A Slipping-Down Life

For the novel by Anne Tyler, see A Slipping-Down Life (novel).
A Slipping-Down Life
Theatrical poster
Directed byToni Kalem
Written byToni Kalem
Anne Tyler (novel)
Produced byRichard Raddon
StarringLili Taylor
Guy Pearce
CinematographyMichael F. Barrow
Edited byHughes Winborne
Music byPeter Himmelman
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Release dates
  • January 22, 1999 (1999-01-22) (Sundance)
  • May 14, 2004 (2004-05-14) (US: limited)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$107,099 (US and Canada)[1]

A Slipping-Down Life is a 1999 romantic drama film directed by Toni Kalem. Based on a novel by Anne Tyler, it stars Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce.

Plot

Shy loner Evie (Taylor) hears musician Drumstrings Casey (Pearce) on the radio one night and becomes infatuated with him. She pursues him, carving his name (sadly, backwards) in her forehead with broken glass, and eventually they meet and then marry. They both still struggle to make something of their lives.

Cast

Distribution

A Slipping-Down Life premiered on January 22, 1999, at the Sundance Film Festival, distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. It was given limited theatrical release in the United States on May 14, 2004.

Awards

The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1999 Sundance Festival. In 2004 it won the Special Jury Prize at the Indianapolis International Film Festival and Lili Taylor won the Achievement Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival. In that year it was also nominated for a Golden Trailer Award.

References

  1. ^ "A Slipping Down Life (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.