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The Living Wake
Genres
Comedy
Overview
A dark comedy set in a timeless storybook universe. Self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew, has one day to live. He has enlisted his best and only friend, Mills Joquin, to take him around on a bicycle powered rickshaw. In a final attempt to probe life’s deepest mysteries, Binew endures one ridiculous trial after the next. He concludes his day with a final performance, his living wake. On a makeshift stage in an open field, Binew’s friends and enemies gather to witness his madness one final time.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
2007-06-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
4.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jesse Eisenberg
Mills
Mike O'Connell
K. Roth Binew
Jim Gaffigan
Lampert Binew
Ann Dowd
Librarian
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine
Prostitute
Eddie Pepitone
Reginald
Jill Larson
Alma Binew
Diane Kagan
Marla
Caleb Wentworth
Young K. Roth
Sam Goldfarb
K. Roth's Doctor
Matthew Cowles
Mossman
Rebecca Comerford
Psychic
Ben Duhl
Liquorsmith
Stephen Brian Jones
Farmer
Peter Paton
Old Man
Aaron J. Patton
Passerby Man
Nicole J. Mitchell
Woman Passerby
Stuart Rudin
Clockmaker
Mark Schulte
Karl Binew
Matt Dwyer
Christian Man #1
Patrick Keane
Christian Man #2
Bryan Brown
Frank
Kurt Haas
Clyde
Ron Lee Savin
Waylon
Harlan Baker
Dr. Schoenberg
Clay Allen
Moustache Man
Ami Ankin
Mother
Jun Kim
Ling
Howard Feller
Roy
Michael Mandel
Landlord
Paul D'Amato
Rutger
Jay Devlin
Demon
Matt Mattingly
Minister (as Matthew Mattingly)
Tony Lewis Centore
Bully #1 (uncredited)
Steve Flyn
Priest (uncredited)
Jillian Mavodones
Dawn's Sister (uncredited)
Leah O'Brien
Extra (uncredited)
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