Joel Goodman is a hotshot advertising executive angling for a promotion, but he feels stuck - not least of all in traffic. A seeming answer to his prayers comes in the form of a homeless man whom Joel pays to sit in his passenger seat so he can use the carpool lane. The two form an unexpected bond, and Joel comes to realize that sometimes changing lanes can change your life.
Acting
Lauralee Bell doing maximum work with minimum script.
Production
Shot on actual Los Angeles freeways, traffic authenticity unmatched.
Director
Corbin Bernsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corbin Bernsen cast his own mother, Jeanne Cooper, and several former 'Young and the Restless' co-stars.
This film belongs to a bizarre 2000s micro-genre of 'rich white guy learns from poor Black man' movies that aged like milk in a hot car.
US
