Sympathy for Delicious (2010)

A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.

Director:

Mark Ruffalo

Writer:

Christopher Thornton

Stars:

Christopher Thornton, Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Thornton	...	Dean O'Dwyer
Mark Ruffalo	...	Father Joe
Juliette Lewis	...	Ariel Lee
Laura Linney	...	Nina Hogue
Orlando Bloom	...	The Stain
Noah Emmerich	...	Rene Faubacher
James Karen	...	Father Rohn
John Carroll Lynch	...	Evangelist Carroll
Robert Wisdom	...	Prendell
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Oogie
Niko Nicotera	...	Rasha
Deantoni Parks	...	Chuck
Stephen Mendillo	...	Angry Drunk Harv
Sandra Seacat	...	Mrs. Matilda
Daniel Escobar	...	Hector

Storyline

Dean O'Dwyer, also known as ""Delicious D," is an up-and-coming DJ on the underground music scene in Los Angeles. When a motorcycle accident leaves Dean paralyzed, he abandons his turntables for a wheelchair as his once promising career disappears before his eyes. Forced to live out of his car on skid row, Dean begins his descent into depression when he meets Father Joe Roselli, a passionate young priest. Father Joe introduces Dean to the world of faith-healing, an unlikely way for him to begin his quest to walk again. He soon discovers that he possesses the otherworldly power to heal people, but in an odd twist of fate, he is utterly unable to heal himself. Despite Father Joe's warnings, Dean angrily decides to use his newfound gift for fame and fortune. He joins a rock band led by charismatic front man The Stain with bassist Ariel, and manager Nina Hogue. But his newfound notoriety is unable to cure the hurt that encompasses his life. To find true healing, Dean must ultimately ...

---

Plot Keywords:

faith healing | wheelchair | homeless | disc jockey | 

---

Taglines:

You get what you need.

---

Genres:

Drama

---

Certificate:

12

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Carroll Lynch and Robert Wisdom both appeared in Face/Off (1997) 13 years prior, but shared no scenes together.

---

Quotes

Father Joe: So, did you hear about the blind woman who is healed by a man in a wheelchair?

---

Connections

References M*A*S*H (1972)

---

Soundtracks

Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Performed by Jason Hiller
Traditional

User Reviews

Sympathy?

Given the promising cast and the fact that this is a film directed by Mark Ruffalo, I was curious about 'Sympathy for Delicious'. Of course, there are many actor-turned-director films that turned out to be not great, like Johnny Depp's 'The Brave' and 'Sympathy for Delicious' disappoints. To start, the story failed to engage me. It tries to combine elements of spirituality and fantasy into a current day world of drugs, rock and roll and poverty but it simply does not work. The title character is not even remotely likable. Now movies with a hateful lead character could only work if there's something about them or their world that manages to draw the viewer in and this is obviously lacking here. Another thing that's missing here is humour. The supporting cast attempts to provide some but that's not enough. Christopher Thornton is passable at best and he's easily overshadowed by his co-stars especially Linney, Bloom, Lewis and Ruffalo. I doubt Thornton himself is too blame since the character itself is so one-dimensional. Laura Linney is there only in several small sequences but she provides awesome comic relief. Juliette Lewis is very good but she seems to get typecast. Ruffalo is terrific as the priest but if he does continue to direct hope he picks a more interesting subject.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Bolna sucut

Filming Locations:

658 S Main St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,448, 1 May 2011

Gross USA:

$13,826

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,826

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corner Store Entertainment, Super Crispy Entertainment, Volume One Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1