Film

The Big Empty

2003 · 1h 35m · Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Cowboys. Aliens. Blue suitcases and bowling balls. Strange things are happening out in the middle of nowhere.

IMDb

6.0

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having his credit card debt of $27,000 paid off. Upon his arrival, John can't find the cowboy but receives an ominously head-shaped package he's supposed to hang onto. While waiting, John gets close to Ruthie, whose psychotic boyfriend, Randy, keeps threatening to kill him.

Jon Favreau

John Person

Joey Lauren Adams

Grace

Rachael Leigh Cook

Ruthie

Daryl Hannah

Stella

Kelsey Grammer

Agent Banks

Sean Bean

Cowboy

Melora Walters

Candy

Bud Cort

Neely

Jon Gries

Elron

Adam Beach

Randy

Gary Farmer

Indian Bob

Brent Briscoe

Dan

Patti Smith

Traveler

Danny Trejo

Lt. Gates

• Steve AndersonDirector · Screenplay
• Doug MankoffProducer
• Gregg L. DanielProducer
• Keith ResnickProducer
• Andrew SpauldingProducer
• Jon FavreauExecutive Producer
• Jeffrey KramerExecutive Producer
• Steve BickelExecutive Producer
• Peter WetherellExecutive Producer
• Christopher ManleyDirector of Photography

The Big Empty (2003) trailer

Release date

May 16, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

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