Lonesome Jim (2005)

Director:

Steve Buscemi

Writer:

James C. Strouse (written by)

Release Date:

16 November 2005 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Change your outlook. Change your life.

Plot:

Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.

Plot Keywords:

Indiana | Factory | Nurse | Coma | Ladder Factory

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Casey Affleck	...	Jim
Kevin Corrigan	...	Tim
Mary Kay Place	...	Sally
Seymour Cassel	...	Don
Rachel Strouse	...	Rachel
Sarah Strouse	...	Sarah
Rick Duplissie	...	Bar Patron
Liv Tyler	...	Anika
Mark Boone Junior	...	Evil
Jake La Botz	...	Phillip
Jack Rovello	...	Ben
Don Strouse	...	Neighbor
Doug Liechty Caskey	...	Doug the preacher
Pam Angell	...	Stacy - Prostitute

Also Known As:

Facér Jimmy (Hungary) [hu]
Jim, el solitario (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
Lonesome Jim (Italy) (DVD title) [it]
Lonesome Jim (France) [fr]
Lonesome Jim - Manche Leute sollten keine Eltern sein (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Lonesome Jim. (Finland) [fi]
O Solitário Jim (Brazil) [pt]
O monahikos Jim (Greece) (DVD title) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

USA:91 min | Argentina:91 min | Germany:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Australia:M | Hungary:14 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Cromwell, Indiana, USA

Company:

InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)

Trivia:

The shoot took 16 days.

Quotes:

Jim: I sort of came back to have a nervous breakdown, but my brother beat me to it.

Movie Connections:

References Henry Fool (1997)

Soundtrack:

Chase Him

hilariously honest

Laughing about other people's misery is something many of us like to do. Lonesome Jim gives us ample opportunity to do so. The admirable thing is, that the events and comments that make us laugh out loud here, aren't contrived or even over the top. There are people like that, they talk like that, they put each other down like that and most of all: they get by, just like that. Jim goes out of his way to avoid challenges, and that is nothing uncommon. The movie is painfully honest about average people's lives, and that is what makes this movie not just funny, but also heart-wrenching to see. It *is* funny though, very much so, even. The laughter in the audience was so loud at times I couldn't make out the next sentence. The characters know not to expect too much of life, and they don't. But they get by, just like we do, and with a little love, a little companionship and a little bit of happiness, that is enough.