The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic58/100
123 audience votes
Key crew
- Todd LouisoDirector
- Jim O'RourkeOriginal Music Composer
- Gordy HoffmanScreenplay
Cast
- Philip Seymour HoffmanWilson Joel
- Jack KehlerDenny
- Sarah KoskoffMaura
- Stephen TobolowskyTom Bailey
- Erika AlexanderBrenda
- Shannon HoltAngela Ryan from Bailey Federated
- Kevin BreznahanJim
- Daniel FarberHuffer Boy
- Kelli GarnerHuffer Girl
- Chris EllisPatriot Model Aeronautics Clerk
- Wayne DuvallGas Station
- Ernest Perry Jr.Trucker
Stills
Themes
suicidelovesicknessdrug abusegas stationsadnessmother-in-lawgrieving widowermodel airplanegasolinewidowerglue sniffingdeath of wife