DVD 125 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
Life As A House
New Line Home Entertainment (2001)
In Collection
#108

Seen It:
Yes
Drama
USA  /  English

Kevin Kline George
Kristin Scott Thomas Robin
Hayden Christensen Sam
Jena Malone Alyssa
Mary Steenburgen Coleen
Mike Weinberg Adam
Scotty Leavenworth Ryan
Ian Somerhalder Josh
Jamey Sheridan Peter
Scott Bakula Kurt Walker
Sandra Nelson Nurse
Sam Robards David Dokos
John Pankow Bryan Burke
Kim Delgado Bob Larson
Barry Primus Tom

Director Irwin Winkler
Producer Irwin Winkler; Michael De Luca
Writer Mark Andrus
Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond
Musician Mark Isham

George Monroe (Kevin Kline)had always been meaning do the things in life that would make him happy, but instead he struggled along in a dead-end job as an architect and a failing marriage, raising a rebellious son. One of the things he had always envisioned doing was tearing down a broken-down house with a beautiful view of the ocean he had inherited and building one of his architectural dreams in its place. When he discovered he has terminal cancer, he forces his son Sam (Hayden Christensen) to help him in the project. Without revealing that he is sick, tearing down the old structure becomes the symbol of hashing through everything he has done wrong in his life and with his relationship with his son to find forgiveness. Building the new house becomes the symbol of reconciliation with his son and his wife.

Edition Details
Barcode 794043557422
Region Region 1
Packaging Keep Case
No. of Disks/Tapes 1