A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.
Acting
Fisher Stevens commits to the full narcissistic writer meltdown.
Writing
Dialogue so cringe it loops back to brilliant.
Director
Gary Winick
Fisher Stevens
Sam Manning
Annabella Sciorra
Cass
John Slattery
Maxwell Slade
Annika Peterson
Emily
Ron Rifkin
Richard
Saverio Guerra
Lorenzo Pugano
George Plimpton
Self
Griffin Dunne
Man in Bathroom
Maria Bello
Anastasia Powell
Danielle Ferland
Ella
Joshua Dov
College Boy
Rob Morrow
Daniel Lenz
Luis Guzmán
Murray
Jean-Luke Figueroa
Buster Pugano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Gary Winick later found actual success with '13 Going on 30' and 'Charlotte's Web,' making this his fascinating misfire.
This film is a time capsule of early-2000s indie cinema's obsession with unsympathetic male protagonists we're supposed to find charming.
US
