Letty Mayer, young and beautiful, has a cherished job as a teacher, a successful attorney boyfriend, and a tight knit family that is excited about her sister's impending wedding. But inside Letty there¹s an anxiety that¹s building. Suddenly the pressure of Letty's world overwhelms her and she suffers a devastating nervous breakdown. Institutionalized, she meets Michael, a schizophrenic who has been in and out of hospitals his entire life. Although major obstacles exist, Letty and Michael throw caution to the wind to pursue an intense new love as Letty finds herself torn between a safe past and a daring future...
Acting
Reiko Aylesworth's raw breakdown scenes hit uncomfortably real.
Direction
Ellie Kanner balances rom-com tropes with psychiatric ward grit.
Director
Ellie Kanner
Reiko Aylesworth
Letty Mayer
Meat Loaf
John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
JoBeth Williams
Mrs. Mayer
Greg Germann
Dr. Emlee
Bruno Campos
Michael
Marla Sokoloff
Ruth Mayer
Paul Schulze
Thomas
David Alan Basche
Paul Lascher
Lizette Carrión
Maria
Michael Hyatt
Nurse Gates
Miguel Sandoval
Bill Johansen
Alex Rocco
Uncle Cort
John Terry
Mr. Mayer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the mid-2000s wave of 'quirky mental illness romances' that awkwardly bridged Girl, Interrupted and Silver Linings Playbook eras.
Meat Loaf plays Letty's father in one of his rare dramatic roles—he reportedly took the part because the script reminded him of his own struggles with depression.
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