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Synopsis
Commercial director Noam Murro makes the leap to feature films with this drama concerning an aging professor-turned-bitter eccentric due to the death of his longtime wife. Ever since his wife passed away, Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) has become overly acerbic and self-absorbed. He's alienated his son (Ashton Holmes), and transformed his daughter (Ellen Page) into a friendless overachiever. Now, at the precise moment Lawrence thought he had finally figured it all out, his life comes crashing down all around him as he falls for a former student (Sarah Jessica Parker) and his shiftless adopted brother (Thomas Haden Church) comes knocking on the door in search of a place to stay. Though Lawrence always relied on his intelligence to get him out of life's little jams in the past, it's going to take quite a bit more than intellectual thinking to move past this sticky stage in his suddenly chaotic life. David Denman and Christine Lahti co-star in this romantic comedy drama, which serves as the screenwriting debut of Goats and Modern Ranch Living author Mark Jude Poirier. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sarah Jessica Parker Janet
Sarah Jessica Parker Janet Hartigan
Dennis Quaid Lawrence Wetherhold
Thomas Haden Church Chuck Wetherhold
Rachel Weisz
David Denman William
Camille Mana Missy
Ellen Page Vanessa Wetherhold
Ashton Holmes James Wetherhold

Production Crew

Ron Mason Art Director
Deborah Aquila Casting
Jennifer Smith Casting
Tricia Wood Casting
Toby Irwin Cinematographer
Claus Clausen Co-producer
Deborah Aquila Co-producer
Glenn M. Stewart Co-producer
Glenn Stewart Co-producer
John Woldenberg Co-producer
Nuno Bettencourt Composer (Music Score)
Amy Westcott Costume Designer
Noam Murro Director
Robert Frazen Editor
Yana Gorskaya Editor
Bill Block Executive Producer
Edward N. Rugoff Executive Producer
Jennifer Roth Executive Producer
Kenneth Orkin Executive Producer
Marina Grasic Executive Producer
Omar Amanat Executive Producer
Paul Hanson Executive Producer
Said Boudarga Executive Producer
Steffen Aumüller Executive Producer
Eric Sherman First Assistant Director
Richard Graves First Assistant Director
Bridget Johnson Producer
Bruna Papandrea Producer
Michael Costigan Producer
Michael London Producer
Patti Podesta Production Designer
Mark Jude Poirier Screenwriter
Teresa Visinare Set Decorator
James M. Emswiller Sound/Sound Designer
Sandy Gendler Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 2008
Runtime: 95
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and some sexuality
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
Corduroy Films
Grosvenor Park
Groundswell
Groundswell Productions
QED International
Table Top Films

Release
April 11, 2008 (USA)
by Groundswell Productions
Miramax
Sherezade Films
Visitor Pictures

Awards
2008 - Film Presented - Sundance Film Festival