Information
| Year: | 2009 |
| Rating: | 6.2(1103) |
| Listed in: | Drama, Romance |
| Directed by: | Joshua Goldin |
| Actors: | Matthew Broderick Michael K. Williams Philip Baker Hall Jesse Tyler Ferguson Sanaa Lathan Jodelle Ferland |
| "If the glass is half empty, at least you can't drown." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Joshua Goldin | |
| Actors | |
| Matthew Broderick | as Ben Singer |
| Michael K. Williams | as Ibu |
| Philip Baker Hall | as The Man |
| Jesse Tyler Ferguson | as Cyril |
| Patrick Carney | as Evan |
| Zacharias Foppe | as Leon |
| Paul T. Taylor | as Doug |
| James Burton | as McRory |
| Dan Zanes | as Sweeny |
| John Hambrick | as Judge Raines |
| Drew Waters | as City Lawyer #1 |
| Carrey Bowers | as Stand-up Comic |
| David L.J. George | as Male Nurse |
| William Ragsdale | as Buford Parks |
| David Jensen | as Tow Truck Driver |
| Michael Showers | as Marty Rowe - Lawyer on TV |
| Thomas Ike Awagu | as African Man |
| James Burton | as Record Store Owner |
| Patrick Michael Carney | as Evan Poole |
| Ted Ferguson | as Business Man at Courthouse |
| Rick LaCour | as Ramp Agent |
| Jimmy Lee Jr. | as Comedy Club Patron |
| Eric Kelly McFarland | as Business Executive |
| Johnny Rock | as U.S. Traveler |
| Charles Edward Smith | as Colleague |
| Bill Stinchcomb | as Businessman |
| Actresses | |
| Sanaa Lathan | as Khadi |
| Jodelle Ferland | as Sandra |
| Ally Walker | as Eliza |
| Christy Reese | as Cassie |
| Cristen Barnes | as Suzie |
| Mia Ford | as Maxine - Cyril's Daughter |
| Odessa Sykes | as Laugh Zone MC |
| Linda Leonard | as Doctor |
| Tammy Eaton | as U.S. Traveler |
| Rebecca Holloway | as Comedy Club Patron |
| Cindy McBride | as Female Doctor |
| Donnie McCarron | as U.S. Traveler |
| Amy McGee | as Café Patron |
| Jeannie Perrin | as Bank Employee |
| Charity Schubert | as Proofreader |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | 19 October 2007 - |
| Gross: |
USA - 8,622 USD (17 January 2010) |
| Plot: | Ben Singer sees the glass half full... of polluted water. He bums out his co-workers at a dead-end job proof-reading at a law firm, his ex-wife who's remarried to a Hollywood exec, and his pre-teen daughter who can't handle the negativity. Only his flat-mate, Ibu, a Senegalese security guard, and the old guys at a music store where he jams on acoustic guitar enjoy his company. When Ibu goes into a diabetic coma, Ben invites Ibu's sister, Khadi, to stay with him while she visits her brother from Dakar. She tries to break through Ben's shell with the message that emotions can be magic. He keeps that door closed and may also lose his daughter's affection. Will he ever see possibility? |
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Goofs
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Revealing mistakes: The chess board Ben and Ibou are playing on is placed wrongly. The rightmost square on the row nearest each player is not a white square but a black one. Continuity: The daughter is hiding from him. He is parked outside his old home. When the daughter looks out her window she sees him in the car, with a baseball hat on. Close-ups of him show him as hatless. Revealing mistakes: When Ben folds Ibou's hands after finding him on his bed, you can see Ibou's left hand twitch slightly before Ben touches it. |
Quotes
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Ben Singer: [His car's out of gas] What kind of neighborhood doesn't have a gas station? Khadi: We are like lion and hippo trying to mate. Ben Singer: Which one's the hippo? Khadi: You. Ibu: Maybe you should look at the world as your friend. Ben Singer: Yeah, as soon as I see fish falling from the sky. Ibu: Has anyone ever told you that maybe you are a bit too negative Ben? Ben Singer: [Stares at the Man] Who are you? Are you God? |
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