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Leaves of Grass
Promotional poster
Directed by	Tim Blake Nelson
Produced by	Elie Cohn Kristina Dubin John Langley Bill Migliore Tim Blake Nelson Edward Norton
Written by	Tim Blake Nelson
Starring	Edward Norton Richard Dreyfuss Susan Sarandon Melanie Lynskey Keri Russell Tim Blake Nelson
Music by	Jeff Danna
Cinematography	Roberto Schaefer
Editing by	Michelle Botticelli
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Country	United States
Language	English

Leaves of Grass is an upcoming comedy thriller film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and starring Edward Norton, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Melanie Lynskey and Keri Russell. The film is scheduled to be released in 2010. It was featured in the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1]

Plot

An Ivy League philosophy professor (Norton) is lured back into his home town by his twin brother (also Norton) for a doomed scheme against a local drug lord (Dreyfuss) that unravels his life.^[2][3]

Cast

• Edward Norton as identical twins Bill and Brady Kincaid
• Richard Dreyfuss as Pug Rothbaum, a business partner of Brady's
• Susan Sarandon as Daisy Kincaid, Bill and Brady's mother
• Keri Russell as Janet, a childhood friend of Bill's
• Tim Blake Nelson as Brady's best friend^[3]
• Steve Earle as Buddy Fuller, a rival drug dealer of Brady's^[3]
• Lucy DeVito as Anne, a student in love with Bill^[3]
• Melanie Lynskey as Colleen, Brady's pregnant girlfriend
• Lee Wilkof as Nathan Levy, Bill's boss at the university
• Ken Cheeseman as Jimmy Fuller, a rival drug dealer of Brady's
• Maggie Siff as Rabbi Renannah Zimmerman

Credited Songs

Release

The film premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Film critic Roger Ebert has since stated that he considered it his favorite of the festival.^[4]

References

• Moviefone (September 14, 2009) Tim Blake Nelson Returns Home in 'Leaves of Grass'

External links

• Official website
• Leaves of Grass at the Internet Movie Database