Plot
Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and misanthropic: he's a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellon, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne'er-do-well who's come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him. His daughter, Vanessa, lonely and friendless, who's been bonding with his brother, tries to sabotage dad and the doctor's relationship, but Lawrence is good at that without help. Is there any way these smart people can get a life? Can happiness be pursued beneath layers of irony?
Written by
Mark Poirier
Directed by
Noam Murro
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
QED International, Chesterfield Writer's Film Project, Visitor Pictures, Corduroy Films, Groundswell Productions, Sherazade Film Development, Miramax, GEM Global Entertainment Magyar
Languages
English
Awards
3 nominations