ABOUT THE CAST

Owen Wilson (John Beckwith)

The multi-faceted Owen Wilson has made his mark on Hollywood as both an actor and writer for feature films.

Wilson recently starred in his fourth collaboration with director Wes Anderson starring in The Life Aquatic alongside Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett.
He also starred in The Wendell Baker Story directed by his brothers Andrew and Luke and made a cameo appearance in Around the World in 80 Days with Jackie Chan and Kathy Bates. Last Spring, Wilson played the classic television character Hutch opposite Ben Stiller in the hit comedy Starsky and Hutch.

His previous work with Wes Anderson includes The Royal Tenenbaums, for which he and Anderson were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Wilson also co-wrote and starred in Anderson's first film Bottle Rocket as well as co-writing and co-executive producing his second feature Rushmore. He also served as associate producer on the Oscar winning film As Good as it Gets.

Wilson's additional acting credits include I Spy, Behind Enemy Lines, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Shanghai Noon and its sequel Shanghai Knights with Jackie Chan, Armageddon and The Cable Guy.

Vince Vaughn (Jeremy Grey)

A potent combination of charm and charisma, Vince Vaughn has made his mark among today’s generation of talented young actors and producers.

This past summer, Vaughn starred opposite Ben Stiller in the hit comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. The film opened number one on its way to grossing $114 million at the box office.

Vaughn was also seen last Spring in the role of villain Reece Felman in Starsky and Hutch, re-teaming with his Old School director Todd Phillips. Vaughn starred in the hit comedy Old School the previous summer, alongside Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell.

Vaughn can currently be seen as Raji, a wannabe rap and R&B music producer in Gary Gray’s Be Cool for MGM. The ensemble cast includes John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Cedric the Entertainer and Andre 3000. Vaughn can also be seen in Doug Liman’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith for Twentieth Century Fox. Vaughn plays Eddie, the best friend of John Smith, played by Brad Pitt. Vaughn appears this fall in Thumbsucker, alongside Keanu Reeves and Vincent D’Onofrio.

Vaughn first caught the attention of critics and audiences in Doug Liman’s independent sleeper hit and cult classic Swingers. In 2001, Vaughn reunited with Swingers screenwriter and co-star Jon Favreau in the comedy classic Made.

Vaughn’s film credits include Domestic Disturbance, The Cell, Psycho, The Prime Gig, Clay Pigeons, Return to Paradise, A Cool Dry Place, The Locusts, and Steven Spielberg’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2.

Vaughn is currently producing and starring in The Break-up, a romantic comedy co-starring Jennifer Aniston.

Christopher Walken (William Cleary)

Christopher Walken won the 1978 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his astonishing performance in Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter, a role that also earned him the New York Film Critic's Circle Award, and a Golden Globe nomination. Walken also received a 2002 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and won BAFTA and SAG awards for his role opposite Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can.

Christopher Walken's film career skyrocketed after his unforgettable role as “Duane Hall,” brother to Diane Keaton's title character in Woody Allen's Oscar-winning Best Picture Annie Hall. Since then, Walken has appeared in more than 50 feature films including Herbert Ross' Oscar-nominated Pennies From Heaven, David Cronenberg's adaptation of Stephen King's The Dead Zone, James Foley's At Close Range, opposite Sean Penn, Mike Nichols' Biloxi Blues, based on the Neil Simon play, Abel Ferrara's gritty crime-drama King Of New York, Joe Roth's comedy, America’s Sweethearts, co-starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, and John Cusack, and Tony Scott’s Man on Fire opposite Denzel Washington. Most recently, Walken starred in the heart warming drama Around the Bend opposite Michael Caine, and in Frank Oz’s Stepford Wives opposite Nicole Kidman

Walken has succeeded in creating some of the most memorable characters in film history, appearing in supporting and cameo roles such as: "Vincent Coccotti" in Tony Scott's True Romance, "Captain Koons" in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, "Carlo Bartolucci" in Suicide Kings, "The Headless Horseman" in Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, and crooked businessman, "Max Shreck," in Burton's Batman Returns.

Walken began acting and dancing as a boy. He trained to be a dancer at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan, and eventually went on to appear in numerous stage plays and musicals. He received the Clarence Derwent Award for his performance in the Broadway production of “The Lion In Winter,” an Obie Award for his role in “The Seagull,” a Theatre World Award for “The Rose Tattoo,” and the 1997 Susan Stein Shiva Award for his work with Joseph Papp's Public Theatre. In the Fall of 1999, he co-starred in the stage adaptation of James Joyce's “The Dead.” In the summer of 2001, Christopher again appeared in a revival of Chekhov's “The Seagull” for the New York Shakespeare Festival, directed by Mike Nichols, opposite Meryl Streep.

On television, Walken has hilariously and memorably hosted “Saturday Night Live” a total of 6 times since 1990 and contributed a mesmerizing dance performance to the Spike Jonze-directed music video for Fat Boy Slim's “Weapon of Choice.”

Walken next appears in John Turturro's ensemble musical Romance and Cigarettes, and has a cameo in New Line