24 hours in L.A.; it’s raining cats and dogs. Two parallel and intercut stories dramatize men about to die: both are estranged from a grown child, both want to make contact, and neither child wants anything to do with dad. Earl Partridge’s son is a charismatic misogynist; Jimmy Gator’s daughter is a cokehead and waif. A mild and caring nurse intercedes for Earl, reaching the son; a prayerful and upright beat cop meets the daughter, is attracted to her, and leads her toward a new calm. Meanwhile, guilt consumes Earl’s young wife, while two whiz kids, one grown and a loser and the other young and pressured, face their situations. The weather, too, is quirky.
Release Date: 7 January 2000Runtime: 188 min
Stars:
- Allan Graf
- Brad Hunt
- Chris O'Hara
- Clement Blake
- Cory Buck
- Frank Elmore
- Genevieve Zweig
- Jim Meskimen
- John Kraft Seitz
- Mark Flannagan
- Neil Flynn
- Pat Healy
- Patton Oswalt
- Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales
- Rod McLachlan
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
