The Sky is Falling
8
105 minutes
6/7/2001
Overview
A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is rejected, her non-committal boy friend decides to take a powder, her best friend moves to Mexico for an acting job, and her mother announces that her long presumed dead father is actually a hippie photographer who has come to town to meet her. Sinking into a depression at being a total failure at 28, she starts fantasizing about suicide. In her depths of despair she meets various eccentric characters including a chain-smoking Santa Claus and an obnoxious literary agent. But her belief in herself is only restored when she meets a patient in a hospital where she does volunteer work.
Cast List
Dedee Pfeiffer
as Emily Hall
Laura Leighton
as Amber Lee
Teri Garr
as Mona Hall
Howard Hesseman
as Yogi Cook
Bert Remsen
as Mr. Finch
Lorraine Toussaint
as Janie
Octavia Spencer
as Nurse #2
Merrin Dungey
as Sheila
Fran Bennett
as Mrs. Quinn
Sirena Irwin
as Gabby
Eric Close
as Mike
Ann LeSchander
as Regina
Stefan Marks
as Jerry
T.J. Thyne
as Kid
Dena Dietrich
as Mrs. Jacobs
Mindy Sterling
as Doris
Phina Oruche
as Amanda
Caitlin Dulany
as Carrie
Sean Astin
as Mr. Schwartz
Matt Kaminsky
as Jim
Chris Elliott
as Santa Claus
Garrett M. Brown
as Mr. Williams
Toni Sawyer
as Mrs. Finch
Dan Bucatinsky
as Lab Technician
Audrey Gelfund
as Grandma
Ron Litman
as Clyde
Lori Pfeiffer
as Liz
Katherine Morgan
as ER Nurse
Susan Ripaldi
as Doctor
Tracey Stone
as Denise
Christopher May
as Guy
David Parks
as Man
Rod Roeser
as Elderly Man
Patricia Place
as Elderly Woman
Joe Watson
as Man in Law Firm
Clarinda Ross
as Nurse #1
Gina Mari
as Sarah