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Life as a House. When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
You can try, not to make up for past mistakes (and we've all made them), but to make `today' count, which is what a man at a particular juncture in his life discovers and sets out to do, in `Life As A House,' directed by Irwin Winkler, and starring Kevin Kline.
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father. George Monroe (Kevin Kline) is a lonely and sad man.
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Life as a House. The video of George and young Sam playing in the surf was shot by Kevin Kline 's wife, Phoebe Cates. She videotaped Kevin and their son Owen on the beach in Bermuda. Helpful • 59 0.
Life as a House: Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone. When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
Release Date. Canada. September 9, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival, premiere) United States. September 11, 2001 (Boston Film Festival) United States. October 24, 2001 (Hollywood, California, premiere) United States. October 26, 2001 (limited)
Life as a House (2001) - Parents guide and Certifications from around the world.
Screen Actors Guild Awards. 2002 Nominee Actor. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Kevin Kline. 2002 Nominee Actor. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Hayden Christensen.
George: I always thought of myself as a house. I was always what I lived in. It didn't need to be big. It didn't even need to be beautiful. It just needed to be mine. I became what I was meant to be. I built myself a life. I built myself a house.
