The Wendell Baker Story is a 2005 American film. It is the first film directed by Luke Wilson and his eldest brother Andrew Wilson. It premiered at the 2005 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas in March 2005. The film stars Luke Wilson, who also wrote the screenplay. Luke Wilson appears as an ex-con working in a retirement home, with Luke's other brother, Owen Wilson, as the home's head nurse. Eva Mendes co-stars as Luke Wilson's character's love-interest. The film also features Eddie Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel and Will Ferrell. The film has... been developed through Mobius Entertainment and produced by Mark Johnson of CBS. It was filmed in Austin, Texas and was released on DVD for rental in a number of European countries, and was distributed theatrically by ThinkFilm starting on May 18, 2007. It was released on DVD in the United States on October 30, 2007.
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| Release date: | March 11, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | David L. Bushell, Mark Johnson |
| Screenplay by: | Luke Wilson |
| Estimated budget: | $8,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |