Movie
Imaginary Heroes
Overview
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each member of his family struggles to recover from the tragedy with mixed results.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-09-14
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I), QI Quality International GmbH & Co. KG, Signature Pictures, Linson Entertainment
- Country
- Belgium, Germany, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sigourney Weaver as Sandy Travis
- Emile Hirsch as Tim Travis
- Jeff Daniels as Ben Travis
- Michelle Williams as Penny Travis
- Kip Pardue as Matt Travis
- Deirdre O'Connell as Marge Dwyer
- Ryan Donowho as Kyle Dwyer
- Suzanne Santo as Steph Connors
- Jay Paulson as Vern
- Luke Robertson as Jack Johnson
- Lee Wilkof as Mitchell Goldstein
- Terry Beaver as Dr. Montey
Crew
- Dan Harris - Director
- Dan Harris - Writer
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