A little imagination goes a long way
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.
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Contemporary, classical in form, intimate and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Jeff DanielsRichard Dunn
- Emma StoneAbby
- Ryan ReynoldsCaptain Excellent
- Lisa KudrowClaire Dunn
- Kieran CulkinChristopher
- Hunter ParrishBryce
- Arabella FieldLucy
- Chris ParnellPeter
- Eric GillilandUPS Guy
- Louis RosarioBryce's Posse
Crew
- Kieran MulroneyDirector
- Michele MulroneyDirector
- Kieran MulroneyScreenplay
- Michele MulroneyScreenplay
- Eigil BryldDirector of Photography
- Mark McAdamOriginal Music Composer
- Sam SeigEditor
- Guymon CasadyProducer
- Art SpigelProducer
- Ara KatzProducer
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