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6.5/10   171 votes
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Director:

Wendell Morris

Writer:

Wendell Morris (writer)

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Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance more

Plot:

A cynical young man, diagnosed with cancer, meets a brash young leukemia patient in the hospital who more than matches his distaste for IV drips and weepy sentimentality. | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win more

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Realistic comedy about cancer more (6 total)


Cast

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Jonathan Silverman ... Taylor Darcy

Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Lynn Piegi
Greg Grunberg ... Barry

Kari Wuhrer ... Gwendolyn

Annabelle Gurwitch ... Melissa

Maz Jobrani ... Dr. Michel
Jason Lemons ... Evin Darcy
Dennis Lipscomb ... Dr. Votkiff

Patty McCormack ... Janice Piegi
Norman Parker ... Anthony Piegi
Mark Brodie ... Gerald the Intern

Lisa Arning ... Wet Dream Nurse

Tom Sheppard ... Strolling Minstrel

Elizabeth Beckwith ... Perky Woman in Elevator
Howard Mann ... Mr. Melanoma
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA


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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Realistic comedy about cancer, 18 May 2003
9/10
Author: Scott Emick from Broadview Heights, Ohio, US

I liked the film because it is addressing cancer which is so dark as well as serious to many from the view of the patient himself who has it in a comical way. We see how different people react and how this affects Taylor Darcy (Jonathan Silverman) in the movie, and how he reacts as well. Darcy himself has a kind of sarcastic humour about the whole thing and it seems like he is in denial about it all. The movie does well on developing the nature of the relationships between Taylor and his brother, Lynn Piegi (Natasha Gregson Wagner), and the people in Taylor's periphery who are mostly his doctor, nurses, and other hospital staff. The varying personalities which are typically found in the hospital are represented well also.

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