Big Bad Love
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Arliss Howard
Coleman Barks
Sigourney Weaver
Kevin Mitchell
Cedric Burnside
Jaymee Vowell
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The tale of struggling writer Leon Barlow who is trying to make fiction from his past, his dreams, and the dim sound of the future bearing down on him. Divorced from his wife Marilyn, Vietnam veteran Leon has problems with alcohol and rarely gets to visit with his two children. Spending much of his time drinking and writing in North Mississippi hill country, Leon's only friend is his war buddy Monroe, who is puzzling over his own consuming love for a funeral home heiress. Leon struggles to balance his need to create with the needs of those around him. He manages to catch up on his alimony and child support payments, earning a weekend with his children, but he's disappointed with Marilyn's lack of support. While his wife haunts him, his mother sees in her son the return and demise of her beloved husband again... Things in Leon's life seem only to decline even further, until a sudden tragedy occurs...
Director
Arliss Howard
Cast
Coleman Barks
Sigourney Weaver
Kevin Mitchell
Cedric Burnside
Jaymee Vowell
Matt Mitchell
Arliss Howard
Debra Winger
Michael Tyrone Williamson
Kenny Brown
R L Burnside
Alex Van
Sue Peavey
Angie Dickinson
Ed Hicks
Paul Le Mat
Rosanna Arquette
Zachary Moody
Melody Wilson
Michael Parks
Cool Man
Preston Duke
Kenneth Carter
L Jay Mckinney
Jacob Mcanally
Johnny Mcphail
Bob Muse
Christie Jackson
Reginald Wilson
Larry Brown
Gloria Winters
Jo Ann Robinson
Olivia Kersey
Ian Mcanally
Crew
Steve C. Aaron
Larry Brown
Larry Brown
Karen E Collins
Keith Cox
Tom Dawson
Nancy Mosher Hall
Arliss Howard
James Howard
Chris Howell
Bob Johnston
Niko Lyras
Matt Mayer
Leslie Morales
Joe Mulherin
Barry Navidi
Dayton Nietert
Patricia Norris
Patricia Norris
J Wayne Parker
Dave Paterson
Penny Perry
Wendy Price
Jay Rabinowitz
Jay Rabinowitz
Paul G Ryan
Tony Schwartz
Gary Scott
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Michael Weesner
Manfred Wilde
Debra Winger
Debra Winger
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 8, 2002
Released in United States May 2001
Released in United States September 2001
Released in United States Winter February 22, 2002
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 9-20, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.
Feature directorial debut for actor Arliss Howard.
Released in United States Winter February 22, 2002
Released in United States March 8, 2002 (NuArt; Los Angeles)
Released in United States May 2001 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 9-20, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2001 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.)
