Synopsis
Peter is a medical student about to graduate and begin his residency. When his professor fails him, he winds up in bed with an actress and singer named Bogart rolling through Los Angeles. He accompanies her to the redwoods of northern California, where he encounters her eccentric family of pot farmers. But when Bogart runs away without a word, Peter is thrust into the picturesque and bizarre world.
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Cast
- Jeremy StrongPeter
- Fairuza BalkBogart
- Peter BogdanovichProfessor Hadley
- Brad DourifJack
- Frances ConroyRosie
- Madison DavenportCharity
- Chris MessinaMax
- Darren GrodskyBob
- Darren GrodskyEarl
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
Just the type of small film that, if given a chance to be seen by audiences, could become somewhat of a hit for grownups ala "Sideways" or "The Squid and the Whale." - 78
Austin Chronicle
It's like the Sixties never happened, or maybe happened too much. - 75
Chicago Tribune
A slow starter. But what appears to be the cliched "uptight nerd liberated by flighty sprite" tale--done better in films from "Bringing Up Baby" to "Barefoot in the Park"--evolves into something deeper, darker, more resonant. - 60
Variety
Its low-key charms are considerable enough to engage venturesome ticketbuyers. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Has an impressive cast and captures some of that era's fuzzy rebelliousness and humanism, but taken on its own the picture is finally thin stuff. - 50
Village Voice
Jeremy Strong's minimalist performance in the lead role makes for an unconvincing character arc--he seems almost as ill-at-ease and dispirited by the end of the film as he does at the beginning. - 50
The New York Times
These characters are fully alive. But the movie attaches them to a conventional, not to say creaky, hip-meets-square drama. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Not a moment rings true in this sentimental drama.
