The Open Road Page #7

Synopsis: Carlton Garrett, son of Hall of Famer Kyle Garrett, plays minor league ball in Corpus Christi. He's in a slump when his grandfather calls to say that his mother, in Houston, is refusing a heart operation she needs to prolong her life. She says she won't have the operation until Kyle, her ex-husband, comes to see her. So Carlton, with his close friend Lucy, who used to be his girlfriend, goes to Columbus, Ohio, where Kyle is signing autographs. They haven't spoken in four years. Will Kyle go to Texas or will he find a way to duck out, as he's done for years? In addition to the father and son relationship, what about Lucy, and what about the slump?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Michael Meredith
Production: Anchor Bay Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%
PG-13
Year:
2009
90 min
Website
145 Views


into words right now.

Any reason

you would bring it up

at all then?

Just felt like talking.

Ahh.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Carlton, there's something

I have to tell you.

I'm not gonna play

baseball anymore.

What are you talking about?

I don't think

I ever really liked it.

- It's been your whole life.

- I know,

but I don't want it to be.

Not anymore.

What are you gonna do?

Get "The Gazette" to hire me

to write for sports.

Maybe I could work

on my book.

So you're gonna be a writer.

Ah, maybe.

Carlton, he's not my fianc.

I don't know why

I ever called him that.

Look...

I know that I'm gonna screw

things up every now and then,

and I know things

won't be perfect...

but if you give me

one chance...

I swear to God

I'll never hurt you again.

#Love is like a dying ember #

# And all the memories remain #

# Through the ages,

I'll remember #

# Blue eyes crying in the rain. #

Looks like a good day to fly.

No storm.

- You got your wallet?

- Got it.

Oh, yeah, almost forgot.

I don't know if you want this.

- Oh.

- I found that in the bathroom.

Yeah.

Thanks.

I don't know

if you'd be interested,

but maybe one of these days

you could come out there to Arizona.

We could do Christmas

or something.

I'd like that.

Maybe you could

come here for New Year's.

I'll be here.

I'll be here for New Year's.

I'll see you at Christmas then.

All right.

# I want you to be my love #

# I want you to be

my love #

# 'Neath the moon

and the stars above #

# I want you to be my love #

# Break a promise,

make a vow #

# I know you want me now #

# Like I want you #

# Like I want you #

# 'Cause I want you #

# 'Cause I want you #

# I know all you #

# All you've been through #

# Yeah. #

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Michael Meredith

Michael Shane Meredith (born September 22, 1967; Dallas, Texas) is an American independent film director, screenwriter and producer. He frequently collaborates with German director Wim Wenders. Meredith is the son of the late former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and football commentator Don Meredith. He was the oldest of two children from Don Meredith's second marriage to the artist Cheryl King. more…

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