---
title: 'Waking Up in Reno (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jordan Brady'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/waking-up-in-reno-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219400/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Waking Up in Reno (2002)

2002 · 91 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Waking Up in Reno is a 2002 American road comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Brady and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, and Natasha Richardson. The screenplay by Brent Briscoe and Mark Fauser focuses on two redneck couples taking a road trip from Little Rock to Reno to see a monster truck rally.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Robert Salerno](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-salerno), [Dwight Yoakam](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwight-yoakam)
- **Screenplay:** [Brent Briscoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/brent-briscoe)
- **Director:** [Jordan Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/jordan-brady)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marty Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/marty-stuart)
- **Director of Photography:** [William A. Fraker](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-fraker)
- **Editor:** [Lisa Zeno Churgin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-zeno-churgin)

## Cast

- [David Koechner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-koechner)
- [Charlize Theron](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlize-theron)
- [Chelcie Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/chelcie-ross)
- [Billy Bob Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-bob-thornton)
- [Penélope Cruz](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-cruz)
- [Brent Briscoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/brent-briscoe)
- [Natasha Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/natasha-richardson)
- [Holmes Osborne](https://cinepixo.com/people/holmes-osborne)
- [Patrick Swayze](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-swayze)
- [Cleo King](https://cinepixo.com/people/cleo-king)

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