Screenwriter turned director Mark Fergus' variation on the classic parable of the appointment in Samarra stars Guy Pearce as a smooth operator with a dirty conscience trying to flee his destiny and instead running headlong into it.
New Mexico-based traveling salesman Jimmy Starks (Pearce) pays the bills by selling flooring, but dreams of setting up his own business: supplying refurbished Wurlitzer jukeboxes to bars and restaurants. He's got the inventory but lacks start-up cash. During an out-of-town sales run, car trouble strands him roadside in the middle of nowhere and with nothing better to do — his attempt to sell the local barkeep on a jukebox goes nowh...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
101 mins