The Low Life (1995)

John came to Hollywood to get that one big break in life. Years have passed since and all he has to show for are a menial job, unpaid bills and airhead friends and he's getting sick of it all. Is there a way out of this downward spiral?

Director:

George Hickenlooper

Writers:

John Enbom, George Hickenlooper

Stars:

Rory Cochrane, Sean Astin, Kyra Sedgwick

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rory Cochrane	...	John
Sean Astin	...	Andrew
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Bevan
Ron Livingston	...	Chad
Christian J. Meoli	...	Leonard
Sara Melson	...	Suzie
James Le Gros	...	Mike, Jr. (as James LeGros)
J.T. Walsh	...	Mike Sr
Shawnee Smith	...	'Little Tramp' Woman
Jefferson Mays	...	Hollywood Mogul
Brent J. Williams	...	Uncle Darr
Antoni Corone	...	Louis
Angel Aviles	...	Latina Girlfriend
Mark Blum	...	Matthew Greenberg
Channon Roe	...	Craig

Storyline

John came to Hollywood to get that one big break in life. Years have passed since and all he has to show for are a menial job, unpaid bills and airhead friends and he's getting sick of it all. Is there a way out of this downward spiral?

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexuality and some drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nunca sientas nada por nadie

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Autumn Pictures, Heminway Production, Zuckerman

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

John: It was more of a controlled mental breakdown. It was okay. Everybody should have one.

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Soundtracks

"Ride My Bike"
Written by James Gunn, Mike Meitner, Jim Lang, and Dino English
Performed by The Icons
Courtesy of Ancient Lizard Tribe Records

User Reviews

Funny, offbeat and believable indie film

I found The Low Life to be quite a funny film. It's about that period in life around your early 20s where you have to make that transition from student to career mode. If you have ever moved from a small city or town to a big city for a career or personal goal then you should watch this film because you should be able to relate to it. I really don't feel that this is a depressing film, I think there are quite a lot of really funny, unexpected yet believable scenes to help balance it out. This film is actually quite realistic and I would not be surprised if all of the characters were based on real people known to the writers. I am quite surprised at the overall rating of 5.5 out of ten, I would totally disregard this if you had the opportunity to see the Low Life because you will definitely be going on an exotic trip of a film experience.