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I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

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I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

"Sometimes love is just a big bowl of wrong."

2006

1h 20m

5.5(49 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Life has its downs for James, living with his mom in Chicago at 39, an aging performer at Second City, eating and weighing too much. A woman he's been dating drops him, as does his agent, her brother. James turns down roles in local TV, roles that make him sad. Someone's remaking his favorite movie, "Marty," a role he'd love, but he doesn't even get an audition.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin

James Aaron

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Beth

Bonnie Hunt

Bonnie Hunt

Stella Lewis

Dan Castellaneta

Dan Castellaneta

Dick

David Pasquesi

David Pasquesi

Luca Giancarlo

Amy Sedaris

Amy Sedaris

School Therapist - Ms. Clark

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Charlie Perlman

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Herb Hope

Joey Slotnick

Joey Slotnick

Larry

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Penelope

Creative team

Directed by: Jeff Garlin
Written by: Jeff Garlin
Produced by: Jeff Garlin
David Miner

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