Lonesome Jim (2005)

Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.

Director:

Steve Buscemi

Writer:

James C. Strouse

Stars:

Casey Affleck, Kevin Corrigan, Mary Kay Place

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Casey Affleck	...	Jim
Kevin Corrigan	...	Tim
Mary Kay Place	...	Sally
Seymour Cassel	...	Don
Rachel Strouse	...	Rachel
Sarah Strouse	...	Sarah
Rick Duplissie	...	Bar Patron
Liv Tyler	...	Anika
Mark Boone Junior	...	Evil
Jake La Botz	...	Phillip
Jack Rovello	...	Ben
Don Strouse	...	Neighbor
Doug Liechty Caskey	...	Doug the preacher
Pam Angell	...	Stacy - Prostitute

Storyline

Jim is a young man who, after deciding he can't make it on his own, moves back to his hometown in Indiana -- under his parents' roof. He's saved from his family's dysfunction by a local woman and her son, who sees him as a father figure.

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Plot Keywords:

indiana | factory | ladder factory | money | ladder | 

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Taglines:

Change your outlook. Change your life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

MK2 [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Conociendo a Jim

Filming Locations:

Cromwell, Indiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,798 (USA) (24 March 2006)

Gross:

$154,077 (USA) (9 June 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment), Plum Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several members of the writer's family appears in the film. His brother plays one of the Drug Enforcement Agents. His father is the neighbor in the trampoline scene. His mother appears briefly in the scene when Jim nearly hits a tree. Finally, Jim's nieces Sarah and Rachel are the writer's actual nieces.

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Quotes

Jim: I mean, I'm a fuck-up, but you're a goddam tragedy.

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Connections

References Arthur (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Chase Him"
Written by Geoff Levin and Bruce Chianese
performed by Geoff Levin
Courtesy of Kid Gloves Music

User Reviews

Mary Kay Place Oscar worthy

This is a great film which superbly walks the balance between bleak and hopeful, without ever becoming annoyingly angst ridden or overtly perky. Mary Kay Place, who has been such a solid supporting performer throughout her career, is Oscar worthy as the ever optimistic mom who shows layers upon layers with the simplest gesture -- a wonderful, comic performance. It would be a true tragedy, however likely it is, if the distributors do not put some muscle into a campaign in her favor. Buscemi's direction and the tightrope walk of a script is captivating throughout. Shot on mini-dv and certainly there have been better shot dv features. Film tends to get real noisy in the darks, and the titles during opening credits break to pixels. Too bad too, because it is unlikely this film will be taken as seriously as it deserves to be because the filmmakers/producers failed to take time/cost to make it right.