Germany / USA,
2000, 110 min
Directed by:
Neil LaButeCinematography:
Jean-Yves EscoffierComposer:
Rolfe KentCast:
Morgan Freeman, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart, Crispin Glover, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Allison Janney, Kathleen Wilhoite (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Betty Sizemore, a waitress in a small Kansas town who lives vicariously through her favorite soap opera stars, fantasizes about a perfect life like that of the doctors and nurses on the TV show A REASON TO LOVE. When her insensitive husband brings an illegal business deal into their home and is brutally murdered, Betty escapes into her soap opera fantasy and begins a search for the dashing Dr. Ravell, whom she believes to be her long-lost love. Meanwhile, the killers realize Betty was a witness to the crime and begin a cross-country pursuit to find her. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2000 - Best Foreign Independent - English Language
Golden Globes
- 2001 - Renée Zellweger (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2000 - James Flamberg, John C. Richards (Best Screenplay)
- 2000 - Neil LaBute (Golden Palm - Official Competition)