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Love Liza (2002) -- Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel (Philip Seymour Hoffman) turns to gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law (Kathy Bates).
Love Liza (2002) -- Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel (Philip Seymour Hoffman) turns to gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law (Kathy Bates).
Love Liza (2002) -- Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel (Philip Seymour Hoffman) turns to gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law (Kathy Bates).

Overview

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Director:
Todd Louiso
Writer:
Gordy Hoffman (screenplay)
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Release Date:
31 January 2003 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
A Comic Tragedy
Plot:
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel (Philip Seymour Hoffman) turns to gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law (Kathy Bates). full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Good film, made Brilliant by superb performances more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Wilson Joel

J.D. Walsh ... Bern (as JD Walsh)
Jimmy Raskin ... Pad

Kathy Bates ... Mary Ann Bankhead

Erika Alexander ... Brenda
Sarah Koskoff ... Maura
Mark Hannibal ... Waiter with Drink

Jim Wise ... Bland Man

Trace Turville ... Bland Woman

Wayne Duvall ... Gas Station

Stephen Tobolowsky ... Tom Bailey

Kevin Breznahan ... Jim
Jennifer Keddy ... Lynne
David Lenthall ... Hobbytown USA Clerk (as David Lenthal)

Jack Kehler ... Denny
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for drug use, language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
France | Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Quotes:
Model Boat Man: HEY! There's no swimming today!
Wilson Joel: Do you know who I am?
[pause]
Wilson Joel: I am a big fan of Radio Control!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Corpus Christi Carol more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Good film, made Brilliant by superb performances, 2 August 2005
9/10
Author: wesvanhorn from United States

"Love Liza" is a great film. A story about depression and the effect loved ones have on each other, it elicits all kinds of emotions from the audience: Laughter, Sadness, Anger. It deals with two subjects that are not easily displayed on film: Drug Use and Suicide, but deals with them in a brilliant way. After the death of his wife, Wilson (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), is thrown into a state of depression. He finds his wife's suicide note but does not want to open for fear of its contents and begins huffing gasoline to try to steer clear of the pain. Phillip Seymour Hoffman IS Wilson and does not skip a beat the entire film. He is one of this generations greatest actors, and this film shows why. Jack Kehler as Denny turns in a tremendous performance as well as Kathy Bates as Wilson's mother-in-law. Good film, made brilliant by superb performances.

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