The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Acting
Dylan Baker's terrifyingly human monster performance.
Writing
Dialogue so wrong it circles back to profound.
Direction
Solondz's static shots trap you with these people.
Director
Todd Solondz
Jane Adams
Joy Jordan
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Allen
Dylan Baker
Bill Maplewood
Lara Flynn Boyle
Helen Jordan
Cynthia Stevenson
Trish Maplewood
Louise Lasser
Mona Jordan
Ben Gazzara
Lenny Jordan
Camryn Manheim
Kristina
Rufus Read
Billy Maplewood
Jon Lovitz
Andy Kornbluth
Jared Harris
Vlad
Gerry Becker
Psychiatrist
Elizabeth Ashley
Diane Freed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was so controversial that October Films dropped it weeks before release; it won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes anyway.
That obscene phone call is Philip Seymour Hoffman actually calling—Solondz kept him isolated from the actress to capture genuine discomfort.
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