Movie
Love Liza
Overview
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-12-30
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Kinowelt, Wild Bunch, StudioCanal, Muse Productions, Blacklist Films, Ruth Charny Productions, Jeff Roda Productions
- Country
- United States of America, France, Germany
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Wilson Joel
- Jack Kehler as Denny
- Sarah Koskoff as Maura
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Tom Bailey
- Erika Alexander as Brenda
- Shannon Holt as Angela Ryan from Bailey Federated
- Kevin Breznahan as Jim
- Daniel Farber as Huffer Boy
- Kelli Garner as Huffer Girl
- Chris Ellis as Patriot Model Aeronautics Clerk
- Wayne Duvall as Gas Station
- Ernest Perry Jr. as Trucker
Crew
- Todd Louiso - Director
- Gordy Hoffman - Screenplay
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