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'Under the Hula Moon' is an action comedy film from 1995 directed by Jeff Celentano and starring Stephen Baldwin, Emily Lloyd, Chris Penn, and Musetta Vander.

Plot



Buzzard Buzz Wall and his wife Betty are an eccentric young couple living in a trailer in the desert outside Cactus Gulch, Arizona. Buzz dreams of becoming rich off of his new invention, a green 150 SPF sunscreen called Cammo, and moving to Hawaii, while Betty dreams of winning the lottery and starting a family. Buzz is unable to get funding for his product, but in his moment of despair, he sees a vision of the ghost of King Kamehameha, who tells him he will soon embark on a perilous journey that will reveal his destiny.

Elsewhere in the desert, Buzzs half brother, Turkey Turk Dickson, has escaped prison. He kills a man for his van and makes it to Cactus Gulch, where he finds Buzz and Bettys trailer. It quickly becomes apparent that Turk is completely deranged, and he threatens the couple for money. When Buzz reveals they only have $65, Turk gags and binds his brother and attempts to rape Betty. However, he is interrupted by a knock at the door for Betty, who has won a prize of $10,000 from a magazine. Turk poses as Buzz in order to accept the cheque, and then kidnaps Betty, leaving Buzz bound and bleeding in the trailer.

Across town, Buzzs ex-girlfriend Maya Gundinger bemoans her job as a news reporter in a small town, dreaming of covering more important stories. She sees the broadcast of Bettys win on TV, realizes that the man is not Buzz, and finds Buzz in his trailer. Once Maya frees him, the two hit the road to rescue Betty. Maya insists on filming everything, which aggravates Buzz.

Along the way, Buzz proves himself to be brave and able to overcome temptation, guided by the spirit of Kamehameha.

Turk ditches his car at the Mexican border and he and Betty walk through the desert until they reach a saloon, where Buzz and Maya find them. Buzz convinces a gang of thugs to confront Turk for him, but eventually runs in to fight Turk himself. Buzz nearly chokes Turk to death, but the spirit of Kamehameha disapproves of this, and Buzz lets go. The floor then caves in and the two fall into a secret underground DEA base, where Turk is arrested.

Buzz and Betty return home, where they both find jobs as burger flippers. Thanks to Mayas coverage, the Turk case becomes headlining news for weeks on end. The couple are then visited by the US Marines, who are interested in buying Buzzs Cammo sunscreen. Sales of Cammo are so successful that the couple are able to move to Hawaii. In the final shot, Buzz and Betty are seen sailing into the sunset on an outrigger canoe with their new son, Buzz Jr.

Cast



* Stephen Baldwin as Buzzard Wall

* Emily Lloyd as Betty Wall

* Chris Penn as Turk Dickson

* Musetta Vander as Maya Gundinger

* Pruitt Taylor Vince as Bob

* Edie McClurg as Dolly

* Robert Madrid as Juan

* Carel Struycken as Clyde

* Ray Bumatai as King

* Debra Christofferson as Kim Jones

* Billy Campbell as Marvin (as Bill Campbell)

* Molly McClure as Grandmother

* Deep Roy as Bus Driver

* Bobby McGee as Leon

* Willard E. Pugh as Duane

* Gary Carlos Cervantes as Bandito (as Gary Cervantes)

* Luis Contreras as Bandito

* Patrick Dollaghen as Agent Kepner

* R. Lee Ermey as Lt. Col. J.P. McIntire

* Jeff Celentano as Chuck (uncredited)


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