"Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours."

1999

3h 9m

7.7(3708 votes)

Drama

Overview

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

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Cast & Crew

113 members

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Tom Cruise

Frank T.J. Mackey

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Philip Baker Hall

Jimmy Gator

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Phil Parma

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Julianne Moore

Linda Partridge

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William H. Macy

Quiz Kid Donnie Smith

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John C. Reilly

Officer Jim Kurring

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Melora Walters

Claudia Wilson Gator

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Jeremy Blackman

Stanley Spector

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Jason Robards

Earl Partridge

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Melinda Dillon

Rose Gator

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Michael Bowen

Rick Spector

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April Grace

Gwenovier

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Ricky Jay

Burt Ramsey / Narrator

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Emmanuel Johnson

Dixon

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Pat Healy

Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid

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Genevieve Zweig

Mrs. Godfrey

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Mark Flanagan

Joseph Green

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Neil Flynn

Stanley Berry

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Rod McLachlan

Daniel Hill

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Allan Graf

Firefighter

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Patton Oswalt

Delmer Darion

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Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales

Reno Security Guard

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Brad Hunt

Craig Hansen

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Jim Meskimen

Forensic Scientist

Crew

Chris O'Hara

Sydney Barringer

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Clement Blake

Arthur Barringer

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Frank Elmore

1958 Detective

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John Kraft Seitz

1958 Policeman

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Cory Buck

Young Boy

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Tim Soronen

Infomercial Guy

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Jim Ortlieb

Middle-Aged Guy

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Thomas Jane

Young Jimmy Gator

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Holly Houston

Jimmy's Showgirl

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Benjamin Niedens

Little Donnie Smith

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Veronica Hart

Dentist Nurse #1

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Missy Spell Tanner

Dentist Nurse #2

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James Kiriyama-Lem

Dr. Lee

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Jake Cross

Pedestrian #1

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Charlie Scott Jr.

Pedestrian #2

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Juan Medrano

Nurse Juan

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Sound

John Pritchett

Police Captain

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Cleo King

Marcie

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Don McManus

Dr. Landon

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Michael Shamus Wiles

Captain Muffy

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Jason Andrews

Doc

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John S. Davies

Cameraman

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Kevin Breznahan

Geoff, Seminar Guy

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Miguel Pérez

Avi Solomon

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Alfred Molina

Solomon Solomon

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David Masuda

Coroner Man

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Neil Pepe

Officer #1

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Lionel Mark Smith

Detective

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Annette Helde

Coroner Woman

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Lynne Lerner

Librarian

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Felicity Huffman

Cynthia

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Scott Burkett

WDKK Page #1

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Bob Brewer

Richard's Dad

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Julie Brewer

Richard's Mom

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Nancy Marston

Julia's Mom

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Maurey Marston

Julia's Dad

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Jamala Gaither

WDKK P.A.

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Danny Wells

Dick Jennings

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Amy Brown

WDKK Page #2

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Eileen Ryan

Mary

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Meagen Fay

Dr. Diane

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Patricia Forte

Mim

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Luis Guzmán

Luis

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Patrick Warren

Todd Geronimo

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Orlando Jones

Worm

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Virginia Pereira

Pink Dot Girl (voice)

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Craig Kvinsland

Brad the Bartender

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Patricia Scanlon

Cocktail Waitress

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Henry Gibson

Thurston Howell

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Natalie Elizabeth Marston

Julia

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Bobby Brewer

Richard

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Clark Gregg

WDKK Floor Director

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Art Frankel

Old Pharmacist

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Matt Gerald

Officer #2

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Guillermo Melgarejo

Pink Dot Guy

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Paul F. Tompkins

Chad (Seduce & Destroy) (voice)

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Mary Lynn Rajskub

Janet (Frank's Assistant) (voice)

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Jim Beaver

Smiling Peanut Patron #1

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Ezra Buzzington

Smiling Peanut Patron #2

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Denise Woolfork

Smiling Peanut Patron #3

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Michael Murphy

Alan Kligman, Esq.

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Robert Downey Sr.

WDKK Show Director

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William Mapother

WDKK Show Director's Assistant

Crew

Larry Ballard

WDKK Medic

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Brett Higgins

Mackey Disciple Twin #1

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Brian Higgins

Mackey Disciple Twin #2

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Michael Lee Phillips Jr.

Mackey Disciple in Middle

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Lillian Adams

Donnie's Old Neighbor

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Steven Bush

Paramedic #1

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Crew

Mike Massa

Paramedic #2

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Dale Gibson

Paramedic #3

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Scott Alan Smith

E.R. Doctor

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Paul Thomas Anderson

Man Confiscating Sign (uncredited)

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Miriam Margolyes

Faye Barringer (uncredited)

Crew

Bruno Angelico

Fireman #2 (uncredited)

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Directing

Robert Bella

Detective #2 (uncredited)

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Greg Bronson

Waiter (uncredited)

Camera

Douglas Busby

Extra (uncredited)

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Marc Davies

Seminar Attendee #1 (uncredited)

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Bruce Gregory

Randy (uncredited)

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Phil Hawn

Bob (uncredited)

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Spencer Kayden

Seminar Patron (uncredited)

Sound

Brian Kehew

Seminar Patron (uncredited)

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Michael Laren

Officer Tom 1958 (uncredited)

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Aimee Mann

Hot Date Infomercial (uncredited)

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Tom Ohmer

Detective (uncredited)

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Colleen Pelletier

Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)

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Herb Santos Jr.

21 Dealer (uncredited)

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Tom Tangen

Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)

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