American Dreamer - Trailer - Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine
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DIRECTED BY: Paul Dektor
WRITTEN BY: Theodore Melfi
STORY BY: Theodore Melfi and Chris Wehner
STARRING: Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Kim Quinn, Danny Pudi, Michelle Mylett, with Danny Glover and Matt Dillon
PRODUCED BY: Theodore Melfi, Kim Quinn, Peter Dinklage, David Ginsberg, Toyo Shimano, and Paul Dektor
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY:
Kevin Root
RUN TIME:
98 Minutes
RATING:
Not Rated
SYNOPSIS:
American Dreamer, based on a true story from Chicago Public Radio’s The American Life, is the story of Phil Loder (Dinklage), a twice divorced, frustrated, underpaid professor of economics, whose grand dream of home ownership is tragically out of reach. When an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes his way, Phil strikes a deal with Astrid Finnelli (MacLaine), a lonely, childless, near-death widow who offers her sprawling estate for pennies. But Phil quickly learns the deal is too good to be true and the American dream is not quite what it used to be. The film also stars Matt Dillon, Danny Glover, Daniel Pudi, and Michelle Mylett.
WRITTEN BY: Theodore Melfi
STORY BY: Theodore Melfi and Chris Wehner
STARRING: Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Kim Quinn, Danny Pudi, Michelle Mylett, with Danny Glover and Matt Dillon
PRODUCED BY: Theodore Melfi, Kim Quinn, Peter Dinklage, David Ginsberg, Toyo Shimano, and Paul Dektor
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY:
Kevin Root
RUN TIME:
98 Minutes
RATING:
Not Rated
SYNOPSIS:
American Dreamer, based on a true story from Chicago Public Radio’s The American Life, is the story of Phil Loder (Dinklage), a twice divorced, frustrated, underpaid professor of economics, whose grand dream of home ownership is tragically out of reach. When an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes his way, Phil strikes a deal with Astrid Finnelli (MacLaine), a lonely, childless, near-death widow who offers her sprawling estate for pennies. But Phil quickly learns the deal is too good to be true and the American dream is not quite what it used to be. The film also stars Matt Dillon, Danny Glover, Daniel Pudi, and Michelle Mylett.