Love Liza

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Love Liza

"A Comic Tragedy"

2002

1h 30m

6.4(109 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.

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Cast & Crew

33 members

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Wilson Joel

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Jack Kehler

Denny

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Sarah Koskoff

Maura

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Stephen Tobolowsky

Tom Bailey

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Erika Alexander

Brenda

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Shannon Holt

Angela Ryan from Bailey Federated

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Kevin Breznahan

Jim

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Daniel Farber

Huffer Boy

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Kelli Garner

Huffer Girl

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Chris Ellis

Patriot Model Aeronautics Clerk

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Wayne Duvall

Gas Station

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Ernest Perry Jr.

Trucker

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Kathy Bates

Mary Ann Bankhead

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J.D. Walsh

Bern

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Jimmy Raskin

Pad

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Mark Hannibal

Waiter with Drink

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Jim Wise

Bland Man

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Trace Turville

Bland Woman

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Jennifer Keddy

Lynne

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David Lenthall

Hobbytown USA Clerk

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Pauline Boyd

Zoo

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Cullen Douglas

Cashier at Pancake House

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Joanne Pankow

Grandma Clerk

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Dan Klaas

Officer Escort

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George Mills

Pickup Truck Driver

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Julia Lashae

Breakfast Woman

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Don Hood

Good Morning Man

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John McConnell

High School Principal #1

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Terry Loughlin

High School Principal #2

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Maggie Valentine

Girl on Front Porch

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Teegan Eley

Jenn

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Morgan Grace Jarrett

Stacy

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Annie Morgan

Liza

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