John came to Hollywood to get that one big break in life. Years have passed since and all he has to show for are a menial job, unpaid bills and airhead friends and he's getting sick of it all. Is there a way out of this downward spiral?
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Rory Cochrane | ... | John | |
| Sean Astin | ... | Andrew | |
| Kyra Sedgwick | ... | Bevan | |
| Ron Livingston | ... | Chad | |
| Christian J. Meoli | ... | Leonard | |
| Sara Melson | ... | Suzie | |
| James Le Gros | ... | Mike, Jr. (as James LeGros) | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Mike Sr | |
| Shawnee Smith | ... | 'Little Tramp' Woman | |
| Jefferson Mays | ... | Hollywood Mogul | |
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Brent J. Williams | ... | Uncle Darr |
| Antoni Corone | ... | Louis | |
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Angel Aviles | ... | Latina Girlfriend |
| Mark Blum | ... | Matthew Greenberg | |
| Channon Roe | ... | Craig | |
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John came to Hollywood to get that one big break in life. Years have passed since and all he has to show for are a menial job, unpaid bills and airhead friends and he's getting sick of it all. Is there a way out of this downward spiral?
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12 July 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$3,589, 12 May 1996Gross USA:
$45,436Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by James Gunn, Mike Meitner, Jim Lang, and Dino English
Performed by The Icons
Courtesy of Ancient Lizard Tribe Records
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Both Rory Cochrane and Renee Zellweger are in Dazed and Confused. See more »Quotes
John: How does a single crappy novel, by some Jackie Collins type, outsell all the books ever written by Hemingway, Faulkner, Salinger combined?See more »
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Ride My BikeWritten by James Gunn, Mike Meitner, Jim Lang, and Dino English
Performed by The Icons
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The Low Life is my favorite movie. This film left me feeling numb, that's when I know if something was good or not. Rory Cochrane gives an amazing performance, which he always does, as the aspiring writer, John Martin. Sean Astin, Ron Livingston, Christian Meoli, Kyra Sedgewick and others also take roles as interesting characters in this well written work of genius. Again I say that this movie is an experience, and to understand this experience you need to see this film. It's so good, I don't want to spoil it for you, so go see for yourself.