Duane Hopwood (2005)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Matt Mulhern

Writer:

Matt Mulhern (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

When the odds are against you, your best bet is a second chance...

Plot:

A down-on-his-luck divorced father struggles to get his life and family back together before it's too late.

Plot Keywords:

Alcoholic Father | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Daisy Ang	...	Frank
Bill Buell	...	Wally
Dick Cavett	...	Fred
Rachel Covey	...	Kate
Mia Dillon	...	Female Judge
Marty Dunn	...	Beefy Bartender
Josh Flitter	...	Jake
Judah Friedlander	...	Anthony
Jim Fyfe	...	Linda's Lawyer
Janeane Garofalo	...	Linda
Jerry Grayson	...	Carl
Joan Griffith	...	Mrs. Wakely
Chance Kelly	...	Tommy
John Krasinski	...	Bob Flynn
Susan Lynch	...	Gina

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

84 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Elevation Filmworks

Trivia:

Filming took only 21 days, and was shot entirely in Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate, Longport and Ocean City, New Jersey.

Movie Connections:

References Alien (1979)

Soundtrack:

ON YOUR SIDE

I love this film!

I loved this film -- it's very well done with a great performance from David Schwimmer. Schwimmer plays a casino pit boss who gradually goes down hill and hits bottom when he's caught driving drunk with his young daughter in the back seat. It's the wake-up call he needs, though,as ex-wife Janeane Garofalo threatens to take away his visitation rights to his two girls. Schwimmer gradually begins to get it together when he forms an unlikely friendship with Judah Friedlander, who as always is funny and brings some much-needed humor to the film. It's like a wonderful short story with a great cast of characters set in a unique place. I highly recommend it.