Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.
Jon Foster
Art Bechstein
Peter Sarsgaard
Cleveland Arning
Sienna Miller
Jane Bellwether
Mena Suvari
Phlox Lombardi
Omid Abtahi
Mohammed
Nick Nolte
Joe Bechstein
Keith Michael Gregory
Keith
Ali Reed
Female Book Barn Employee
James A. Harper
Teen Book Barn Employee
Don Wadsworth
Class Instructor
Christian Hand
Punk Rock Bathroom Patron
Jarid Faubel
Mohawk Man (as Jarid C. Faubel)
Tim Hartman
Restaurant Manager
Shannon Williams
Lurch
Max Havrilla
Little Boy In Book Barn
Jocelyn Wrzosek
Townie
Patrick Jordan
Phlox’s New Boyfriend
Stephen Liska
Jimmy Breezy
Marc Macaulay
Lenny Burns
Jack Baun
Officer #1
Jeff Hochendoner
Officer #2
Tommy Lafitte
Precinct Officer
Chris Rankin
Bartender (uncredited)
Joe Fishel
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jackson Nunn
Jail Inmate (uncredited)
Seth Adams
Feldman
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Director, Producer
Thor Benander
Producer
Michael London
Jason Christopher Mercer
Sep 24, 1937
May 10, 1995
Aug 5, 2005
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Jul 10, 1987
Jun 21, 2017
Feb 8, 2007
Feb 7, 2018
Aug 6, 2008
Nov 11, 2008
May 20, 2022
Sep 12, 2025
Mar 13, 2026
Feb 3, 2023
Aug 8, 2014
Mar 20, 2020
Groundswell Productions
US
Sherazade Film Development
Visitor Pictures
QED International
United States
English