Eugene Devlin, a once famous, now reclusive poet, searches through his past, looking for redemption and peace.
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David Warner
Eugene Devlin
Tom Sizemore
Randy
Bonnie Wright
Phoebe
Cynthia Gibb
Caroline
Eric Roberts
David
Alice St. Clair
Zooey
Chevy Chase
Gravedigger
James Rebhorn
Priest
Jamie Bamber
Paul
Eugene Simon
Young Eugene - aged 20
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