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?
Release Date: 11 April 2008Runtime: 95 min
Stars:
- Ashton Holmes
- Camille Mana
- Christine Lahti
- David Denman
- Dennis Quaid
- Don Wadsworth
- Ellen Page
- Iva Jean Saraceni
- Kevin James Doyle
- Patrick Sebes
- Paul Huber
- Richard John Walters
- Robert Haley
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Thomas Haden Church
Director: Noam Murro
