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Hit by Lightning is a film of genre Comedy directed by Ricky Blitt released in USA on 31 october 2014 with Jon Cryer

Hit by Lightning (2014)

Hit by Lightning
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Released in USA 31 october 2014
Length 1h29
Directed by
Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Crime,    Romance
Rating51% 2.5528052.5528052.5528052.5528052.552805

Hit By Lightning is a 2014 Canadian-American black comedy film written and directed by Ricky Blitt and produced by Chantal Chamandy, as his directorial debut and her film producer debut. Filmed on locations in Ottawa, Ontario and Los Angeles, California, the film stars Jon Cryer, Will Sasso, Stephanie Szostak, and Jed Rees.

Synopsis

Ricky (Jon Cryer), a lonely, 40-something restaurant manager finally meets his ideal woman, Danita (Stephanie Szostak) through a dating website. However, one significant problem arises: she's married and wants him to kill her abusive husband (Jed Rees) so that she and Ricky can be together. Ricky is so smitten he agrees to do it with the help of his accountant best friend, Seth. (Will Sasso).

Actors

Jon Cryer

(Ricky Miller)
Stephanie Szostak

(Danita)
Will Sasso

(Seth)
Jed Rees

(Ben Jacobs / Rabbai)
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