"Huff" (2004) TV series 2004-2006

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Creator:

Bob Lowry

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

7 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Life. Sometimes you wake up in the middle of it.

Plot:

Psychiatrist Craig Huffstodt (Azaria) experiences his own midlife crisis.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Alcoholism | Stalker | Father Son Relationship | Overbearing Mother

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Hank Azaria	...	Dr. Craig 'Huff' Huffstodt (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Paget Brewster	...	Beth Huffstodt (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Anton Yelchin	...	Byrd Huffstodt (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andy Comeau	...	Teddy Huffstodt (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Blythe Danner	...	Isabelle 'Izzy' Huffstodt (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Oliver Platt	...	Russell Tupper (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kimberly Brooks	...	Paula Dellahouse (23 episodes, 2004-2006)
Liza Lapira	...	Maggie Del Rosario / ... (21 episodes, 2004-2006)
Faith Prince	...	Kelly Knippers / ... (19 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jack Laufer	...	Homeless Hungarian (14 episodes, 2004-2006)

Also Known As:

!Huff (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

55 min (approx)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Delfino Stages - 12501 Gladstone Avenue, Sylmar, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Sony Pictures Television

Movie Connections:

Featured in 'Huff': Around the Edges (2004) (TV)

Showtime matches HBO's content

Like HBO's The Sopranos, Showtime's HUFF shows us as much about the interior lives of its characters as it does their exterior relationships and problems.

Azaria is brilliant as a well-known, highly paid psychiatrist whose practice overlaps into his family's life in countless ways, often at the expense of his own interior self-expression (except through fleeting appearances of a phantom character) and his family's safety and security. The rational approach he has to display at all times -- in other words, is practiced in displaying -- almost becomes his downfall.

Oliver Platt -- as Huff's longtime friend and successful, raunchy attorney -- and Blythe Danner -- as Huff's mother -- practically steal the show because they're both great actors and they've both been given off-the-wall, fascinating, likable characters. Platt and Danner provide some of the funniest moments. Swoozie Kurtz guest stars as the mother of Huff's wife, and is compelling in her struggle with cancer.

Drama, marital conflict, mother/son problems, unmet needs, occasional frightening violence, drugs, teen sex, kids acting more mature sometimes than their parents: HUFF has it all. And it's relieved by quirky, sometimes laughing-out-loud comedic moments. As well as the consistent solid acting and interesting story lines.

I'm not sure I can wait a year to see what happens next. The last episode left me on the edge of my chair.

Frankly, I signed up with Showtime so I could get the Sundance Channel. But, I'd keep subscribing just to catch HUFF.