Laurel Canyon

"Somewhere between Hollywood and the rest of the world."

Mar 28 2003 R 1h 43m
Drama

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

Plot

Newly graduated psychiatrist Sam and his fiancee Alex move to Los Angeles for Sam's residency and into Sam's mother's house in upscale Laurel Canyon. Only problem is, Sam's mother is still there, supposedly finishing up a record that she's producing for the band of her new boy toy, Ian. She seems more interested in smoking pot and drinking than actually working though. Alex doesn't mind but Sam is quite upset. Alex starts off focused on her work (finishing a dissertation on genomics), but is soon distracted by the rock-'n-roll lifestyle going on around her. Meanwhile, Sam is equally distracted by beautiful Israeli intern Sara.

Written by

Lisa Cholodenko

Directed by

Lisa Cholodenko

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Antidote Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
17,795
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA