When an uptight young man and his fiancee move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.
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| Frances McDormand | ... | Jane | |
| Christian Bale | ... | Sam | |
| Kate Beckinsale | ... | Alex | |
| Natascha McElhone | ... | Sara | |
| Alessandro Nivola | ... | Ian McKnight | |
| Lou Barlow | ... | Fripp (as Louis Knox Barlow) | |
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Russell Pollard | ... | Rowan |
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Imaad Wasif | ... | Dean |
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Mickey Petralia | ... | Mickey |
| Melissa De Sousa | ... | Claudia | |
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Alexandra Carter | ... | Darla |
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Michelle DeMirjian | ... | China (as Michelle Demirjian) |
| Rick Gonzalez | ... | Wyatt | |
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Dennis Howard | ... | Mr. Elliot |
| Catherine McGoohan | ... | Mrs. Elliot | |
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Newly graduated psychiatrist Sam and his fiancee Alex move to Los Angeles for Sam's residency and into Sam's mother's house in upscale Laurel Canyon. Only problem is, Sam's mother is still there, supposedly finishing up a record that she's producing for the band of her new boy toy, Ian. She seems more interested in smoking pot and drinking than actually working though. Alex doesn't mind but Sam is quite upset. Alex starts off focused on her work (finishing a dissertation on genomics), but is soon distracted by the rock-'n-roll lifestyle going on around her. Meanwhile, Sam is equally distracted by beautiful Israeli intern Sara. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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On the road to the perfect life, Sam & Alex took a little detour.Genres:
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28 March 2003 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Atracção Acidental See more »Filming Locations:
Chateau Marmont - 8221 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$149,099, 9 March 2003, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$3,663,356, 3 August 2003Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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(2002)
Written by Daniel Lanois, Mark Linkous and Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Performed by Daniel Lanois, Mark Linkous and Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Mark Linkous appears courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
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The album-wrap party takes place in a suite on an upper floor of the Chateau Marmont (we see Ian order more champagne for the "penthouse suite", and the view from the balcony is clearly an upper floor). Yet when Sam storms out of the suite, then runs downstairs while arguing with Jane, they only descend one flight before reaching the lobby. There is a cut, but the dialog implies that no time was cut from their descent. See more »Crazy Credits
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Chateau Ramble(2002)
Written by Daniel Lanois, Mark Linkous and Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Performed by Daniel Lanois, Mark Linkous and Justin Meldal-Johnsen
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Laurel Canyon deals about the adversities you have to deal with whether you are more or less experienced. Every character on this story has different experiences: some are more naïve, some are more bohemian, some are more averse, and some don't care at all, but all of them have consciously made a mistake. I say consciously because there's no such thing as someone making mistakes in these situations without thinking thoroughly about the outcome. The premise and development are as simple as it can be, but simplicity doesn't mean banality. The screenplay in its simplicity has an incredible depth and reliability, whether it is on the awkward situations characters get into, or the sexual adventures, that some of us have been through. And to those who have, this movie speaks our language, because it relies on us and us in it. This is why some independent movies are such a pleasure to watch, because even though we are not there, we are those characters.