''Forget About It'' is a 2006 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by BJ Davis starring Burt Reynolds,

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and

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Plot

A trio of retired military servicemen who find a suitcase of money near their

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trailer park. Little do they know it belongs to a

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in the

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. The old men's neighbor is played by

Cast

Main

* Burt Reynolds as Sam LeFleur *

as Carl Campobasso *

as Eddie O'Brien *

as Christine DeLee *

as Anthony Amato *

as Michelle Winchester * Phil Amato as Vito *

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as Arizona Al *

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as Mrs. Hertzberg * Michael Paloma as Peter Nitti / Don Antonio Giovanni * David Zappone as Manuel Rios *

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as Marshal Cimino * Natalie Roth as Becky Rami *

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as Talia Nitti * Elena Sahagun as Connie Wang * Byron Browne as Bodyguard

Supporting

* Barbara Barron as Biker Babe * Towie Bixby as Newspaper Girl * Will Bribiescas as Cop * Christopher Eliot Bridges as Courthouse Husband * Tori Bridges as FBI Agent * James Brown as Strip Club Patron * Anthony Casanova as Gangster * Bryan Terrell Clark as Bodyguard (Credited as Bryan Clark) * Dusty Dukatz as Mrs. Hertzberg's boy toy * Timothy Gossman as US Marshal Agent * Steve Gresser as Strip Club Patron * Todd C. Guzze as Mobster * Michael LeDesma as Eddie's Grandson * Roderick LeDesma as Restaurant patron * Lynn Melton as stripper in strip club * Jennifer McLeod as Dinner Date * Elena Muia as Bank girl * Bruce Nelson as FBI Agent * Anthony Perrego as Mobster * Kevin Quick as Cab Driver * Marc Alan Waugh as Police Officer * Garriden Wolff as Man in Audience

Cameo/Uncredited

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as Airport Traveler * Elaine Huff as Airport Traveler * Mark Jacobson as Dinner Guest * Alonso Parra as Casino Gambler * Jennifer E. Rio as Waitress * Scott Lee Scarborough as Club DJ * Tatyana Ryan * Gloria Ware

Awards and nominations

''Forget About It'' was screened at the

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in May 2006, where it won Best Film. It premiered in

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and

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...

on October 27, 2006.

Controversy

In 2008, Gregory Conley posted that he received legal warnings from BJ Davis and Julia Davis regarding a negative review of ''Forget About It''. On January 13, Gregory posted that he'd received a

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complaint from Julia Davis, and on January 14 posted an explanation attributed to Stephen Eckelberry of Big Screen Entertainment. There were some outraged posts made to websites such as

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and

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Release

''Forget About It'' is owned by Big Screen Entertainment Group and was released January 8, 2008 in the United States by Allumination Filmworks.

References

External links

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Forget About It Official Website
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