Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Overview
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $11,293,663.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.603 |
Directed By
Craig Gillespie
Crew
Sarah Aubrey
William Horberg
Steve Shewchuk
Tatiana S. Riegel
Whitney Brown
David Torn
Craig Gillespie
Nancy Oliver
Adam Kimmel
Bruce Toll
Kirston Mann
John Cameron
Sidney Kimmel
Peter Berg
Richard Hicks
Arvinder Greywal
Joshu de Cartier
Burton J. LeBlanc
Mark Cartier
David Rubin
Robin D. Cook
Sondra Treilhard
Paul R.J. Elliot
Ann Brodie
Tim Singh
Libby Hodgson
Patrick Murphy
Branko Racki
TOP CAST
Ryan Gosling
Lars Lindstrom
Emily Mortimer
Karin
Paul Schneider
Gus
R.D. Reid
Reverand Bock
Kelli Garner
Margo
Nancy Beatty
Mrs. Gruner
Doug Lennox
Mr. Hofstedter
Joe Bostick
Mr. Shaw
Liz Gordon
Mrs. Schindler
Nicky Guadagni
Mrs. Petersen
Patricia Clarkson
Dr. Dagmar Berman
Karen Robinson
Cindy
Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Kurt
Billy Parrott
Erik
Sally Cahill
Deb
Angela Vint
Sandy
Liisa Repo-Martell
Laurel
Boyd Banks
Russell
Darren Hynes
Moose
Víctor Gómez
Hector
Tommy Chang
Nelson
Arnold Pinnock
Baxter
Joshua Peace
Jerry
Aurora Browne
Lisa
Alec McClure
Steve
Tannis Burnett
Nurse Amy
Lauren Ash
Holly
Lindsey Connell
Victoria
Aaron Ferguson
Choir Member #1
Danna Howe
Choir Member #2
Annabelle Torsein
Choir Member #3
Tim Blake
Choir Member #4
Torquil Colbo
Choir Member #5
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