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Life as a House
- Director: Irwin Winkler
- Writer: Mark Andrus
- Producer: Rob Cowan; Michael De Luca
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Aaah sweet suburbia. Foibles and all.
What would you do with your life after you received a terminal diagnosis?
Make amends?
Build a house?
This is not a savage film - it could easily have been.
It's a mature look at a mature situation. And, it will touch you to the core - due to Kline's perfectly pitched performance.
Shame that this slipped under the radar - a gentle, heartbreak set amidst the terrible teens.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
Cast & Characters
Kevin Kline as George Monroe;
Kristin Scott Thomas as Robin Kimball;
Hayden Christensen as Sam Monroe;
Jena Malone as Alyssa Beck;
Mary Steenburgen as Colleen Beck;
Mike Weinberg as Adam Kimball;
Scotty Leavenworth as Ryan Kimball;
Ian Somerhalder as Josh;
Jamey Sheridan as Peter Kimball;
Scott Bakula as Officer Kurt Walker;
Sandra Nelson as Nurse #1;
Sam Robards as David Dokos;
John Pankow as Bryan Burke;
Kim Delgado as Bob Larson;
Barry Primus as Tom