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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.

Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   3,924 votes
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Director:
Steve Buscemi
Writer:
James C. Strouse (written by)
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Release Date:
16 November 2005 (France) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Change your outlook. Change your life.
Plot:
Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Liv Tyler Gets Romantic
 (From TheMovingPicture. 23 March 2009, 9:45 PM, PDT)

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User Comments:
Poignant Realism, with Jokes more

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
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug content.
Runtime:
USA:91 min | Argentina:91 min | Germany:88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Australia:M | Hungary:14 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Germany:6
Filming Locations:
Cromwell, Indiana, USA more

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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. more
Quotes:
Evil: What do you think of that weed?
Jim: It's a little strong.
Evil: Yeah, I put a little crack in it.
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Movie Connections:
References Henry Fool (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Chase Him more

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19 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
Poignant Realism, with Jokes, 14 March 2006
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Author: Mike Treder (iph1954) from New York City

Annika (Liv Tyler) doesn't like the photo of a dour Ernest Hemingway that Jim (Casey Affleck) has on his bedroom wall. Jim says it's real life. She says it's depressing, and he replies, "Isn't that the same thing?" It's a funny line, but it's also much more. It describes the heart of this terrific new picture directed by Steve Buscemi. He's made a wonderful "small" film about the sadness and disappointment that is so much a part of life, and about how we each must choose to respond. Do we wallow in despair, or can we find hope, joy, and purpose? In "Lonesome Jim," we meet a range of genuine people who exhibit a range of choices -- sometimes conflicting responses within the same character. The casting is superb, and between Buscemi's measured pace and first-time screenwriter Jim Strouse's unpredictable (and semi-autobiographical) story turns, we get to know and care about these people...even though they each exhibit traits we definitely do not like. That's real life.

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