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James Ponsoldt (writer)
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Release Date:
8 December 2006 (USA) more
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Would you let this man be your father?
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An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nolte) gets a younger friend (Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion. | full synopsis
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James Ponsoldt of OFF THE BLACK: The Media Diet
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Cast

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Trevor Morgan ... Dave Tibbel

Nick Nolte ... Ray Cook
Rosemarie DeWitt ... Debra
Thomas Schall ... Male Parent #1

Paul Urcioli ... Male Parent #2

Johnathan Tchaikovsky ... Paul Michaels

Noah Fleiss ... Todd Hunter
Sonia Feigelson ... Ashley Tibbel

Timothy Hutton ... Mr. Tibbel
James Ponsoldt ... Robby
Darrell Larson ... Doctor

Richard Petrocelli ... Man in Doctor's Office
Richard Terwilliger ... Teacher
Marlyne Afflack ... Nancy
Michael Higgins ... Al Cook
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Off the Black (Italy) (video title) [it]
Off the Black (Greece) (cable TV title) [el]
Saliendo de las sombras (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
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Rated R for a crude sexual remark.
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USA:90 min (Sundance Film Festival) | Argentina:90 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Continuity: When Ray comes to pick up Dave for the reunion, Dave comes downstairs carrying a corsage in a plastic box. When Dave asks Ray if he's going to call him "son" all day, the box and flower disappear. more
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References Doctor Zhivago (1965) more
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34 out of 54 people found the following review useful.
My Take on the Film, 27 January 2006
8/10
Author: bison3113 from United States

Here's my disclaimer: I am related to someone involved in the film, so I'm not completely unbiased. Having said that, I saw the preview at Sundance and I thought it was a great movie. The beginning really conveys a sense of how painfully disconnected and lacking direction Dave Tibble (Trevor Morgan) is. As the film progresses Ray Cook (Nick Nolte), in contrast to Dave's father (Timothy Hutton), shows Dave that whether or not you are completely successful the only way to really live life is to engage with its issues, without self-pity. The cast was all excellent, especially Nick Nolte; he was awesome in in this role. The conclusion of the film is bittersweet yet hopeful.

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