Punch-Drunk Love
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Thomas Anderson
Bobby Bluehouse
Sissy Lake
Julius Steuer
Nathan Stevens
Marie Irwin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Barry Egan is the socially impaired owner of a small business, distributing novelty toilet plungers-in the San Fernando Valley. Dominated by seven sisters, and constantly negotiating his own manhood, he is unlikely to find romance unless romance finds him. In an attempt to resolve his loneliness, while having a vulnerable moment, Barry contacts a phone sex operator who, in turn threatens him with blackmail. Connected to a larger business network, the operator send some thugs on a mission from Utah to California, to follow, scare, and extort Barry. Barry becomes desperate, until a new door opens in his life. Therefore, when one of his sisters fixes him up with a lovely young English woman, Lena--who has rather quirky qualities herself--his emotions go haywire, fluctuating between lust, self-doubt, and uncontrollable rage. Nonetheless, Barry will embark upon whatever adventure it takes, just to have a shot at true romance.
Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast
Bobby Bluehouse
Sissy Lake
Julius Steuer
Nathan Stevens
Marie Irwin
Salvador Curiel
Jason Andrews
Rico Bueno
Kerry Gelbard
Karen Kilgariff
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Don Mcmanus
Jorge Barahona
Mary Kilmartin
Karen Hermelin
Catherine L Cooley
David Stevens
Nicole Gelbard
Luis Guzman
Taylor J Thomas
David Schrempf
Philip Seymour Hoffman
June Sepulveda
John E Beck
Andrew Higgs
Emily Watson
Jimmy Stevens
Ashley Clark
Eddie Wayne Howell
Kaila Yu
Larry Ring
Carol Mirelez
Mia Weinberg
Esther Imade Balogun
Julie Hermelin
Ernesto Quintero
Michael Immel
Mike D Stevens
Scott Bailey
Ku'ulei Higashi
Jonathan Loughran
Adam Sandler
Max Brehme
Robert Smigel
Seann Conway
Hazel Mailloux
Lisa Spector
Ross Tanoai
Tom Bornt
Rogerlyn Kanealii Wakinekona
Alan Perry
Crew
Michael Adams
Donovan Ahuna
Alfred Ainsworth
Tom Ajar
Kyle Alexander
Tim Alexander
Trish Almeida
Suzanne Anaya
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
William David Arnold
Chuck Askerneese
Doreen Austria
Brian Edward Avery
John Barba
Jennifer Barin
Christopher Barron
Ben Beaird
Gary Bechtel
Phil Benson
Sonia Bhalla
Joe Biggins
Tom Biller
Jody Bingenheimer
Bruce Birmelin
Jeremy Blake
David Bodin
Luca Borghese
Julian Bratolyubov
Eric Bretter
Mark Bridges
Jon Brion
Steven Butensky
Rick Canelli
Juliet Carlson
Lou Carlucci
Sue Chan
Jennifer Clark
Kenneth C Clark
Eden Clark-coblenz
Dan Collins
Valeria Migliassi Collins
Ben Conrad
Glenn Coopersmith
Linda S Cormany
Joe Cosentino
Pat Cosentino
Sheri Cosentino
William F Coss
Kat Craig
Richard D Crain
Richard Crompton
David Crone
David Crone
Demelza Cronin
Andy Cummings
Mick Cummings
Elizabeth Dahl
Jon Sudee Dahl
Debbi Datz-pyle
Mark Deallessandro
Greg Dennen
Kirk Denson
Dean Des Jarlais
Angel Desanti
Devin B Donahue
James Donaruma
Margaret Doversola
Doug Dow
Doug Dow
Adam Druxman
Jesse Duarte
Shelley Duvall
Tony Eckert
Brenna Effrain
Koji Egawa
Moumen Elhajji
Coya Elliot
Robert Elswit
Cecilia Escobar
Douglas A Farias
Barry Fawcett
Jamie Feldman
Jamie Feldman
Marvin Felton
Rick J. Fese
Kevin 'rambo' Fitzgerald
Neil Fleischbein
James Flemming
Marie P Gaerlan
Alexander W Gage
Vance Gage
Jay Galbo
Andrea Gard
Ryan Garvey
Gerald J Gates
Camille Geier
Seamus Gibbons
Aura Gilge
Kevin Goldblum
Hector M Gonzalez
Scott Goodrich
Daniel R Gordon
Bob Gorelick
Allan Graf
William A J Grant
Chris Grantz
Mark Graziano
Jeff Griffith
J R Grubbs
Jill Haber
Rick Harris
Dash Hart
Geno Hart
Jay R. Hart
Keith Hartley
Richard Hartley
John Hateley
Nathan Hathaway
Justin Healy
John Hendrickson
Maru Hernandez
Phil Hetos
Tony Hibbard
Vern Hoke
Toby Holguin
Anne Hoss
Kirk Huston
Robert Jackson
Dominique Jaramillo
Jeff Jarvis
Alfie Jensen
Kat Jensen
Jose A Jimenez
Leslie Jones
Richard Jones
Ronald Judkins
Jonathan Karp
Stephen Kearney
Steve Kelso
Kurt Kessenich
Lara Khachooni
Ashley Kimmet
Greg Krueger
J L Krueger
Thomas G Krueger
Cassandra Kulukundis
Jeffrey S Kunkel
Holiday Landa
Ladd Lanford
Leonard Larosa
Steve Larson
Eric Learnard
David Lee
Michael Lemass
Karl Linde
Ron Linxwiler
Harlem Forrest Logan
Charles Long
Kelly Loo Jr.
Jonathan Loughran
Daniel Lupi
Daniel Lupi
Marco Lupi
Diana Lupo
Lizabeth Maggini-mackay
Eileen Malyszko
Christopher L. Marino
Harry Marks
Makamae Masuda
Stan Mataele
Kathy Mccart
Kristi Mcconnell
Richard Mcconnell
Stuart Mccowan
Lisa Michele Mctigue
Dustin Meier
Frank 'pepe' Merel
Martin Milligan
Shannon Mills
Frank Mitchell
Steve Mixdorf
Daisuke Miyake
M K Moke
Frank A Montesanto
Sandra Montiel
Marnie Moore
James Moran
Michelle Morgan
Esteban Munoz
Peggy Names
Bill Needham
Peggy Nichols
Harry Nilsson
Johnny Noble
Jeffrey Norvet
Lori A Noyes
Jonathan Null
Thomas J. O'connell
James Oberman
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner of the Best Direction Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Winner of the 2002 award for Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson) by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Winner of the 2002 award for Best Supporting Actress (Emily Watson) by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Released in United States Fall October 11, 2002
Limited Release in United States October 11, 2002
Expanded Release in United States October 18, 2002
Released in United States on Video June 24, 2003
Released in United States 2002
Shown at New York Film Festival September 27 - October 13, 2002.
Project was previously in development at New Line Cinema.
Released in United States Fall October 11, 2002
Limited Release in United States October 11, 2002
Expanded Release in United States October 18, 2002
Released in United States on Video June 24, 2003
Released in United States 2002 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 27 - October 13, 2002.)
