Life as a House
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Irwin Winkler
Scott Bakula
Kevin Kline
Hayden Christensen
Kristin Scott Thomas
Mary Steenburgen
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
George Monroe has had a lifelong ambition to achieve one of the great American Dreams: to build his own home, a refuge set on a cliff at the end of the sea. But it's a dream that George has put off again and again while he's sunk lower and lower--ending up divorced, overworked and estranged not only from friends and family, but from himself. Now George has hit rock bottom and there's nowhere to go... except out onto the edge. His neighbors despise his sagging, dilapidated shack. His teen-aged son would rather stare into space than raise a finger to help him. His ex-wife, who once shared his dream, is now emotionally distant from him. Local city officials want to sabotage his plans. It seems there is no one left with any faith in him. But George is determined to build this house--even if it means refurbishing his entire life. He begins the project alone, but soon attracts a disparate group of people. What begins as a way for George to redeem his own dreams turns into something much bigger...
Director
Irwin Winkler
Cast
Scott Bakula
Kevin Kline
Hayden Christensen
Kristin Scott Thomas
Mary Steenburgen
Jena Malone
Scotty Leavenworth
Tannis Benedict
Art Chudabala
Ian Somerhalder
Hillary Tuck
Sandra Nelson
J J
Anne Betancourt
Jeff Lebeau
Mike Weinberg
Kim Delgado
John Pankow
Steven Artenian
Claire Yarlett
Nick Rymond
Mike O'guinne
Brandon Kessell
Barry Primus
Margo Winkler
Greg Sanger
Lisa Lovett-mann
Jon Foster
Sam Robards
Gwen Mcgee
Jamey Sheridan
Crew
John W Aldys
Elijah Allman
Martin Alvarez
David Amberik
Denise Anderson Poore
Ken Andrews
Mark Andrus
Ramona Andrus
Tammy Ashmore
Lynell Bangs
Johnathan Banta
Joe Barnett
Eric Barrier
Lisa Behlendorf
Bryan Belair
Michelle Belair
Javier Bennassar
Paul Benz
Chris Biggs
Limp Bizkit
Charles Fred Bobbit
Wes Borland
Robb Boyd
Brad Boyer
David Brenner
Dan Brooks
Paul Broucek
Chris Brown
Chuck Brown
Francie Brown
James Brown
James Brown
Mark Brown
Angelina Burnett
Robert K Burns
Gary Burritt
Bobby Byrd
Susan Cahill
Michael E Cain
Colin Campbell
Julie Carideo
Scott Carino
Tom Carlson
Laurie Cartwright
Al Casal
Steve Castaneda
Howard Chapman
Rick Coffee
Rob Cowan
Gabriel Cubos
Angelique Curtis
June Czerwinski
Ron Davis
Sandy De Crescent
Michael De Luca
Jenny Dearmitt
Dicky Deats
Jerry C Deats
Gary Debartoli
Bonita Dehaven
Sean Devine
Leor Dimant
Jed M Dodge
Danny Downey
Matt Dubin
Robert Dudley
Don Duffield
Phil Dupont
Fred Durst
Brad Edmiston
Jeff Egan
John Emory
Doug Evans
Catherine Ferrez
Sarah Halley Finn
Cliff Fleming
George Flores
Brian E Frankish
Brian E Frankish
Alan Freedman
Martin Gantman
Ray Garcia
Adam Gardner
Scott Garrett
Antonio Garrido
Erin Gaynor
Steve Genewick
Karen Ruth Getchell
Robert Getty
Eric Glasser
Emily Glatter
Robert J Goldstein
Oscar Gonzalez
David Goodman
Theo Goutzinakis
David Grant
Tony Gray
Colin Greenwood
Jonathan Greenwood
Hal Groshon
Virginia G Hadfield
Terry Haggar
Ann Harris
Lynn Harris
Jennifer Hatton
Michael Hertlein
John J Hess
Chato Hill
Randi Hiller
Alan Baptiste Hoisington
Jimmy Hoyson
Thomas A Hutchinson
Tammy Hynes
Mark Isham
Mark Isham
Robert C Jackson
Timothy C Jackson
Marc Jacobs
Tony Jacobs
David Jaffe
Alex Jaworski
James Jensen
Jason Jensen
Johnny Jensen
Johnny Jensen
Roger Johnson
Thomas Jones
Craig Jurkiewicz
Michael Kamper
Mark S. Kaufman
Robert L Knott
Key Kolb Iii
Bonnie Kolber
Stephen Krause
Richie Kremer
Ken Kugler
Marty La Comotte
Jason Larocca
Jason Larocca
Vincent Lascoumes
David Ross Lawrence
Christophe Le Chanu
John Leimanis
Annie Lennox
Richard Lightstone
Michael E Listorti
Anthony Longman
Barbara Lorenz
Anthony Lovullo
William F. Luehm
Molly Maginnis
Rebecca Mangieri
Marilyn Manson
Gabriel Mantle
Derek Marcil
Diane Marshall
April K Martens
Canyon Martens
Ginny Martino
Andrew Matthews
Paul Mccauley
Kelsey Mcneal
Augustine Mendez Jr.
Doug Mercer
Ryan Miller
Julie Milstead
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Josephine Monmany
Julie Monroe
Daniel Edward Morgan
J Craig Morrison
Jennifer Mount
Michael Mullane
Jim Murphy
Joseph Musso
Tony Nagy
James Nordberg
Brian Watson Nordheim
Edward O'brien
Kevin Ogilvie
John Otto
Lisa Barkin Oxley
Michele Payne
Monica Perez
Vincent Perry
Scott Pitman
Denise Pizzini Robinson
Paul Prokop
John Reeves
Paul Ripple
Sam Rivers
Kenneth H Robertson
John Rodd
Bob Rosen
Brian Rosenworcel
John Ross
Stephen Ross
Amy Russell
Timothy P Ryan
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for two 2001 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, including Best Actor (Kevin Kline) and Best Supporting Actor (Hayden Christensen).
Winner of the 2001 award for Breakthrough Performance (Hayden Christensen) from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Released in United States Fall October 26, 2001
Limited Release in United States October 26, 2001
Expanded Release in United States November 9, 2001
Released in United States on Video March 26, 2002
Released in United States February 2001
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California as a work-in-progress February 21-28, 2001.
Project was originally in turnaround at Columbia Pictures until New Line Cinema entered into negotiations to finance and distribute the feature.
Began shooting November 27, 2000.
Completed shooting February 21, 2001.
Released in United States Fall October 26, 2001
Limited Release in United States October 26, 2001
Expanded Release in United States November 9, 2001
Released in United States on Video March 26, 2002
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California as a work-in-progress February 21-28, 2001.)
