''Lonely Street'' is a 2008 American comedy-thriller film directed by Peter Ettinger and starring

Jay Mohr Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and radio host. He is known for playing film producer Peter Dragon in the television comedy series '' Action'' in 1999, Professor Rick Payne in the television ...

Robert Patrick Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures, Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his ...

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and

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. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Brewer. The film premiered at the 2008

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Plot summary

Bubba Mabry (Mohr), a notoriously gullible private detective, is hired to snoop on a tabloid reporter by a mysterious celebrity known only as Mr. Aaron (Patrick). When the tabloid reporter is murdered, Mabry becomes the prime suspect in his death.

Cast

as Bubba Mabry *

as Mr. Aaron *

as Bambi *

as Jerry Finkelman *

as Rodent *

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as Capt. Morgan *

Ken Davitian Kenneth Davitian (; born June 19, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his role as Borat Sagdiyev, Borat's producer Azamat Bagatov in the 2006 comedy film ''Borat'', and for his role as Shtarker in the 2008 action-comedy film Get Smart (fil ...

as Motel Owner *

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as Felicia * Mike Starr as JG *

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as Lydia - Librarian * Paul Rodriguez as Det. Romero *

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as Bongo * Heather Wahlquist as Kathy Grabow *David Mattey as Snake *

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as Cowboy Cop *Perry Anzilotti as Marty Grabow * John F. O'Donohue as Hank 'The Tank' Tankersley * Marnie Alexenburg as Bartender *Lacey Eberl as Pop Star

Soundtrack

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James "The King" Brown was brought to

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by soundtrack producer

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to record ''When the Rebel Comes Home'' and ''Waiting for this Moment''.

References

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* * * {{Rotten Tomatoes, lonely_street 2008 films 2000s police comedy films American detective films 2008 comedy films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films Films about Elvis Presley English-language crime comedy films