Maladies (2012)
A former soap star appears to have a narrator stuck in his head. As he moves in with his sister and works to restart his creative career, he tries to figure out who is really calling the shots.
Casting
- James Franco — James
- Catherine Keener — Catherine
- Fallon Goodson — Patricia
- David Strathairn — Delmar
- Alan Cumming — Alan
- Ken Scott — Narrator (voice)
- Mary Beth Peil — Blind Woman
- Ben George — Policeman
- Carter — Officer Carter
- Jermaine Crawford — Teenager
- Vince Jolivette — Officer Jolivette
- Jon Prescott — Prescott
Interesting facts
Maladies is a 2012 film starring James Franco and written and directed by Carter. This was the pair's second collaboration, after Erased James Franco.
Production
Franco plays a character who was an actor in a soap opera prior to the events in the film. The character's history led the director Carter to encourage Franco to acquire a role in a soap opera in real life. Franco took the advice and was able to land a role on General Hospital playing the eponymous character Franco, an artist and serial killer.
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