Cost of Living (1997)
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20% of users liked it
(35 ratings)
An award-winner at the 1997 AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival, this low-budget drama follows the misadventures of drifter Billie (Edie Falco), who ditches her motorcycle and picks up a car. The vehicle is hit by another car, and she can't collect from the other driver (Andrew Lowery). Instead, she… More An award-winner at the 1997 AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival, this low-budget drama follows the misadventures of drifter Billie (Edie Falco), who ditches her motorcycle and picks up a car. The vehicle is hit by another car, and she can't collect from the other driver (Andrew Lowery). Instead, she settles into a marginal existence in an impoverished fishing village where she takes on odd jobs while camping out with a local resident (Caitlin Clarke) and contemplating a bleak future. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stan Schofield
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
- In Theaters
- Oct 31, 1997 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
If you are looking for possible plusses in this hip neo-noir film, it might be in the director's visualizations.
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Cast
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Edie Falco
as Billie
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James Villemaire
as Ben
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Andrew Lowery
as Ted
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Bill Sage
as Converse
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Gareth Williams
as Dean
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Amy Van Horne
as Kerry
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Caitlin Clarke
as Annie
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Steve Beach
as Danny