King of California(2007)

Poster of King of California

Synopsis

At the age of sixteen, Miranda has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she's dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her father Charlie resides in a mental institution. When Charlie is released and sent back to their home, Miranda finds the relatively peaceful existence she's built for herself completely disrupted. Charlie has become obsessed with the notion that the long-lost treasure of Spanish explorer Father Juan Florismarte Garces is buried somewhere near their suburban California housing unit. Armed with a metal detector and a stack of treasure-hunting books, Charlie soon finds reason to believe that the gold resides underneath the local Costco, and encourages Miranda to get a job there so that they can plan a way to excavate after hours.
At the age of sixteen, Miranda has already had to live with her share of disappointments. Abandoned by her mother, she's dropped out of school and has been supporting herself as an employee at McDonald's while her …
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In Theaters

  • September 14, 2007

MPAA Rating

PG 13 (for some strong language, mature thematic elements and brief drug references.)

Genres

Comedy

Run Time

1 hour 33 minutes

Distributors

First Look Holdings

Box Office

$263,674

Director

CAST

Michael Douglas

Charlie

Evan Rachel Wood

Miranda

Greg Davis

Joseph

Angel Oquendo

Younger Cop

Willis Burks

Pepper

Laura Kachergus

Rita
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