- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 2024-03-08
- Director: Mark Lambert Bristol
- Writers: Julie B. Denny , Cole Thompson
- Language: N/A
- Stars: Thomas Haden Church , Rudy Pankow , Carrie-Anne Moss , Bruce Dern , AnnaClare Hicks , David DeLao , Selase Botchway , Jake Ryan , Mark Nutter , Brad Leland
- Runtime: 104 min
- Awards: 3 wins & 3 nominations
- AKA: Chocolate Lizards (United States of America) , Chocolate Lizards , Chocolate Lizards (United Kingdom)
- Plot:
After blowing his first big acting job in New Orleans, Harvard-educated Erwin Vandeveer finds himself stranded in Buffalo Gap, Texas, where he is taken under the wing of irrepressible, almost-bankrupt, oil driller Merle Luskey, who sees Erwin as his “Savin’ Angel.” The two set off on a crazy fun-filled adventure to outwit the bank, the sheriff, and a corrupt oil company in a frantic race to hit pay dirt before Merle’s dreams are foreclosed. It is based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Cole Thompson.
- IMDB:tt9201172
Chocolate Lizards Cast · · · ALL
Mark Lambert Bristol
Director
Rudy Pankow
Erwin Vandeveer
Thomas Haden Church
Merle
Carrie-Anne Moss
Faye
Bruce Dern
Scheermeyer
Julio Cedillo
Sheriff Nail
Brad Leland
Max Dugan
Jennifer Griffin
Martha Hilliard
Elizabeth Maxwell
Vera (voice)
Luis Olmeda
Surly Bob
Jordan Jones
SFX Tech
Brian Villalobos
Simon
David Denney
Virgil
Carlton Caudle
Floyd
Jessica Irvine Drake
Roxie
Wally Welch
Barry Ramsey
Walt Roberts
Mr. Stevens
Robert Kraft
Sun Pride Oil #1
Beau Smith
Sun Pride Oil #2