Floundering
Floundering

Floundering

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1994
1h 36m
4.9(20 votes)
Comedy
Romance

Overview

John Boyz lives close to where they film "Baywatch", but you'd never know it. His life is full of bizarre friends, sweaty sex, pistol wielding gangsters, bungling bureaucrats, police fanatics, revolutionaries, and weirdos. All John wants is a little peace of mind and a little piece of the action, but in "Floundering" it wont come easy.

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63 members
Acting

James LeGros

John

James LeGros
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Shaka

Shaman

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Zander Schloss

Catatonic Man

Zander Schloss
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John Cusack

JC

John Cusack
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Nina Siemaszko

Gal

Nina Siemaszko
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Jeremy Piven

Guy

Jeremy Piven
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Dolores DeLuce

Breadstore Clerk

Dolores DeLuce
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Eddie Baytos

Paper Thief

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Maritza Rivera

Elle

Maritza Rivera
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Yolanda García

Yolanda

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Ángel García

Pepe

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Art

Tom Cortese

Drug Dealer

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Therman Statom

Drug Buyer

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Margaret McNally

Westsider

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Anna Wacks

Westside Kid

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Gary Gershaw

Loan Officer

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Directing

Bill Fishman

Insurance Salesman

Bill Fishman
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Bobby Collins

Insurance Salesman

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Ted Raimi

Safe Salesman

Ted Raimi
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Ned Bellamy

Phonebook

Ned Bellamy
Production

Brigid McBride

Imagemaker

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Steve Buscemi

Ned

Steve Buscemi
Directing

Alex Cox

Photographer

Alex Cox
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Timothy P.J. McKee

Make-up Artist

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Cynthia Ojeda

Model

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Stokely Chaffin

Photographer's Assistant

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Writing

Nelson Lyon

Chief Merryl Fence

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Billy Bob Thornton

Gun Clerk

Billy Bob Thornton
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Dave Roberson

Burly Driver

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Hugh McKay

Bob

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Mary Portser

Suzie

Mary Portser
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Dave Navarro

Drug Kid

Dave Navarro
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Kim Wayans

Unemployment

Kim Wayans
Writing

Catherine Butterfield

Nurse Folicle

Catherine Butterfield
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Ethan Hawke

Jimmy

Ethan Hawke
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Ed Pansullo

Flower Vendor

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Alex Michel

Producer

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Lisa Zane

Jessica

Lisa Zane
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Ebbe Roe Smith

Dougie

Ebbe Roe Smith
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Fernando Cruz Jr.

Cholo Kid

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Demetrius Navarro

Cholo Driver

Demetrius Navarro
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Brian Wimmer

Hunk

Brian Wimmer
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Olivia Barash

Ruthie

Olivia Barash
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Doug Williams

Freddie

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Kelly Coffield Park

Christi

Kelly Coffield Park
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Jo Harvey Allen

Mom

Jo Harvey Allen
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Biff Yeager

Dad

Biff Yeager
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Sy Richardson

Commander K

Sy Richardson
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Chazz Carter

Crack Smoker

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Del Zamora

2nd Crack Smoker

Del Zamora
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David Goodman

Businessman

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Ted Chase

Businessman

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Brian Hermelin

Businessman

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Rick Najera

Good Samaritan

Rick Najera
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Dave Alvin

Chauffeur

Dave Alvin
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John Marshall Jones

Bodyguard

John Marshall Jones
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Sam Lewitt

Neighborhood Kid 1

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Camera

Barney Broomfield

Neighborhood Kid 2

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Scott McCoy

Delivery Man

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Editing

Saar Klein

News Anchor

Saar Klein
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Henry Mortensen

Homeless Child

Henry Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen

Homeless Man

Viggo Mortensen
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Exene Cervenka

Homeless Woman

Exene Cervenka

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