$5 a Day

Richie Flynn Parker (Alessandro Nivola) is a seemingly successful man living in Los Angeles, California who has just broken up with his girlfriend Maggie (Amanda Peet). He has also just been fired from his job as a health inspector when he discovers his father Nat (Christopher Walken), a cheap con-man, has a terminal brain tumor and he wants to see Richie. Richie, believing it's another con, grudgingly goes to Atlantic City to see his father who explains he has been living on five dollars a day, going to extremes to do so, such as constantly calling various radio station contests with different aliases to win things, like concert tickets he can then scalp. Nat shows Ritchie an x-ray of his skull, and asks Ritchie to drive him to New Mexico to seek a potential cure. The father and son hit the road driving a Sweet'n Low car free of charge provided they get gas at Chevron Corporation stations along the way. Richie calls his girlfriend to tell her about his life and the trip, using one of Nat's many free cell-phones with promotional minutes.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 15327
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide January 1, 2008
  • Runtime 98 minutes
  • Genres Drama Comedy
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English
  • Studio New Line Cinema
  • Production Company New Line Cinema
  • Production Countries United States of America
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