Timothy Bottoms plays a washed-up actor playing a washed-up actor. Meta? Messy? Maybe both.
Stuck between work and family, Mack Cameron must choose between his acting career and saving his marriage. While on a film shoot in his hometown of Littleton, Texas, one young boy inspires Mack to pursue his lost dream. Paradise, Texas follows one man as he discovers it's never too late to be what you might have been.
Acting
Timothy Bottoms brings genuine ache to a thin script.
Practical Effects
Actual Texas locations feel lived-in, not postcard fake.
Director
Lorraine Senna
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Timothy Bottoms had already played George W. Bush twice by 2005; this role let him play an artist instead of a punchline.
Director Lorraine Senna built her career on TV movies and 'The Incredible Hulk'—this indie feature represents rare theatrical detour.
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