Lars and the Real Girl
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Craig Gillespie
R.d. Reid
Michael C. Watts
Sally Cahill
Nina Evthuhov
David Parmeter
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When Lars Lindstrom introduces his brother Gus and sister-in-law Karin to his new friend Bianca, who he met on the internet, their immediate response is shock and disbelief. Has Lars, the sweet, socially challenged introvert gone completely mad--they meet Bianca and see a doll, but Lars sees a friend. Bianca isn't a real woman at all but a Real Doll, how will they explain this to the residents of the sleepy Midwestern town they've grown up in and currently reside? Karin and Gus consult the town's family physician, Dr. Dagmar Berman, who advises them to go along with it. Lars is experiencing a delusion and in order to help him through this crisis, they and the townsfolk need to get onboard. After some persuasion and appeal to their love and concern for Lars, Gus and Karin enlist their cooperation. Soon Bianca is attending church, modeling at the local dress shop, volunteering at the hospital and accompanying Lars to his first ever social events. Surprisingly to those around her, Bianca weaves her way into the hearts of everyone she meets, filling voids they didn't know they had. What follows is a transformative journey for Lars and the people around him.
Director
Craig Gillespie
Cast
R.d. Reid
Michael C. Watts
Sally Cahill
Nina Evthuhov
David Parmeter
Paul Schneider
Josh Peace
Danna Howe
Shanti Randall
Boyd Banks
Doug Lennox
Annabelle Torsein
Darren Hynes
Torquil Colbo
Sarah Thornblade
James Kanter
David Walther
Alec Mcclure
Tim Blake
David Torn
Endre Granat
Aaron Ferguson
Lindsey Connell
Emily Mortimer
George Kim Scholes
Lauren Ash
Aurora Browne
Lorez Gamma
Thomas Diener
Victor Gomez
Billy Parrott
Andrew Duckles
Kelli Garner
Roger Wilkie
Kevin Connoly
Darius Campo
Steve Erdody
Antony Cooke
Ryan Gosling
Bryan Pezzone
Richard Ruttenberg
Nancy Beatty
Michael Valerio
Joe Bostick
Julie Gigante
Dennis Karmazyn
Ken Rosser
Karen Robinson
Liz Gordon
Angela Vint
Tannis Burnett
Neil Samples
Liisa Repo-martell
Maxwell Mccabe-lokos
Nicky Guadagni
Tommy Chang
Arnold Pinnock
Patricia Clarkson
Crew
Braden Aftergood
Randall Andrews
Spring Aspers
Sarah Aubrey
Cassandra Barbour
Mark Beauchamp
Adrian Belew
Peter Berg
Eric Bergman
David Best
Kyle Billingsley
Nick Black
Samuel Bojin
Karly Bowen
Coralie Brady
Ciara Brennan
Ann Brodie
Chris Brown
John Brown
Whitney Brown
Diane Brunjes
John Brunt
Gary Burritt
James Burton
David Byrne
Luisa Cabiddu
Barney Cabral
John Cameron
Joe Cappelletti
Don Caulfield
George Chavez
David M. Chisholm
Stephanie Chrisholm
Thomas Cobb
Gavin Coford
Juliette Commagere
Dan Conley
Steven Conner
Joachim Cooder
Robin D. Cook
Shuba Dasgupta
Clay Davis
Tim Davis
Joshu De Cartier
Sandy De Crescent
Ivan Martin Del Campo
Greg Dennen
Elizabeth Dietrich
Heather Donald
Michael Doyle
Richard Dwan
John Bacchus Dykes
Paul Elliot
Henry Embry
Tracy Fedak
Nick Fischer
Chris Frantz
James Fraser
Lorne Frederick
Milt Gabler
Howard Galbraith
Michael Galbraith
Gerri Gillan
Dave Giuli
Emerald Goldsmith
Ryan Gosling
Arv Greywal
Jennifer Hammond
Jerry Harrison
Jimmy Harry
Reginald Heber
Jennifer Heimpel
Ron Hewitt
Richard Hicks
Libby Hodgson
Alexandra Hooper
William Horberg
Richard J Hughes
Mauro Iacobelli
Joel Iwataki
Craig Jackson
Joanne Jackson
Delroy P. Jarrett
J. Stanley Johnston
Bert Kaempfert
Adam Kimmel
Sidney Kimmel
Brenda Klassen
Zameret Kleiman
William Koon
George Kraychyk
Michael S. Kreple
Marc Kuitenbrouwer
Cassandra Lammerding
Ivan Lauc
Mari Laughlen
Bryan Lawson
Bryan Lawson
Burton Leblanc
Edward Lipscombe
Walter Lipscombe
Rose Lister
Francis Livingston
Travis Mackay
Louise Mackintosh
Rosalie Mackintosh
Susan Macleod
Eric Macmillan
Rod Macneil
Tom Macneil
Jack Maher
Anthony Mainelli
Mark Manchester
Dino Mangos
Kirston Mann
Jen Markowitz
Susan Marucci
Jennifer Mccormack
Jason Mcgowan
Tania Mcgowan
Susan Starre Mckibbin
John Mcleod
Matt Mcmullen
Laird Mcmurray
John Mendes
Tim Merkel
Joseph Micomonaco
Matt Middleton
Frank Mizzi
Brian Montague
Robert Morse
Patrick Murphy
Malcolm Nefsky
Nick Neutra
Ann Nguyen
Jeremy Nicolaides
Mike Nowak
Susan Nycz
Jamie Oliver
Nancy Oliver
Rick Owens
H Nancy Pak
Elizabeth Parker
Stacia Peters
Linda Petty
Ken Pickett
Michael Plant
Ken S Polk
Pablo Prietto
Andrew Pritchard
Reet Puhm
Branko Racki
Marcus Rait
Bruce Raymer
Vanessa Reid
Paul Renaut
Tatiana S Riegel
Perry Robertson
Michelle M Robeson
Fiona Robinson
Ryan Robinson
Peter Rotter
David Rubin
Gilliane Russell
Niki Saletta
Niki Saletta
Scott Sanders
Peter Schalakowskyj
Gabe Serrano
Carl Severin
Laura Sevier
Steve Shewchuk
Evan Siegel
Rohan Singh
Tim Singh
Doug Slater
Jared Smith
Michelle K. Smith
Richard Snider
Steven Jc Stanley
Tom Starnes
Stephanie Stenta
Ron Stermac
Hello Stranger
William L Tataryn
Drew Taylor
Richard Teodorczyk
Eric Thompson
Kevin Tiernan
Bruce Toll
David Torn
David Torn
Sandra Treilhard
Carolyn Trott
Greg Upton
Mark Vanalstyne
Joe Vechiola
Tina Weymouth
Marco Willis
Brad Winans
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Original Screenplay
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2007 Satellite Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical (Ryan Gosling) by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Released in United States Fall October 12, 2007
Limited Release in United States October 12, 2007
Released in United States on Video April 15, 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere) September 5-14, 2008.
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
Released in United States Fall October 12, 2007
Limited Release in United States October 12, 2007
Released in United States on Video April 15, 2008
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere) September 5-14, 2008.)
Co-winner of the 2007 award for Best Original Screenplay by the National Board of Review (NBR).
