Summary

Lawrence Wetherhold is miserable and misanthropic: he’s a widower, a pompous professor at Carnegie Mellon, an indifferent father to a college student and a high-school senior, and the reluctant brother of a ne’er-do-well who’s come to town. A seizure and a fall send Lawrence to the emergency room where the physician, a former student of his, ends up going on a date with him. His daughter, Vanessa, lonely and friendless, who’s been bonding with his brother, tries to sabotage dad and the doctor’s relationship, but Lawrence is good at that without help.

Cast

Dennis Quaid … Lawrence Wetherhold

Sarah Jessica Parker … Janet

Thomas Haden Church … Chuck

Ellen Page … Vanessa Wetherhold

Ashton Holmes … James Wetherhold

Christine Lahti … Nancy

Camille Mana … Missy Chin

David Denman … William

Release Dates

USA 1 November 2007 (American Film Market)

USA 20 January 2008 (Sundance Film Festival)

USA 11 April 2008