Duane Hopwood is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matt Mulhern, and starring David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander, John Krasinski and Steve Schirripa.
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14 Facts About Duane Hopwood
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Duane Hopwood is a floor manager at Caesars Palace casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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One night, a drunken Duane is pulled over after swerving across the road, and it is discovered that Katie is in the backseat.
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Duane Hopwood is banned from driving and is forced to borrow a bicycle from Linda as his main means of travel.
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At the casino, Duane Hopwood has to deal with a difficult customer, Mr Alonso, whom he illegally gives a few quarters to play a few more slots, resulting in Alonso winning the jackpot prize.
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Duane Hopwood later meets Linda and she tells him that Mary would like to talk to him and informs him that her lawyer has suggested she revoke his visitation rights because of his drunk driving incident, but expresses her own desire for Duane Hopwood to refrain from drinking around their children.
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Duane Hopwood asks Linda if she will call off her lawyer if he stops drinking altogether.
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Duane Hopwood later confronts her and Bob about the latter's role in Mary's unhappiness; the confrontation escalates and Duane picks up a baseball bat and moves towards Bob, but backs off and leaves after realising the children are watching.
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That night, Duane Hopwood later goes to a bar and gets drunk, where he meets Gina, a bartender.
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Duane Hopwood gives him a ride home, but rejects his drunken advances.
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Duane Hopwood attends a support group for his alcoholism, but becomes too emotional to stay for long.
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Duane Hopwood later gets drunk, goes to his friend and housemate Anthony's stand-up gig at the casino and proceeds to ruin it, before being restrained and made to leave.
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Duane Hopwood accepts responsibility for the breakup of the family, and Linda asks him to come and say goodbye before the move, promising to arrange for him to visit the girls in South Carolina once they have settled.
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Duane Hopwood was a character featured in director Mulhern's previous film, Walking to the Waterline, then played by Alan Ruck.
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