Delirious (2006)

Director:

Tom DiCillo

Writer (WGA):

Tom DiCillo (written by)

Release Date:

18 May 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Everybody deserves their shot

Plot:

An offbeat drama focused on a homeless youth, a pop music siren and a member of the paparazzi.

Plot Keywords:

Closet | Hotel | Actor | Bathroom Scene | Homeless

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Steve Buscemi	...	Les Galantine
Michael Pitt	...	Toby Grace
Alison Lohman	...	K'Harma Leeds
Gina Gershon	...	Dana
Elvis Costello	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Aldredge	...	Les's father
Peter Appel	...	Feldman
Doris Belack	...	Les's mother
Phillip Bloch	...	As Himself
Lynn Cohen	...	Muffy Morrison
Marcus Collins	...	Marcus
Kevin Corrigan	...	Ricco
Greg D'Agostino	...	Security
Joe D'Onofrio	...	Vince
Minnie Driver
Teddy Eck	...	Dougie
Marshall Factora	...	Club Patron
Mel Gorham	...	Tish
Billy Griffith	...	Hoagie
Amit Gupta	...	Hotel Guest
Jack Gwaltney	...	Chuck Sirloin
Amy Hargreaves	...	Nikki Blake
Corey Hibbert	...	Orderly
Kristina Klebe	...	Nurse Kris
Antoinette LaVecchia	...	Gretchen
Cinqué Lee	...	Corey
Rodrigo Lopresti	...	Demo
Carylee McPherson	...	Publicist
Elizabeth Newman	...	Red Carpet Celebrity
Sarah Nichols	...	Robbyn's Make-up Artist
Melissa Rauch	...	Megan
Richard Short	...	Jace Hipley
Tom Stratford	...	Photographer
Callie Thorne	...	Gabi
Tobias Truvillion	...	Silky
Nicole Vicius	...	Robbyn
David Wain	...	Byron

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Thema Production

Goofs:

Continuity: In the jacuzzi scene with Toby and K'Harma, watch Toby's left arm. K'Harma's right foot is resting on his left shoulder. In the back-and-forth head shots, we see Toby's left arm go from straight out (where we can see his "mother" tattoo) to down and submerged and back again.

Sharp writing, excellent acting

Delirius has perhaps done the impossible. That is manage to blend equal parts cynicism and fantasy. These opposite qualities work off one another and result in a gem of a movie.

The smart observations of the celebrity industry are right on the mark. Yet the movie doesn't drown in satire. Human touches are smoothly interwoven into the plot. Most noteworthy is a scene when Steve Buscemi is desperately trying to attain approval from his sterile, rather nasty old parents. Also a standout moment is the scene that takes place at Kharma's hotel, when she first brings Toby there. It is amusing to see Buscemi's character Les become unraveled at Toby's success. Somehow the ending seemed so right, again showing hope and the good side of human nature among the muck of a mercenary, dog-eat-dog world.

The cast is excellent and the acting superb. This is a little cinematic treasure that deserves some recognition.