Directed by:
Greg PritikinScreenplay:
Greg PritikinCinematography:
Horacio MarquÃnezComposer:
Paul WallfishCast:
Adrien Brody, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga, Jessica Walter, Ron Leibman, Jared Harris, Adam LeFevre, Milla Jovovich, Edward Hibbert, Helen Hanft (more)Plots(1)
Steven Schoichet is browbeaten at every turn, by his family, his dead-end job, the faceless suburb where he still lives at home. That is until he decides to make a change: Ventriloquism--hey, a dream's a dream. His family barely pays him enough attention to even dismiss the idea--his mother is only concerned that he eat something, and his father only thinks of his model ships. Steven's sister recently broke off her engagement to an unstable accountant, which makes her career as a wedding planner an emotional minefield. His only supporter is neighbor Fangora--aka Fanny--a suburban punker who has her own aspirations to stardom. After Steven loses his job, things actually start to turn around. He falls for his counselor at the unemployment office, and through the best efforts of Steven and the little friend on his knee, good things start to happen for everyone around him. A restraining order leads to new love, a rock band learns Yiddish, and everything clicks into place at somebody else's wedding. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Adrien Brody
USA
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Detachment (2011)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Illeana Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Cape Fear (1991)
Vera Farmiga
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Jessica Walter
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Grand Prix (1966)
Dummy (2002)
Ron Leibman
USA
Best movies:
Phar Lap (1983)
Dummy (2002)
Garden State (2004)
Jared Harris
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Adam LeFevre
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Philadelphia (1993)
Private Parts (1997)
Milla Jovovich
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Fifth Element (1997)
Chaplin (1992)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Edward Hibbert
USA
Best movies:
The Prestige (2006)
Dummy (2002)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Helen Hanft
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Dummy (2002)
Richmond Hoxie
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Dummy (2002)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
John Elsen
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Men in Black (1997)
Dummy (2002)
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)