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Release Date: 2005 Cast: Jerry Grayson, Susan Lynch, Ramya Pratt, Steve Schirripa, John Krasinski, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander, Dick Cavett, Bill Buell, David Schwimmer
Categories: Movies, Indie Duane Hopwood is a 2005 film featured in the Sundance Film Festival. It stars David Schwimmer and Janeane Garofalo, and includes John Krasinski, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Rachel Covey, and Mia Dillon. It was released by IFC Films in November 2005.
Its plot centers on the titular character (Schwimmer), an alcoholic whose life is spiraling downward rapidly after his divorce from Linda (Garofalo).
The movie, writer/director Matt Mulhern's second film, was well-received by critics, named by Roger Ebert as "one of the best movies of 2005." He also said that David Schwimmer... MORE
Duane Hopwood is a 2005 film featured in the Sundance Film Festival. It stars David Schwimmer and Janeane Garofalo, and includes John Krasinski, Judah Friedlander, Susan Lynch, Dick Cavett, Rachel Covey, and Mia Dillon. It was released by IFC Films in November 2005.
Its plot centers on the titular character (Schwimmer), an alcoholic whose life is spiraling downward rapidly after his divorce from Linda (Garofalo).
The movie, writer/director Matt Mulhern's second film, was well-received by critics, named by Roger Ebert as "one of the best movies of 2005." He also said that David Schwimmer gave a "career-transforming performance." IFC did not release the film in New York or Los Angeles, focusing instead on such hotspots as Philadelphia, Tucson and Kansas City. HBO released the DVD in April 2006 and Showtime and The Movie Channel began the cable run in December 2006.
Duane Hopwood (David Schwimmer) is a father sharing custody of his two young daughters with his ex-wife Linda (Janeane Garofalo).
The film opens with a montage showing Duane's slide into alcoholism: starting with a happy family meal; moving onto a scene of him drinking casually at home; then a scene of him drinking in a LESS
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