Directed by:
Ric KlassCinematography:
Chase BowmanComposer:
Robert MillerCast:
Christopher Lloyd, Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller, Robert Vaughn, James McCaffrey, Christopher Roach, Sonja O'Hara, Nicole Rutigliano, Emily Morden (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Excuse Me For Living is the story of Dan Topler (Pelphrey), a rich, smart, suicidal twenty-something who dropped out of medical school to pursue his own drug habit. Well provided for and a bit coddled, he refuses to grow up or get happy. After a suicide attempt on the George Washington Bridge lands him in an upscale rehabilitation clinic, Dr. Jacob Bernstein (Vaughn) takes him under his wing. The doctor issues these commands: obey the no-drugs rules, and join the geriatric temple men's group he leads or face incarceration. Despite Dan's negative attitude attending the seniors' club, he finds he's among accomplished men and becomes engrossed with their lives. Meanwhile, Dan's prep school friends continue to lure Dan to bacchanals. Dan's addiction and tired mind can't resist the drugs, booze, and women, until he becomes smitten with Laura (Archer), Dr. Bernstein's daughter. Resolving to turn his life around, he confronts his friends and begins to listen at his group sessions, eventually realizing he has more to offer and to learn than he ever knew. (Dada Films)
(more)Cast
Christopher Lloyd
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Back to the Future (1985)
Wayne Knight
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
JFK (1991)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Jerry Stiller
USA
Best movies:
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV movie)
Hairspray (1988)
Robert Vaughn
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
James McCaffrey
USA
Best movies:
Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)
American Splendor (2003)
Hide and Seek (2005)
Christopher Roach
USA
Best movies:
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Sonja O'Hara
Canada
Best movies:
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003) (TV movie)
Creative Control (2015)
The Riverman (2004) (TV movie)
Nicole Rutigliano
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Baked in Brooklyn (2016)
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Emily Morden
Best movies:
The Rewrite (2014)
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Melissa Archer
USA
Best movies:
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Nightmare Student (2021) (TV movie)
David A. Gregory
USA
Best movies:
Dirty Sexy Saint (2019)
How Do You Know (2010)
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Tom Pelphrey
USA
Best movies:
She Said (2022)
Mank (2020)
Birds of America (2008)
Ewa Da Cruz
Norway
Best movies:
Bella (2006)
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Kettle of Fish (2006)
Shenaz Treasury
India
Best movies:
The Big Sick (2017)
Munna Michael (2017)
Delhi Belly (2011)
Dick Cavett
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Annie Hall (1977)
Duane Hopwood (2005)
Bari Hyman
Best movies:
The Puffy Chair (2005)
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Random Encounters (2013)
Tonja Walker
USA
Best movies:
The Derby Stallion (2005)
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Jero Medina
Best movies:
Where the Tracks End (2023)
Excuse Me for Living (2012)
Blackout (2022)