Accidental Texan Trailer Is Out

Roadside Attractions drops the trailer for Accidental Texan, helmed by Mark Lambert Bristol. The film is adapted from a novel called "Chocolate Lizards", which was the original title for this before they changed it to Accidental Texan.

The film stars Rudy Pankow, Carrie-Anne Moss, Thomas Haden Church, Bruce Dern, Anna Clare Hicks, David DeLao, Selase Botchway, Jake Ryan, Mark Nutter, Brad Leland, and Julio Cesar Cedillo.

Fresh-faced recent Harvard student Erwin (Rudy Pankow) flames out of his first professional acting job when he forgets to turn off his phone and triggers an explosive nightmare on set.

His career and cell phone in tatters, he flees the New Orleans set, only for his car break down deep in the heart of Texas oil country. Seeking refuge and some possible phone service in a local diner, he meets Faye (Carrie-Anne Moss), a kind waitress who takes pity on him and offers up the local phone book to find a mechanic.

Without enough funds, Erwin accepts an offer from Merle, a local oil driller (Thomas Haden Church) only to find out he too is nearly bankrupt and cannot pay his bills. With both men in desperate straits, Merle realizes their only hope may be Erwin’s acting skills and a little help from Faye's shotgun.