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Encyclopedia > The Guatemalan Handshake

The Guatemalan Handshake is a 2006 comedy/drama film, written/directed by Todd Rohal. It was Todd Rohal's feature film debut. The film premiered at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festvial on Saturday, January 21st at The Sitting Room Theater in Park City, UT. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... A drama is a film that depends mostly on in-depth character development, interaction, and highly emotional themes. ... Screenwriters, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Park City is a city located in Utah. ...

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Story

In the confusion following a massive power outage, an awkward demolition derby driver vanishes, setting in motion a series of events affecting his pregnant girlfriend, his helplessly car-less father, a pack of wild boy scouts, a lactose intolerant roller rink employee, an elderly woman in search of her lost dog, and his best friend – a ten-year-old girl named Turkeylegs.


Pieces of the mystery begin to come together as Turkeylegs sets out to find her missing friend. Cars drive circles in the dirt, a woman attends her own funeral, the sun rises sideways and an orange vehicle trades hands again and again. Everything eventully culminates in a massive demolition derby that throws all of the characters into different directions.


Main cast

  • Katy Haywood — Turkeylegs
  • Ken Byrnes — Mr. Turnupseed
  • Will Oldham — Donald Turnupseed
  • Sheila Scullin — Sadie
  • Rich Schreiber — Stool
  • Kathleen Kennedy — Ethel Firecracker
  • Cory McAbee — Spank Williams

Will Oldham in concert Will Oldham is an American songwriter, actor, and musician born in Louisville, Kentucky. ...

See also

This is a list of film-related events in 2006. ...

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