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What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2000-08-30
- video_camera_front Companies IMF, Gramercy Pictures, Propaganda Films, ab'-strakt Pictures, Universal Pictures, USA Films, Pacifica Film Distribution
- timer Runtime: 108 Mins
- star Rating: 6.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 407 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0171580
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smart_display Cast

Morgan Freeman
Charlie

Renée Zellweger
Betty

Chris Rock
Wesley

Greg Kinnear
Dr. David Ravell

Aaron Eckhart
Del

Tia Texada
Rosa

Crispin Glover
Roy

Pruitt Taylor Vince
Ballard

Allison Janney
Lyla

Kathleen Wilhoite
Sue Ann

Elizabeth Mitchell
Chloe

Susan Barnes
Darlene

Harriet Sansom Harris
Ellen

Sung-Hi Lee
Jasmine

Laird Macintosh
Dr. Lonnie Walsh

Steven Gilborn
Blake

Jenny Gago
Mercedes

Sheila Kelley
Joyce

Matthew Cowles
Merle

Wayne Tippit
Doctor

George D. Wallace
Grandfather

Lesley Woods
Grandmother

Cynthia Martells
Chief Nurse

Alfonso Freeman
ER Doctor

Kevin Rahm
Friend #1

Steven Culp
Friend #2

Deborah May
Gloria Walsh

Max Murphy
Studio Guard

Tina Smith
Waitress

T.J. Kennedy
Cook

Irene Olga López
Rosa's Mother

Steve Franken
Administrator

Kelwin Hagen
Deputy

Josh Dotson
Parking Valet

Dona Hardy
Woman Patient

Paul Threlkeld
Grip

José Vásquez
Gang Member

Jack Jacobson
Stagehand

Elaine Corral Kendall
Anchor

Greg Bronson
Diner Patron (uncredited)

Michelle Carmen Gomez
Woman at Bar (uncredited)

Toby Linz
Sue Ann's Son (uncredited)

Hillary Straney
Woman in Hotel (uncredited)

Jenny Wade
Diner Waitress (uncredited)
groups Crew

Steve Golin
Producer

Neil LaBute
Director

Jean-Yves Escoffier
Director of Photography

John C. Richards
Screenplay

Rolfe Kent
Original Music Composer

Joel Plotch
Editor

Albert M. Shapiro
First Assistant Director

Martin Bosworth
Rigging Gaffer

Steve Mann
Sound Editor

Susan J. Hellmann
Second Assistant Director

Jack Gill
Stunts

Nour Dardari
Production Accountant

Shari Gray
Costume Supervisor

Charlie Brewer
Stunt Coordinator

Deena Adair
Hairstylist

Steven F. Nelson
Sound Editor

Aaron D. Weisblatt
Sound Editor

Desne J. Holland
Key Makeup Artist

Scott Julion
Hairstylist

Wade Bartlett
Assistant Editor

Eric Thompson
Foley Mixer

Dean Lyras
Second Unit Director of Photography

Bruce Birmelin
Still Photographer

Paul Threlkeld
Dolly Grip

Richard Puga
Standby Painter

Thomas Cunliffe
Boom Operator

Mynka Draper
Costumer

Bob Beher
Foley Supervisor

Kevin Scott
Stunts

Michael A. Chavez
Camera Operator

Phil Hardage
Second Second Assistant Director

Tim Tuchrello
Assistant Sound Editor

Melissa Mollo
Graphic Designer

Andre Blaise
Key Hair Stylist

Jorge H. Guzman
Key Grip

Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor

Robin Bursey
Camera Loader

Michael Hancock
Makeup Artist

Lisa Deveaux
Makeup Artist

Richard E. Yawn
Supervising Sound Editor

Shawn Egan
Assistant Sound Editor

Joan Rowe
Foley Artist

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting

Mo Henry
Negative Cutter

Antonio Molina
Transportation Coordinator

Eric L. Roberts
Video Assist Operator

Scott Workman
Stunts

Michael Cassidy
Second Assistant Camera

Sharon Ilson
Makeup Artist

Michael Bauman
Gaffer

Randy Trager
Assistant Editor

Tracy Farrington
Property Master

Jennifer Dozier
Costumer

Robert Troy
Sound Editor

Donald L. Warner Jr.
Sound Editor

Bernard Weiser
Sound Editor

Todd McMullen
First Assistant Camera

Felipe Borrero
Sound Mixer

Colleen Callaghan
Hairstylist

Sean Rowe
Foley Artist

Shawn Kennelly
ADR Mixer

Chris Staszak
ADR Recordist

Philip Steuer
Second Unit Director

Thor Benitez
ADR Recordist

Chris David
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eric Thompson
ADR Mixer

Eddie Bydalek
Sound Recordist

Lance Brown
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Larry J. White II
Leadman

Larz Anderson
Special Effects Coordinator

Lance Brown
Sound Designer

William T. Stromberg
Conductor

Dan Valliere
Color Timer

Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer

Nick South
Music Editor

Tony Blondal
Orchestrator

Simone Boisseree
Stunts

John C. Richards
Story

David A. Armstrong
First Assistant Camera

Tim Gilbert
Stunts

Stan Tropp
Set Designer

Heidi Levitt
Casting

Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco
Production Manager

Lynette Meyer
Costume Design

Gail Mutrux
Producer

Charles William Breen
Production Design

Tim Clawson
Unit Production Manager

Monika Mikkelsen
Casting

Chris Sievernich
Executive Producer

Philip Steuer
Executive Producer

Henry Alberti
Set Designer

Leah Buono
Casting Assistant

Nick South
Editor

James Flamberg
Screenplay

Stephen Pevner
Executive Producer

Albert M. Shapiro
Associate Producer

Steven Kaminsky
Post Production Supervisor

Enrico Latella
Location Manager

Moritz Borman
Executive Producer

Jeffrey Kushon
Set Decoration

Brett Greenstein
Casting Assistant

John Panzarella
Location Manager

Frankie Pine
Music Supervisor

Alexa Alden
Script Supervisor

Steven Weisberg
Editor

Karen Ruth Getchell
Production Coordinator

W. Mark McNair
Associate Producer

Gary Diamond
Art Direction
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