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2006 film by Harry Basil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cloud 9 is a 2006 American direct-to-DVD sports comedy film starring Burt Reynolds that was written and produced by Brett Hudson, Burt Kearns and Albert S. Ruddy.[1] It was the last comedy in which Reynolds reprised and updated his role as the charming rascal made legendary in films like The Longest Yard and Smokey and the Bandit.[2]
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Directed by | Harry Basil |
Written by | Brett Hudson Burt Kearns Albert S. Ruddy |
Produced by | Burt Kearns Andre Morgan Albert S. Ruddy |
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Cinematography | Michael Goi |
Edited by | Rick Tuber |
Music by | Eric Amdahl |
Production companies | Frozen Pictures The Ruddy Morgan Organization |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film was never released to cinemas; instead, it went straight to DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on January 3, 2006, and distributed on DVD around the world in territories including India, Japan, Poland, Brazil, Greece and Thailand.[3]
A down and out sports promoter living in a trailer in Malibu, California, turns his luck around after he has the brainstorm of starting up a beach volleyball team composed of strippers.[4]
D.L. Hughley and Paul Wesley both spoke of Burt Reynolds's generosity. Wesley said that Reynolds invited him to his home for dinner to listen to acting legends swap stories.[5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 67% of 6 critics' reviews are positive.[1]
Scott Weinberg of DVDTalk.com wrote, "Cloud 9 is every bit as atrocious as its DVD case plainly implies. Worse than that, actually."[6][2]
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