Best Laid Plans

"Keeping a relationship alive can be murder"

May 14 1999 R 1h 32m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rich, successful Bryce meets beautiful Lissa at a bar one night and invites her back to his house, not suspecting for a moment that Lissa isn't really who she seems. What unfolds next is a dangerous, tangled web of double-crosses and seduction.

Plot

Bryce (Josh Brolin) is a successful man who returns to his tiny hometown for a visit. While there, he runs into his old friend Nick (Alessandro Nivola). The two decide to go out for the night. When they enter a bar, Bryce encounters Kathy (Reese Witherspoon), a blonde temptress whom he eventually takes home for the night. When he awakens, Kathy informs him that she is underage and threatens to tell the police that Bryce has committed statutory rape. Bryce panics and decides to tie her up and hide her away in the basement. He then makes a call to Nick. Unbeknownst to Bryce, Kathy is actually Nick's girlfriend Lissa. The two had schemed to use Bryce's money to pay off a $15,000 debt they owe small-time hood Jimmy (Terrence Howard).

Written by

Ted Griffin

Directed by

Mike Barker

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Dogstar Films, Fox 2000 Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
8,558
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
40
Popularity
NA