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Life as a House
2h 5min
DRAMA
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
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Original Title
Life as a House
Critics & Audience Score
5.8
Total Votes
410
Release Year
2001
Runtime (Duration)
2h 5min
Production Budget
$18M
Casting
Actors

Kevin Kline
George Monroe

Hayden Christensen
Sam Monroe

Kristin Scott Thomas
Robin Kimball

Jena Malone
Alyssa Beck

Mary Steenburgen
Colleen Beck

Ian Somerhalder
Josh

Jamey Sheridan
Peter Kimball

Scott Bakula
Officer Kurt Walker

Sandra Nelson
Nurse

Sam Robards
David Dokos

Mike Weinberg
Adam Kimball

Scotty Leavenworth
Ryan Kimball

John Pankow
Bryan Burke

Kim Delgado
Bob Larson

Barry Primus
Tom
Margo Winkler
Barbara

Jon Foster
Corey
Crew

Irwin Winkler
DIRECTOR

Mark Isham
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Mark Andrus
SCREENPLAY

Michael De Luca
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Lynn Harris
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Brian E. Frankish
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Rob Cowan
PRODUCER

Irwin Winkler
PRODUCER

Vilmos Zsigmond
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Julie Monroe
EDITOR
Gary Burritt
NEGATIVE CUTTER

Danny Downey
STUNT DOUBLE
Vincent Lascoumes
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jody Levin
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF POST PRODUCTION

Gary J. Wayton
STUNT COORDINATOR
Carla Fry
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Dick Deats
KEY GRIP
Terry Haggar
COLOR TIMER

Brian E. Frankish
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Erik Holmberg
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Jay Vinitsky
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Louis M. Mann
SET DESIGNER
Joseph Musso
PRODUCTION ILLUSTRATOR
Don Tardino
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
John Leimanis
SET DESIGNER
Ann Harris
SET DESIGNER
Greg Sanger
LEADMAN
Mark W. Brown
SET DRESSER
Nicholas Rymond
LEADMAN
Don Duffield
SECOND ASSISTANT "A" CAMERA
Alan Baptiste
SET DRESSER
Rick Glenn
SET DRESSER
Tony Nagy
FIRST ASSISTANT "A" CAMERA
Jimmy E. Jensen
FIRST ASSISTANT "B" CAMERA
Brian W. Nordheim
FIRST ASSISTANT "B" CAMERA
Chris Squires
"B" CAMERA OPERATOR
Joseph D. Urbanczyk
"A" CAMERA OPERATOR
Tom Hutchinson
CAMERA LOADER
Chris Squires
STEADICAM OPERATOR
Nick Shuster
SECOND ASSISTANT "B" CAMERA
Merie Weismiller Wallace
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
George Flores
UTILITY SOUND
Roger C. Johnson
VIDEO ASSIST OPERATOR
Karen Ruth Getchell
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Richard Lightstone
SOUND MIXER
Gabriel Cubos
BOOM OPERATOR
Tony Gray
UTILITY SOUND
Rick Coffee
FIRST ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Sara Tower
PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
Sean Devine
DOLLY GRIP
Lynell Bangs
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Jennifer Hatton
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Monica Perez
ASSISTANT PROPERTY MASTER
Steven D. Castaneda
ELECTRICIAN
Harold Groshon
ELECTRICIAN
Mathew Waters
SOUND SUPERVISOR
David Grant
DIALOGUE EDITOR
Ritchie Kremer
PROPERTY MASTER
F. Paul Benz
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Brian Seccombe
ASSISTANT PROPERTY MASTER
Mark Wojciechowski
GRIP
Michael Kamper
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Bryan Belair
CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
Christina Smith
MAKEUP ARTIST
Christopher Warren
BEST BOY ELECTRICIAN
Antonio V. Garrido
DOLLY GRIP
Susan Cahill
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
Bonita DeHaven
KEY MAKEUP ARTIST
Paul Prokop
PRODUCTION CONTROLLER
Colin J. Campbell
CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
Jerry C. Deats
BEST BOY GRIP
Carrie Lisonbee
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Virginia G. Hadfield
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Jerry Trent
FOLEY ARTIST
Robert Jackson
DIALOGUE EDITOR
Mathew Waters
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Javier Bennassar
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Alec St. John
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
Tammy Ashmore
MAKEUP ARTIST
Barbara Lorenz
HAIRSTYLIST
Francie Brown
DIALECT COACH
Craig Jurkiewicz
FOLEY EDITOR
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil
MAKEUP ARTIST
Robbie Goldstein
LOCATION MANAGER
Don Tardino
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
Michael Hertlein
DIALOGUE EDITOR
Robert Getty
DIALOGUE EDITOR
Michael Mullane
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Chato Hill
ASSISTANT SOUND EDITOR
Tammy Hynes
SET COSTUMER
Thomas Jones
ADR SUPERVISOR
Jed M. Dodge
DIALOGUE EDITOR
Gary DeBortoli
PAINTER
Michele Payne
HAIRSTYLIST
Mary Elizabeth Still
KEY SET COSTUMER
Lucy Sustar
FOLEY MIXER
Diane Marshall
FOLEY ARTIST
John Ross
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Emma Trenchard
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Rhonda Sherman
STUDIO TEACHER
Johnny E. Jensen
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Alan Freedman
ADR MIXER
Derek Marcil
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Kenneth Robertson
LEAD PAINTER
Tom Carlson
MUSIC EDITOR
John Starr
CRAFT SERVICE
Rebecca Mangieri
CASTING ASSOCIATE
Christy Sumner
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Tim Sassoon
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Vic Heutschy
UNIT PUBLICIST

Cliff Fleming
PILOT
Timothy P. Ryan
TRANSPORTATION CAPTAIN
Robbie Knott
SPECIAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
James Brown
TRANSPORTATION CO-CAPTAIN
J. Dennis Washington
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Randi Hiller
CASTING

Sarah Halley Finn
CASTING
Molly Maginnis
COSTUME DESIGN
Thomas T. Taylor
ART DIRECTION

Denise Pizzini
SET DECORATION
Timothy P. Ryan Jr.
DRIVER