Dimension Films has announced today the acquisition of the road-trip comedy Wild Oats , featuring a cast that includes Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine, Academy Award nominee Jacki Weaver and Academy Award winner Alan Arkin .
The film is directed by Howard Deutch, who helmed classics like Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful and recently worked at HBO directing shows such as "Big Love" and "Hung." Claudia Myers and Gary Kanew penned the script which has been described as, "a spunky comedy that is a cross between 'Sideways' and 'Thelma and Louise.'"
Wild Oats tells the story of a retired widow (MacLaine) who hits the jackpot when she receives a Social Security check mistakenly made out for $900,000 instead of $900. She and her best...
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