L.A. Without a Map

L.A. Without a Map

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 26, 1999

An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

L.A. Without a Map

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Feb. 26, 1999

L.A. Without a Map
An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Dan Films, Euro American Films S.A., Marianna Films
Original title L.A. Without a Map
Directors Mika Kaurismäki
Writers Richard Rayner, Mika Kaurismäki

Cast

David Tennant

as Richard

Julie Delpy

as Julie

Vinessa Shaw

as Barbara

Vincent Gallo

as Moss

Steve Huison

as Billy

Tony Peers

as Vicar

Margo Stanley

as Mrs. Blenkinsop

Saskia Reeves

as Joy

Malcolm Tierney

as Joy's Dad

Margi Clarke

as Bradford Woman

Monte Hellman

as Himself

Lisa Edelstein

as Sandra

Joe Dallesandro

as Michael

Amanda Plummer

as Red Pool Owner

Nathalie Huot

as Tall Woman

Christa Lang

as Woman on Bus

Anouk Aimée

as Self (uncredited)

Mika Kaurismäki

as Michael Bambihill (uncredited)

Matti Pellonpää

as Rodolfo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Valentin Siroon

as Bartender (uncredited)

Dijon Talton

as Brandon Williams

Johnny Depp

as Self / William Blake (uncredited)

Joey Perillo

as McCrea

James Le Gros

as Takowsky

Matthew Faber

as Joel

Brent Morris

as Aviator Shades Cop

Cameron Bancroft

as Patterson

Jerzy Skolimowski

as Minister