton
Michelle Nolden
Gena Stanton
Lorne Brass
Dan Rockwell
Michael Mahonen
Steve Allman
Ellen-Ray Hennessy
Bonnie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Brad Smith's novel; the title comes from Texas slang for 'all talk, no action.'
Shot in Hamilton, Ontario standing in for rural farmland, capturing a very specific late-2000s Canadian indie film boom moment.
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