HIT & RUN (dir. David Palmer and Dax Shepard) A humorous, well-written romantic comedy 'road movie' about a guy who decides to leave the witness protection program and drive his girlfriend to LA where they will start a new life together. She most relocate because she has a doctorate in 'conflict resolution' and UCLA has offered her the directorship of the only program of its kind, and the movie's 'hook' is that they'll be driving a 1967 Lincoln Continental with a customized 700-hp engine from northern California to LA. The film is chock full of clever jokes lampooning race and sexual orientation, and 'redneck' characters are duly redressed by conscientious liberals. Dax Shepard wrote, starred, did stunt driving, co-directed, and even recruited his real- life girlfriend, Kristen Bell, to co-star in the picture. The movie took only 10 weeks from plot outline to the final shot.
Review of Hit and Run
