The Living Wake
4.4 / 10
English / 91 min. / 2007-06-06
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Storyline:
A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.
Cast:
Jesse Eisenberg
as Mills
Mike O'Connell
as K. Roth Binew
Jim Gaffigan
as Lampert Binew
Ann Dowd
as Librarian
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
as Prostitute
Eddie Pepitone
as Reginald
Jill Larson
as Alma Binew
Diane Kagan
as Marla
Caleb Wentworth
as Young K. Roth
Sam Goldfarb
as K. Roth's Doctor
Matthew Cowles
as Mossman
Rebecca Comerford
as Psychic
Ben Duhl
as Liquorsmith
Stephen Brian Jones
as Farmer
Peter Paton
as Old Man
Aaron J. Patton
as Passerby Man
Nicole J. Mitchell
as Woman Passerby
Stuart Rudin
as Clockmaker
Mark Schulte
as Karl Binew
Matt Dwyer
as Christian Man #1
Patrick Keane
as Christian Man #2
Bryan Brown
as Frank
Kurt Haas
as Clyde
Ron Lee Savin
as Waylon
Harlan Baker
as Dr. Schoenberg
Clay Allen
as Moustache Man
Ami Ankin
as Mother
Jun Kim
as Ling
Howard Feller
as Roy
Michael Mandel
as Landlord
Paul D'Amato
as Rutger
Jay Devlin
as Demon
Matt Mattingly
as Minister (as Matthew Mattingly)
Tony Lewis Centore
as Bully #1 (uncredited)
Steve Flyn
as Priest (uncredited)
Jillian Mavodones
as Dawn's Sister (uncredited)
Leah O'Brien
as Extra (uncredited)