Lost on Purpose (2013)
Our story takes place in the fertile, San Joaquin Valley. Fueled by gin and sheer determination, Elizabeth James (Ms. Liz) operates her third generation dairy farm outside the region's domineering co-ops. To help keep the place afloat, she's employed five renegade ranch hands. These boys have put a pin in responsibility and opted to stretch out the party as long as possible. Unfortunately, women, booze, and fisticuffs can only lead to one outcome: trouble. With the dairy farm reporting its third straight deficit year, Ms Liz is attracting some unwanted attention. Delbert Furgeson, the owner of the area's largest co-op, is pushing to buy her out. This only incenses the prideful Ms Liz and starts a volatile feud between the two. Sharing the narrative are the ranch hands.
Directors: Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms.
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Jane Kaczmarek as Ms. Liz |
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C. Thomas Howell as Delbert Furgeson |
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James Lafferty as Fever |
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Aaron Hill as D-1 |
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Dale Dickey as Retta Lee |
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Octavia Spencer as Nurse Keller |
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Jack Kehler as Barry Kitchanski |
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Leon Russom as Gene Lee |
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Jeremy Ratchford as Phill Noff |
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Janet Gunn as Arlene |
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Michael Lawson as Prototype |
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Tom Fugedi as The Colonel |
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Peter Donovan as Shotgun |
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Michael Patrick McGill as Lumber Junction Manager |
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America Young as Monique |
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Michelle Lang as Shelly |
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Stephanie Stoven as Tubing Girl #1 |
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Cristina Aceves as Tubing Girl #2 |
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Josh Adell as Dale Pope |
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Deborah Baker Jr. as Receptionist |
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David Baumgardner as Teddy |
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Sean Carrigan as Jack Shaw |
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Travis Crown as Import Racer |
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Jade Davis as Jessica |
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Sam Dobbins as Officer Grant |
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Julia Faye Fisher as Girl #2 |
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Matthew James Hansen as Mike |
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Heather Harden as Bonnie |
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Rhonda Hedegaard as Tracy |
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Chad Homan as Auto Owner |
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Joe Howard as Petitioner |
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Shirley Hughes as Waitress |
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Deborah Lang as Mrs. Remmington |
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Ben Lazarus as Disk Jockey |
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Summer Lima as Alley |
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Blaine Lourd as Leonard Crobbs |
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David Macedo as Auctioneer |
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Mark MacPherson as Crony #1 |
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Zachary Russom as Crony #2 |
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Darrell Mapson as Dave |
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Brian McCowan as Will |
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Greg McDonald as Jimmy |
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Steve Neil as Barrel Chested Man |
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Nancy O'Hara as Stacy Williams |
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Alyshia Ochse as Joanee |
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Marcello Palmieri as Cosby |
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Richelle Parreira as Jacquie |
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David Ross Paterson as George |
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Christopher Pennock as Darren Williams |
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Refugio Ramirez as Driver |
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Jared Rice as Arturo |
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Doug Scarbrough as Mr. Remmington |
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Scott Seargeant as Cal |
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Gurinder Sindher as Arturo's Gang Member |
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Cecelia Specht as Customer |
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J. Robert Spencer as Loan Officer Don |
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Randy Tobin as Luckymart Manager |
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Michael R. Tweedy as Bill |
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Brian James Walker as Dan |
| Directing | Ian Nelms | Director |
| Directing | Eshom Nelms | Director |
| Production | Steven Rogers | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Eshom Nelms | Writer |
| Writing | Ian Nelms | Writer |
| Sound | Peter Donovan | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Will VanderWyden | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Johnny Derango | Director of Photography |