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  • Floundering (1994)
  • R
    96 min | Comedy
Floundering (1994)
R
96 min | Comedy

In this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz, an unemployed thirty nothing flounderer on Venice Beach who is trying to figure out what to do with his life. ...See moreIn this scathing and subversive social comedy, life in post riot Los Angeles is dissected under the sardonic eye of John Boyz, an unemployed thirty nothing flounderer on Venice Beach who is trying to figure out what to do with his life. John can't be bothered with apathy, but no matter how much he wants to help people, he is too immobilized to do anything useful. Haunted by chronic insomnia and impending sense of doom, all he can do is watch, and John is an avid observer. Through his voyeuristic binoculars, he struggles to make sense of all the alienation and disaffection he sees in his neighborhood. In his journal he meticulously chronicles the mundane down to steadfast march of ants across his kitchen counter. John is desperately trying to keep one meaningless day from blending into next. He compulsively watches homemade videos of LA riots looking for a clue. But everywhere around him the city's social fabric is coming apart at the seams, and now it is John Boys's own threadbare life that's about to unravel. Written by Strand releasing See less
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Director
Writers
Jo Harvey Allen (additional dialogue) | John Cusack (additional dialogue) | Peter McCarthy
Producer
Composer
Dan Wool (as Pray for Rain)
Cinematographer
Casting Director
Production Designer
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Release date
Jan 1994 (United States)

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64 cast members
Name Known for
James Le Gros
John (as James LeGros) John (as James LeGros)   See fewer
Shaka
Shaman Shaman   See fewer
Zander Schloss
Catatonic Man Catatonic Man   See fewer
Dolores Deluce
Breadstore Clerk (as Dolores Delucé) Breadstore Clerk (as Dolores Delucé)   See fewer
Eddie Baytos
Paper Thief Paper Thief   See fewer
Yolanda García
Yolanda (as Yolanda Garcia) Yolanda (as Yolanda Garcia)   See fewer
Ángel García
Pepe (as Angel Garcia) Pepe (as Angel Garcia)   See fewer
Tom Cortese
Drug Dealer Drug Dealer   See fewer
Therman Statom
Drug Buyer Drug Buyer   See fewer
Margaret McNally
Westsider Westsider   See fewer
Anna Wacks
Westside Kid Westside Kid   See fewer
Gary Gershaw
Loan Officer Loan Officer   See fewer
Bill Fishman
Insurance Salesman Insurance Salesman   See fewer
Bobby Collins
Insurance Salesman Insurance Salesman   See fewer
Ted Raimi
Safe Salesman Safe Salesman   See fewer
Ned Bellamy
Phonebook Phonebook   See fewer
Brigid McBride
Imagemaker Imagemaker   See fewer
Alex Cox
Photographer Photographer   See fewer
Timothy P.J. McKee
Make-up Artist Make-up Artist   See fewer
Stokely Chaffin
Photographer's Assistant Photographer's Assistant   See fewer
Nelson Lyon
Chief Merryl Fence Chief Merryl Fence   See fewer
Billy Bob Thornton
Gun Clerk Gun Clerk   See fewer
Dave Roberson
Burly Driver Burly Driver   See fewer
Dave Navarro
Drug Kid Drug Kid   See fewer
Kim Wayans
Unemployment Unemployment   See fewer
Catherine Butterfield
Nurse Folicle Nurse Folicle   See fewer
Ed Pansullo
Flower Vendor Flower Vendor   See fewer
Alex Michel
Producer Producer   See fewer
Lisa Zane
Jessica Jessica   See fewer
Fernando Cruz Jr.
Cholo Kid Cholo Kid   See fewer
Demetrius Navarro
Cholo Driver Cholo Driver   See fewer
Olivia Barash
Ruthie Ruthie   See fewer
Doug Williams
Freddie Freddie   See fewer
Kelly Coffield Park
Christi (as Kelly Coffield) Christi (as Kelly Coffield)   See fewer
Sy Richardson
Commander K Commander K   See fewer
Chazz Carter
Crack Smoker Crack Smoker   See fewer
Del Zamora
2nd Crack Smoker 2nd Crack Smoker   See fewer
Ted Chase
Businessman Businessman   See fewer
Brian Hermelin
Businessman Businessman   See fewer
Rick Najera
Good Samaritan Good Samaritan   See fewer
Dave Alvin
Chauffeur Chauffeur   See fewer
John Marshall Jones
Bodyguard Bodyguard   See fewer
Sam Lewitt
Neighborhood Kid 1 Neighborhood Kid 1   See fewer
Barney Broomfield
Neighborhood Kid 2 Neighborhood Kid 2   See fewer
Scott McCoy
Delivery Man Delivery Man   See fewer
Saar Klein
News Anchor News Anchor   See fewer
Henry Mortensen
Homeless Child (as Henry Blake Mortensen) Homeless Child (as Henry Blake Mortensen)   See fewer
Viggo Mortensen
Homeless Man Homeless Man   See fewer
Exene Cervenka
Homeless Woman Homeless Woman   See fewer
Douglas Glazer
Voice of Radio DJ (uncredited) Voice of Radio DJ (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Schmidt
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
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