Canada / Sep 13, 2001 / R
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Des Barres | Nigel |
| Richard Bradford | Edward Rodgers |
| Xander Berkeley | Virgil Koster |
| Sherman Howard | Paul Pearson |
| Joe Santos | Domenico |
| Tracey Walter | Bartender |
| Asha Siewkumar | Receptionist |
| Kerry Li | Restaurant Patron |
| Elisa Gallay | Lottie |
| Laura Meshell | Restaurant Patron |
| Rosalind Chao | Female Customer |
| Hannah Sim | Performance Artist |
| Yasmin D'Mello | Yasmin |
| Sonia Sanz | Georgette |
| Marianne Muellerleile | Obnoxious Lady |
| Tommy Perna | Street Car Vendor |
| Ezra Buzzington | Construction Forman |
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| Mark Steger | Performance Artist |
| Joe Drago | Chauffer |
| Michael Hughes | Car Valet |
| Julian Fleisher | Self - Jazz Singer |
| Joseph Paur | Opera Singer |
| Rodney Bingenheimer | Self (uncredited) |
| Greg Bronson | Upscale Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| John Hickenlooper | Worker in Pasadena (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Man from Elysian Fields |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TVA International, CineSon Entertainment, Fireworks Pictures, Gold Circle Films, Pfilmco, Shoreline Entertainment |
| Release date | 13 settembre 2001 |
| Executive producer | Morris Ruskin, Norm Waitt, Larry Katz, Joe Drago, Paul Brooks, Vicky Pike |
| Production | Donald Zuckerman, Josie Wechsler, Andy Garcia, Dara Weintraub, Glenn S. Gainor, Tony Vitale, Andrew Pfeffer, David Kronemeyer |
| Writer | Phillip Jayson Lasker |
| Casting | Heidi Levitt |
| Editing | Michael Brown |
| Cinematography | Kramer Morgenthau |
| Assistant directors | George Hickenlooper |
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| Camera operators | Kramer Morgenthau |
| Additional photography | Kramer Morgenthau |
| Production design | Franckie Diago, Jay Spratt, Dara Waxman |
| Art direction | Jay Spratt, Franckie Diago, Dara Waxman |
| Set decoration | Dara Waxman, Franckie Diago, Jay Spratt |
| Stunts | Tommie Turvey |
| Music | Anthony Marinelli |
| Sound | Anthony Marinelli |
| Costume design | Matthew Jacobsen, Dulcie Smith, Rick Sharp, Tyler Ely, KG Ramsey |
| Makeup | Dulcie Smith, Matthew Jacobsen, Rick Sharp, Tyler Ely, KG Ramsey |
| Hairstyling | KG Ramsey, Matthew Jacobsen, Dulcie Smith, Rick Sharp, Tyler Ely |
| Budget | 6.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 2.006.391 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 13, 2001
Spain / Mar 19, 2004
Digital
France / Jul 29, 2013
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