"He had a great job, beautiful wife and a habit the size of Utah."

1998

1h 28m

5.9(129 votes)

Drama

Overview

Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ben Stiller

Jerry Stahl

Elizabeth Hurley

Sandra

Maria Bello

Kitty

Owen Wilson

Nicky

Lourdes Benedicto

Vola

Peter Greene

Gus

Cheryl Ladd

Pamela Verlaine

Fred Willard

Craig Ziffer

Charles Fleischer

Allen from Mr. Chompers

Janeane Garofalo

Jana Farmer

Creative team

Directed by: David Veloz
Written by: David Veloz
Produced by: Don Murphy
Jane Hamsher

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