L.I.E.

L.I.E.

97 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 20, 2001

In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie Blitzer learns all too clearly. In the space of a week, he loses nearly everything and everyone he knows and is left to navigate his adolescence virtually unsupervised.

L.I.E.

97 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 20, 2001

L.I.E.
In this biting and disturbing coming-of-age tale from writer-director Michael Cuesta, life is bittersweet along the L.I.E., also known as the Long Island Expressway, as suburban teen Howie Blitzer learns all too clearly. In the space of a week, he loses nearly everything and everyone he knows and is left to navigate his adolescence virtually unsupervised.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Belladonna Productions, Alter Ego Entertainment
Original title L.I.E.
Directors Michael Cuesta
Writers Gerald Cuesta, Stephen M. Ryder, Michael Cuesta

Cast

Paul Dano

as Howie Blitzer

Bruce Altman

as Marty Blitzer

Brian Cox

as Big John Harrigan

Billy Kay

as Gary

James Costa

as Kevin Cole

Walter Masterson

as Scott

Adam LeFevre

as Elliot

Chance Kelly

as Prison Guard

Marcia DeBonis

as Guidance Counselor