Jim begrudgingly returns to his hometown in rural Indiana after failing to make it on his own in New York. He soon remembers why he left: a doting but overbearing mother, a distant father, and a depressed older brother whose "accidents" seem suspect at best. Jim is soon forced to take on his brother's duties -- working at his parent's factory and helping out with his two rambunctious nieces. Crippled by obligations and anxieties, Jim trudges on though every day monotones and the family's collapse after mom is mistakenly taken for a suburban drug smuggler. Almost miraculously, hope springs from his developing relationship with a local nurse and her young son, and Jim slowly learns to move forward without leaving anyone behind.
Production InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment); Plum Pictures;
Cast Names Jude Barger; Nick Boyd; Michael Buscemi; Casey Affleck; Kevin Corrigan; Mary Kay Place; Seymour Cassel; Rachel Strouse; Sarah Strouse; Rick Duplissie; Liv Tyler; Mark Boone Junior; Jake La Botz; Jack Rovello; Don Strouse; Doug Liechty Caskey; Pam Angell;
Box Office USD 154,077
Release Date 2005-01-22 (Sundance Film Festival) 2005-03-10 (Cleveland International Film Festival) 2005-04-18 (Philadelphia International Film Festival) 2005-04-21 (Independent Film Festival of Boston) 2005-04-21 (Indianapolis International Film Festival) 2005-05-02 (Athens Ohio International Film Festival) 2005-06-10 (Seattle International Film Festival) 2006-03-24 (limited) 2006-03-31 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Genres Comedy; Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug content.
Running Time 1 hr. 31 min. 1 hr. 31 min. 1 hr. 28 min.