Finding Amanda
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab. Taylor Mendon is a Hollywood scriptwriter on a minor rebound from dr…
Finding Amanda
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab. Taylor Mendon is a Hollywood scriptwriter on a minor rebound from drugs and booze. He's writing for a mirthless sitcom and betting on the horses behind his wife's back when her sister calls needing help: Taylor's 20-year-old niece Amanda has become a hooker in Las Vegas. He promises to find her, bring her back, and pay for her stay at an expensive rehab center. Once in Nevada, Taylor starts gambling in earnest, using money loaned to him by the casino. He also finds Amanda, a cheerful prostitute uninterested in reform. Can Taylor win back his borrowings, keep his wife from discovering his habit, and help Amanda find redemption? Or is life different from a sitcom? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Finding Amanda
Comedy,Drama
Film Details
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab. Taylor Mendon is a Hollywood scriptwriter on a minor rebound from drugs and booze. He's writing for a mirthless sitcom and betting on the horses behind his wife's back when her sister calls needing help: Taylor's 20-year-old niece Amanda has become a hooker in Las Vegas.
He promises to find her, bring her back, and pay for her stay at an expensive rehab center. Once in Nevada, Taylor starts gambling in earnest, using money loaned to him by the casino. He also finds Amanda, a cheerful prostitute uninterested in reform.
Can Taylor win back his borrowings, keep his wife from discovering his habit, and help Amanda find redemption? Or is life different from a sitcom? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>.