Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot
| Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot | |
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 Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Tod Harrison Williams |
| Produced by |
Al Hayes Jennifer Roth Tod Williams Anne Carey Robert Delp Daniel Sadek Elie Samaha |
| Written by |
Tod Harrison Williams Jeff Nichols |
| Starring |
Seann William Scott Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Deirdre O'Connell Denis O'Hare |
| Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Distributed by | Chicago Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot, also known as Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit [sic] and American Loser, is a 2007 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tod Harrison Williams and based upon the autobiographical book The Little Yellow Bus by Jeff Nichols. It is also known as American Loser, its American DVD and television title.
The film was premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on 14 June 2007 and put on general release in America on 19 September 2008.
Plot
American Loser is a comedy-drama based upon the experiences of comedian Jeff Nichols; it follows Jeff as he encounters a remarkable variety of personal and emotional problems.
Edging closer to his thirties Jeff (Seann William Scott) has a heavy drinking problem coupled with ADHD, dyslexia, and a mild case of Tourette syndrome as well as constant absent-mindedness. He spends most of his time attending support meetings including ones which have no connection to the problems he suffers.
Jeff pins the cause of his problems on his wealthy parents Cynthia (Deirdre O'Connell) and Mike (Denis O'Hare). After being evicted from the garage he rents, with nowhere left to go he manages to connect with Lynn (Gretchen Mol), a woman he met at a support group for people with relationship problems.
Cast
- Seann William Scott as Jeff Nichols
- Gretchen Mol as Lynn
- Deirdre O'Connell as Cynthia
- Kevin Conway as Bert
- Jeff Garlin as Lenny
- Denis O'Hare as Mike
- Stephen Adly Guirgis as Al the Captain
- Charlie Tahan as Jeff as a child
- Tonye Patano as Mrs. Shelby
- Adrian Martinez as Harris
References
External links
- Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot at the Internet Movie Database
- Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot at Rotten Tomatoes