Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
- Starring:
- Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, (more)
- Director(s):
- Marc Forster
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Stranger Than Fiction
A socially isolated IRS agent whose every move is documented by a disembodied female voice discovers that his life is the subject of a book currently being written by a best-selling author, whose creative block has stunted her repeated efforts to kill him off, in a quirky fantasy comedy written by Hollywood hot property Zach Helm and directed by Finding Neverland's Marc Forester. Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) lives a life of solitude. Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson) can't seem to find a way to finish her latest book. Though Harold and Kay have never actually met, their fates are about to become intertwined in a most unusual manner. With her publishers growing increasingly impatient with her apparent inability to put the finishing touches on her latest novel, Kay is assigned a new assistant whose task it is to help provide the creative push needed to get her book finished and into the hands of her many eager fans. The subject of Kay's novel is a lonely and despairing IRS agent named Harold Crick, who believes that his life has lost any real meaning. As Kay continues to weave Harold's woeful tale without realizing that her protagonist is actually a living human being unable to concentrate on his life and career due to the constant interference of the narrator who inexplicably seems to anticipate his every move and read his every thought, her continued efforts to kill her perplexed subject finally provide him with the incentive needed to fully experience life by seeking out the source of the voice that plagues him. Penned by the screenwriter named by Variety magazine as one of the "Top Ten Writers to Watch" and who was also included in Esquire magazine's "Best and Brightest" list of 2004, Stranger Than Fiction features supporting performances by Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, and Queen Latifah. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 113 mins
Complete Cast of Stranger Than Fiction
- Will Ferrell - Harold Crick
- Dustin Hoffman - Professor Jules Hilbert
- Emma Thompson - Karen 'Kay' Eiffel
- Tom Hulce - Doctor Cayly
- William Dick - IRS Co-Worker 1
- Martha Espinoza - IRS Co-Worker 3
- Peter Grosz - IRS Co-Worker 5
- Christian Stolte - Young Boy's Father
- Peggy Roeder - Polish Woman
- Danny Rhodes - Bakery Employee 1
- David Pompeii - Bakery Customer 2
- Larry Neumann Jr. - Homeless Man
- Bruce Jarchow - Commuter
- Bradley Mott - Large Man on Bus
- David Wiegers - Bakery Customer 3
- Karen Lloyd - Customer With Tan
- Danny McCarthy - Demoliton Crew
- Mark Buettner - Claw Operator
- Arraon Hixson - Young Male Patient
- Whitney Sneed - ER Nurse 1
- Michael Cook - ER Doctor 3
- Chet Dubowski - Man in Tweed
- Jordan Keller - Grocer
- Stacey Jackson - IRS Co-Worker 8
- Ricardo Guiterrez - Bus Company Manager
- Oscar Roxas - Another Man on Bus
- Sandra Marquez - Accident Witness
- Will Clinger - Accident Witness
- Frank Caeti - Accident Witness
- Rengin Altay - Nurse
- Donna Watkins - Bus Operator
- Bob Papenbrook - Animal Footage Voiceover
- Maggie Gyllenhaal - Ana Pascal
- Queen Latifah - Penny Escher
- Tony Hale - Dave
- Linda Hunt - Doctor Mittag-Leffler
- Guy Massey - IRS Co-Worker 2
- T.J. Jagodowski - IRS Co-Worker 4
- Ricky Adams - Young Boy
- Denise Hughes - Kronecker Bus Driver
- Tonray Ho - IRS Co-Worker 6
- Helen Young - Bakery Customer 1
- Linara Washington - Bakery Employee 2
- John Mohrlein - Man With Hose
- Kristin Chenoweth - Book Channel Host
- John Watson, Sr. - TV Author
- Jarret Sleeper - Bakery Customer 4
- Keith Kupferer - Demolition Foreman
- Tab Baker - Demolition Crew
- Christian Young - ER Doctor 1
- Bryan Kelly - ER Orderly
- Ray Kurut - ER Doctor 2
- Cheryl Lynn Bruce - Head ER Nurse
- Oran "Juice" Jones - Banneker Press Receptionist
- Herb Lichtenstein - IRS Co-Worker 7
- Jordan Teplitz - Old Man on Phone
- James Mazza - Irritated Man on Bus
- Nadiera Bost - Accident Witness
- Lacy Coil - Accident Witness
- Albert Samuels - Accident Witness
- Andrew Rothenberg - Doctor Mercator
- Lucinda Kemp - Bus Operator
- Julien Heron - Animal Footage Voiceover
- Mike McColl - Animal Footage Voiceover
- Director(s):
- Marc Forster
- Writer(s):
- Zach Helm
- Producer(s):
- Lindsay Doran
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Profanity, Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Adult Humor, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 2006 - National Board of Review - Best Original Screenplay
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