The Dying Gaul (2005)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Craig Lucas

Writer (WGA):

Craig Lucas (screenplay)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.

Plot Keywords:

Screenwriter | Masturbation Scene | Death | Female Nudity | Screening Room

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Patricia Clarkson	...	Elaine Tishop
Campbell Scott	...	Jeffrey Tishop
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Robert Sandrich
Ryan Miller	...	Max Tishop
Faith Jefferies	...	Debbon Tishop
Robin Bartlett	...	Bella
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Olaf
Kelli O'Hara	...	Liz
Dee Dee Flores	...	Emad
Elizabeth Marvel	...	Kelli Cartonis
Don Johanson	...	Male Guest
Bill Camp	...	Malcolm Cartonis
Linda Emond	...	Dr. Marta Foss

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

USA:101 min | Canada:95 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rebel Park Pictures

Trivia:

The film is dedicated to writer/director Craig Lucas's best friend, playwright Tony Kushner.

Quotes:

[as he hugs Robert]
Jeffrey: You are very handsome. And I'm getting a little turned on. Are you?

Movie Connections:

References La nuit américaine (1973)

Oh, please. Peter is cute; it ends there.

The acting is to die for; the cliff house is to die for; Peter Sarsgaard is to die for. In other words, the movie's not ALL bad; it just falls apart really quick - and unfortunately in just those key plot moments, so you walk out of the theater ready to slice it like a Ginsu, then talk about something else.

Like, did they really have to beat us over the head about the POISON PLANT that JUST HAPPENS to grow in the back yard. Didn't see that coming. Or about emailing with a dead person? Huh? Or how Peter conveniently FORGETS he told that woman his favorite online chat site. Oops. Or when one of the characters admits to being bisexual... HELLO, YA THINK??

Go. See it. Really. I MEAN it - if you want to get out of the house and/or satisfy your curiosity. But at the same time, prepare to cringe when Sarsgaard screams like a little girl during his orgasm. Actually, any little girl would sound like a grizzled old lumberjack next to Sarsgaard's orgasmic tittering.