Overwiew :Upon hearing of her mother’s death, jaded teenage loner Purslane Hominy Will (Scarlett Johansson) returns to New Orleans for the first time in years, ready to reclaim her childhood home. Expecting to find her late mother’s house abandoned, Pursy is shocked to discover that it is inhabited by two of her mother’s friends: Bobby Long (John Travolta), a former literature professor, and his young protégé, Lawson Pines (Gabriel Macht). These broken men, whose lives took a wrong turn years before, have been firmly rooted in the dilapidated house for years, encouraged only by Lawson’s faltering ambitions to write a novel about Bobby Long’s life. Having no intention of leaving, Pursy, Bobby Long and Lawson are all forced to live together. Yet as time passes, their tenuous, makeshift arrangement unearths a series of buried personal secrets that challenges their bonds, and reveals just how inextricably their lives are intertwined.
Producers :
John Penotti, Tim Williams, Bob Yari, David Lancaster, R. Paul Miller, John M Penotti, Paul Miller
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www.nypost.com - : New York Post - YOU know it's Oscar sea son when stars like John Travolta go gray, sport a potbelly and start playing disheveled characters who drink their breakfast out of a bottle... more...
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www.eonline.com - : E! Online - Scarlett Johansson shacks up with two drunks! No, that's not the latest Us Weekly cover story, it's the plot of this tough and tender tale about getting to know your family, yourself and what really matters to you. When Johansson ... more...
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worldfilm.about.com - : Worldfilm - The Golden Globe nominations are out and poor John Travolta didn't get one. He can go ahead and count out that Oscar nomination, too. This comes after poor Travolta acted his award-craving heart, practically begging for acclaim in Shainee Gabel's debut film ''A Love Song For Bobby Long.'' Not only ... more...
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