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Life as a House

Year:
Duration:
125 min | Argentina:122 min | Finland:120 min | Spain:127 min
Genres:
Drama
IMDB rate:
7.5
Director:
Irwin Winkler
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2001-11-09
Filming Locations: Bermuda
Earnings
Budget: $18,000,000
Opening Weekend: $294,056 (USA) (28 October 2001)
Gross: $15,652,637 (USA) (30 December 2001)
Cast
Actor
Character
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Life as a House
Kevin Kline
George Monroe
Hayden Christensen
Sam Monroe
Jena Malone
Alyssa Beck
Mary Steenburgen
Colleen Beck
Mike Weinberg
Adam Kimball
Scotty Leavenworth
Ryan Kimball
Ian Somerhalder
Josh
Jamey Sheridan
Peter Kimball
Scott Bakula
Officer Kurt Walker
Sandra Nelson
Nurse #1
Sam Robards
David Dokos
John Pankow
Bryan Burke
Kim Delgado
Bob Larson
Barry Primus
Tom
Margo Winkler
Barbara
Brandon Kessel
Marek
Jon Foster
Corey
Art Chudabala
Steven Gardner
Claire Yarlett
Receptionist
Michael O'Guinne
Dale (as Mike O'Guinne)
Tannis Benedict
Secretary
Anne Betancourt
Lois
Jeff LeBeau
Officer
Gwen McGee
Nurse #2
Lisa Lovett-Mann
Young Woman
Hillary Tuck
Alyssa's Friend
Steven Artenian
Contractor
Charles Winkler
Trailer Park Man
Richard Cummings Jr.
Housing Inspector (uncredited)
Michael Hertlein
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Owen Kline
Young Sam on Videotape (uncredited)
William Russ
(uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The original script called for the Guster song "All the Way up to Heaven" to be used in the "car" scene that used the Guster song "Rainy Day" instead.
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William Russ was cast as Officer Kurt Walker and had filmed one scene, but before he could film the rest of his role he was injured in motorbike crash and was replaced by Scott Bakula.
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The writer, Mark Andrus, is a fan of the band Guster, and named the dog after the band and two of the characters (Ryan & Adam) after two of the band members. Two of Guster's songs are featured in the movie.
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Goofs
_Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)_ is playing, supposedly continuously, in the background while Sam is in the shed, trying to explain to his father that he needs to use the bathroom, but the movie jumps around between shots.
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We see Sam putting up Christmas lights for George after he goes to the hospital. Later he's walking away from the house and we see no lights on the house.
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When Robin looks for a dance partner, the boy's arms change position between shots.
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Quotes
George: It's not my back that's killing me.
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George: [to Robin] I can tell you I love you as many times as you can stand to hear it, but all it does is remind us that love is not enough.
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George: My dad used to play this game... I never really understood what it was until after he was gone...
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Faq
Q
What's the name of the soundtrack in the trailer?
A
Mark Isham - Leap Of Faith (starts at 1.01) It's also the soundtrack of No reservations with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart.
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Photos from cast
Kristin Scott Thomas
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