Movie · 2004
Melinda and Melinda
“Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it.”
Released 22 December 2004 100 min Comedy / Drama / Romance More from 2004 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
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How old were they?
Wallace Shawn
as Sy
Geoffrey Nauffts
as Bud
Steve Carell
as Walt
David Aaron Baker
as Steve
Stephanie Roth Haberle
as Louise
Matt Servitto
as Jack Oliver
Arija Bareikis
as Sally Oliver
Will Ferrell
as Hobie
Brooke Smith
as Cassie
Josh Brolin
as Greg
Zak Orth
as Peter
Christina Kirk
as Jennifer
Jonny Lee Miller
as Lee
Amanda Peet
as Susan
Daniel Sunjata
as Billy
Daniel Sunjata
as Billy Wheeler
Radha Mitchell
as Melinda Robicheaux
Shalom Harlow
as Joan
Chloë Sevigny
as Laurel
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Ellis Moonsong
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The numbers
34years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Wallace Shawn — oldest on the call sheet
27Chiwetel Ejiofor — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast