The Toe Tactic

The Toe Tactic

83 mins | Drama | Jan. 29, 2009

Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office assistant, ignoring her mother's calls, talking to herself in mirrors, and rejecting any offered intimacy. She's watched over by comic extraterrestrial beings whom we see as cartoon squiggles. They ensure that random acts bring her connections - with a neighbor boy, his mother, and his surreptitious piano teacher (the lad wants to surprise his mom). She also meets an elevator operator in the building where she temps for Ms. Hadaway, a widow with perfect diction. Can Mona take a few steps on the road to expressing emotion?

The Toe Tactic

83 mins | Drama | Jan. 29, 2009

The Toe Tactic
Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office assistant, ignoring her mother's calls, talking to herself in mirrors, and rejecting any offered intimacy. She's watched over by comic extraterrestrial beings whom we see as cartoon squiggles. They ensure that random acts bring her connections - with a neighbor boy, his mother, and his surreptitious piano teacher (the lad wants to surprise his mom). She also meets an elevator operator in the building where she temps for Ms. Hadaway, a widow with perfect diction. Can Mona take a few steps on the road to expressing emotion?
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers
Original title The Toe Tactic
Directors Emily Hubley
Writers Emily Hubley

Cast

Lily Rabe

as Mona Peek

H. Jon Benjamin

as Police Officer

Kevin Corrigan

as Hector Freegood

David Cross

as Timmy (voice)

Jane Lynch

as Honey Strumpet

Eugene Mirman

as Night Elevator Man

Richard Cox

as Stalker Timmy

Ann Dowd

as Honey Woman

Jon Glaser

as Tooot

Sakina Jaffrey

as Lacticia Utt

John Sayles

as Cramden

Marian Seldes

as Eunice (voice)

Eli Wallach

as Maestro