Can a would-be artist find happiness with a woman who has never heard of Jackson Pollock? That's the dilemma facing Alex (Mark Ruffalo), whose life is finally going just the way he'd like; he's scored a one-man show at an upscale gallery, and is sharing an apartment with a beautiful model named Yvette (Anne Marie Johnson). A few days later, however, Alex's life is in tatters; the curator of the gallery informs him his work is soulless and cancels his show, while Yvette hands Alex his walking papers. With no money and nowhere to go, Alex takes a job at a pizza place and finds an flat in a squalid building where the super, Ray (Alan Gelfant) has a habit of walking in unannounced at any time of the day or night. Along with a colorful group of neighbors, including a desperate middle aged woman who can do wonders with Spam and a hooker with a remarkable collection of "work clothes," Alex meets Lori (Beth Ulrich), a sweet-natured woman who has just moved to L.A. from Colorado. At first they seem to hit it off, but Alex thinks Lori lacks Big City sophistication, and she knows nothing about modern art. Alex breaks up with her, but it doesn't take long for him to realize he's made a mistake — or for his neighbors to start reminding him of that. Life/Drawing marked the directorial debut of Dan Bootzin, who co-wrote the screenplay with his producer and spouse, Elizabeth Rivera Bootzin; the film was warmly received in its premier engagement at the 1999 Taos Film Festival.
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Mark Ruffalo | Alex |
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Beth Ulrich | Lori |
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Alan Gelfant | Ray |
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Manuel Cabral | Loverboy |
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Mary Coleston | Sylvia |
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Krystina Carson | Darlene (Parrot Girl) |
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Michael J. Saul | Gallery Owner |
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Rick Peters | Lori's Bad Date |
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Timothy McNeil | Alex's Boss |
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Ralph Rangel | Alex's Co-Worker |
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Geoffrey Hughes | Marco |
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Laurel Green | Coyote Date |
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Sheri Bagley | Ilene |
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Thea Constantine | Linda |
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Don Deforest Paul | Cop |
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Christopher Thornton | Pretentious Artist |
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Sean Howse | Pretentious Artist |
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Darren Crouch | Rude Elevator Guy/Art Gallery Patron |
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Patricia Rivera Crouch | Other Suit/Art Gallery Patron |
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Emad Ghobrial | Other Suit |
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Don Presley | Other Suit |
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Lorraine Kraus | Other Suit/Art Gallery Patron |
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Sherry Kelso | Other Suit |
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Jon Boatwright | Guy in Bar |
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Lois Bootzin | Neighbor Lady |
| Director | Dan Bootzin |
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| Writer | Dan Bootzin, Elizabeth Rivera Bootzin | |
| Producer | Elizabeth Rivera Bootzin, Lawrence Lewis | |
| Photography | Denise Brassard | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Standard (1.33:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Subtitles | Spanish |
| Distributor | MTI |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 07, 2006 |
| Regions | 1 |