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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Title: The Low Life (1995)
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| 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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Rory Cochrane and Renée Zellweger appeared in Dazed and Confused (1993), Love and a .45 (1994), and Empire Records (1995). See more »Quotes
John: It was more of a controlled mental breakdown. It was okay. Everybody should have one.See more »
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12 July 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$3,589, 12 May 1996Gross USA:
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The characters don't interact with each other very well, but separately they are very interesting. I especially liked Sean Astin's Andrew, a lonely twenty-something with a penchant for 80s power ballads. James LeGros is up to his usual standards as Michael Schroeder, Jr., the landlord who sends his temps to do everything from plumbing to evictions.
I usually like Rory Cochrane, but either his character wasn't written all that well (probably the case) or he didn't do it very well. At the end you're more interested in Andrew's fate than anyone else's.