Love Liza (2002)
Nach dem Selbstmord seiner Frau Liza überrascht der scheinbar gut gelaunte Wilson Joel seine Kollegen mit dem Entschluss, in das Hotel zurückzukehren, in dem er und Liza einst ihre Flitterwochen verbrachten. Die Frage nach der Ursache ihres Suizids verfolgt ihn bis in das hawaiianische Badeparadies, doch obwohl er ihren Abschiedsbrief stets bei sich trägt, weigert sich der verschlossene Kleinstädter, Lizas Gründe zur Kenntnis zu nehmen. Auf der Rückreise entwickelt er seine Verdrängungsmethode mit Hilfe von Benzin weiter, das er aus dem Tank seines Autos inhaliert. Benebelt durch das Suchtmittel legt er immer merkwürdigere Verhaltensweisen an den Tag und beschwört eine Katastrophe herauf.
Der Regisseur:
Todd Louiso
Der Autor:
Gordy Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman as Wilson Joel |
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Jack Kehler as Denny |
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Sarah Koskoff as Maura |
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Stephen Tobolowsky as Tom Bailey |
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Erika Alexander as Brenda |
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Shannon Holt as Angela Ryan from Bailey Federated |
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Kevin Breznahan as Jim |
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Daniel Farber as Huffer Boy |
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Kelli Garner as Huffer Girl |
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Chris Ellis as Patriot Model Aeronautics Clerk |
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Wayne Duvall as Gas Station |
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Ernest Perry Jr. as Trucker |
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Kathy Bates as Mary Ann Bankhead |
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J.D. Walsh as Bern |
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Jimmy Raskin as Pad |
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Mark Hannibal as Waiter with Drink |
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Jim Wise as Bland Man |
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Trace Turville as Bland Woman |
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Jennifer Keddy as Lynne |
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David Lenthall as Hobbytown USA Clerk |
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Pauline Boyd as Zoo |
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Cullen Douglas as Cashier at Pancake House |
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Joanne Pankow as Grandma Clerk |
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Dan Klaas as Officer Escort |
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George Mills as Pickup Truck Driver |
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Julia Lashae as Breakfast Woman |
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Don Hood as Good Morning Man |
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John McConnell as High School Principal #1 |
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Terry Loughlin as High School Principal #2 |
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Maggie Valentine as Girl on Front Porch |
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Teegan Eley as Jenn |
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Morgan Grace Jarrett as Stacy |
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Annie Morgan as Liza |
| Directing | Todd Louiso | Director |
| Sound | Jim O'Rourke | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jeffrey Roda | Producer |
| Production | Mark Bennett | Casting |
| Production | Chris Hanley | Producer |
| Production | Fernando Sulichin | Producer |
| Production | Ruth Charny | Producer |
| Editing | Anne Stein | Editor |
| Camera | Lisa Rinzler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lisa Mae Fincannon | Casting |
| Production | Monika Mikkelsen | Casting |
| Art | Tim Cohn | Art Direction |
| Production | Rita VanderWaal | Casting |
| Art | Brenna Griffin | Set Decoration |
| Production | D. Scott Lumpkin | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Stephen Beatrice | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jill Newell | Costume Design |
| Production | Daniel Guckau | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rita Dagher | Associate Producer |
| Production | Vincent Maraval | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jim Czarnecki | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yvette Cobarrubias | Associate Producer |
| Production | Rainer Kölmel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Timothy Wayne Peternel | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Katz | Editor |
| Production | Alain de la Mata | Executive Producer |
| Production | Clark McCutchen | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Gordy Hoffman | Screenplay |
| Production | Jacky Lee Morgan | Line Producer |
| Directing | Brian Pitt | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jacob Koskoff | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Kathy Chambless Oliver | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liz Staub | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Jimi Woods | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Leonard Reynolds III | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Alec Boehm | Camera Operator |
| Art | David Adams | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Ben Williams | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Todd Anisman | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dario Biscaldi | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Martina Radwan | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Eric Happoldt | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Brosius | Foley Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Delores Campbell | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Kelly Donnellan | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Todd Anisman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Matthew Gaumer | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Alexander Schwartz | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Will Arnot | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Ian Scott McGregor | Line Producer |
| Production | Barry Steadman | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Art | Mark Hannibal | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leisa Adcock | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Camera | Sean Fennigan | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jesse Dodd | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Charlie Essers | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Corky O'Hara | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Camera | Jonathan Furmanski | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Vienna Abramowitz | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Mark McBryde | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Dell Winter | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | John Walker | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Charlie Essers | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Sholto J. Roeg | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Carmen Soriano | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Scot Broadus | Property Master |
| Camera | Tobin Yelland | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Skip Godwin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Dean Mark Beattie | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Melissa Morgan | Production Coordinator |