Directed by:
Michael KalesnikoScreenplay:
Michael KalesnikoCinematography:
Hubert TaczanowskiComposer:
David RobbinsCast:
Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright, Lynn Redgrave, Jared Harris, Peter Riegert, David Krumholtz, Johnathon Schaech, Kaitlin Hopkins, Lucinda Jenney, Peri Gilpin (more)Plots(1)
As L.A's most, if not only, successful playwright, Peter McGowan has hit a creative and personal dry spell. After a string of flops, his new play is set to open, but his producer and cast insist the 10-year-old character in the story doesn't ring true. Challenged to develop a 'real' child for the play, he finds himself blocked. At home, his wife Melanie would like a child of her own, but Peter isn't ready for more distractions. Besides, his perpetually confused mother-in-law has moved in and dealing with her is yet another challenge. Peter also realizes he is being stalked - by a fan who thinks he's the real Peter. He reaches the brink of insanity when the neighbor's new dog starts barking in the night, exacerbating his insomnia. When a recently separated woman and her young daughter Amy move next door, Melanie recognizes an opportunity to assuage her husband's awkwardness with children. And Peter sees this as an opportunity to craft that 'real' child for his play. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kenneth Branagh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/149/166149494_fe8e1f.jpg)
Kenneth Branagh
UK
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
Wallander (2008) (series)
Hamlet (1996)
![Robin Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/835/160835949_4e9fae.png)
Robin Wright
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Unbreakable (2000)
![Lynn Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270279_64819c.jpg)
Lynn Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
![Jared Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273130_524651.jpg)
Jared Harris
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
![Peter Riegert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273864_3d914e.jpg)
Peter Riegert
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
![David Krumholtz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864240_9c7ad2.jpg)
David Krumholtz
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Oppenheimer (2023)
The Ice Storm (1997)
![Johnathon Schaech](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273231_dff8b2.jpg)
Johnathon Schaech
USA
Best movies:
Sparrow (1993)
Texas Rising (2015) (series)
Takers (2010)
![Kaitlin Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/645/158645200_1aac1b.jpg)
Kaitlin Hopkins
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Little Boy Blue (1997)
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
Lucinda Jenney
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
![Peri Gilpin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/316/316822_ca795e.jpg)
Peri Gilpin
USA
Best movies:
Spring Forward (1999)
For the Love of a Child (2006) (TV movie)
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) (TV movie)
![Tamala Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273074_d65aee.jpg)
Tamala Jones
USA
Best movies:
Ordinary Angels (2024)
Blue Streak (1999)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Fred Ewanuick
Canada
Best movies:
The Delicate Art of Parking (2003)
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
![Jay Brazeau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/869/161869713_516f9c.jpg)
Jay Brazeau
Canada
Michael Kalesniko
Canada
Best movies:
![Daniel Stern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/037/165037529_f1394f.jpg)
Daniel Stern
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Next Three Days (2010)
![Markus Redmond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452473_cf9a2b.jpg)
Markus Redmond
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999)
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
![Merrilyn Gann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/636/158636983_e61df7.jpg)
Merrilyn Gann
Canada
Best movies:
Bang, Bang, You're Dead (2002) (TV movie)
The Woodcarver (2012)
Intensity (1997) (TV movie)
![Ty Olsson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279889_117ba5.jpg)
Ty Olsson
Canada
Best movies:
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV movie)
X-Men 2 (2003)
Miracle (2004)
![Enuka Okuma](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/220/163220837_d39226.jpg)
Enuka Okuma
Canada
Best movies:
Stolen (2009)
The Christmas List (1997) (TV movie)
Double Jeopardy (1999)
![Michael Benyaer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000400_6535b3.jpg)
Michael Benyaer
Canada
Best movies:
Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race (2003)
Deadpool (2016)
For the Love of Money (2012)