The Toe Tactic (2009)
Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office assistant, ignoring her mother's calls, talking to herself in mirrors, and rejecting any offered intimacy. She's watched over by comic extraterrestrial beings whom we see as cartoon squiggles. They ensure that random acts bring her connections - with a neighbor boy, his mother, and his surreptitious piano teacher (the lad wants to surprise his mom). She also meets an elevator operator in the building where she temps for Ms. Hadaway, a widow with perfect diction. Can Mona take a few steps on the road to expressing emotion?
Director: Emily Hubley
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Lily Rabe as Mona Peek |
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Daniel London as Elevator Man |
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H. Jon Benjamin as Police Officer |
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Kevin Corrigan as Hector Freegood |
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David Cross as Timmy (voice) |
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Jane Lynch as Honey Strumpet |
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Eugene Mirman as Night Elevator Man |
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Xander Berkeley as Dad |
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Richard Cox as Stalker Timmy |
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Ann Dowd as Honey Woman |
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Jon Glaser as Tooot |
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Sakina Jaffrey as Lacticia Utt |
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Mary Kay Place as Mom |
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John Sayles as Cramden |
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Marian Seldes as Eunice (voice) |
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Eli Wallach as Maestro |
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Sean Mana as Wilson Utt |
| Directing | Emily Hubley | Director |
| Writing | Emily Hubley | Writer |
| Sound | Ira Kaplan | Original Music Composer |
