Directed by:
CarterCinematography:
Doug ChamberlainComposer:
J. RalphCast:
James Franco, Catherine Keener, Fallon Goodson, David Strathairn, Vince Jolivette, Carter, Jon Prescott, Jean Carter, Jermaine Crawford, Mary Beth Peil (more)Plots(1)
Once the star of television's most popular daytime soap, James, has retreated to a quiet coastal town to nurse the slow unravelling of his mind. With him is his sister, Patricia, whose own mental illness has left her a shadow of her former self and Catherine, James's dearest friend and artistic collaborator. Drawn together by their creative connection but repelled by their individual idiosyncrasies, James, Catherine and Patricia struggle to reach an elusive equilibrium in their domestic life. As James's grasp on reality begins to loosen, however, he becomes preoccupied by the fear that when he goes he'll leave his life's work - a sweeping memoir - behind him. To soothe his growing unease, he talks Catherine into pact: if one person dies, the other will finish his/her work. But simple promises are never as simple as they seem. (Gryphon Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![James Franco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/058/162058147_7f5074.png)
James Franco
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (2015) (theatrical recording)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
An American Crime (2007)
![Catherine Keener](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269037_a9bc3c.jpg)
Catherine Keener
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
![Fallon Goodson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605854_1b5ff0.jpg)
Fallon Goodson
Best movies:
Maladies (2012)
Child of God (2013)
L!fe Happens (2011)
![David Strathairn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267817_d1e782.jpg)
David Strathairn
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
Vince Jolivette
USA
Best movies:
Maladies (2012)
The Ape (2005)
Good Time Max (2007)
Jon Prescott
USA
Best movies:
The Holiday (2006)
Howl (2010)
Maladies (2012)
Jean Carter
Best movies:
Maladies (2012)
![Jermaine Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/755/162755675_916aee.png)
Jermaine Crawford
USA
Best movies:
Maladies (2012)
An American Affair (2008)
Explicit Ills (2008)
![Mary Beth Peil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/677/162677804_380132.png)
Mary Beth Peil
USA
Best movies:
The Odd Couple II (1998)
Collateral Beauty (2016)
Maladies (2012)
Madalyn Lester
USA
Best movies:
Maladies (2012)
Good Time Max (2007)
Immortally Yours (2009)
Meredith Anne Bull
Best movies:
Maladies (2012)
Strange Magic (2015)
Harold (2008)
Julie Sharbutt
Best movies:
Maladies (2012)
True Story (2015)