Big Bad Love (2001)
Vietnam veteran Leon Barlow is struggling as a writer, and his personal life isn't much better. His unsympathetic ex-wife Marilyn doesn't approve of his visits with his two children, and he has problems with alcohol. Yet even when Leon manages to catch up on alimony and child support payments, things in his life seem to decline further, until a sudden tragedy catches him off guard.
- Date of release
- 2001-10-11
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Arliss Howard
Casting
- Arliss Howard — Barlow
- Debra Winger — Marilyn
- Paul Le Mat — Monroe
- Rosanna Arquette — Velma
- Angie Dickinson — Mrs. Barlow
- Michael Parks — Mr. Aaron
- Alex Van — Deputy
- Sigourney Weaver — Betti DeLoreo (voice)
- Larry Brown — Mr. Barlow
- R.L. Burnside — R.L. Burnside
- Kenny Brown — Boxcar Marine
- Olivia Kersey — Alisha
Interesting facts
Big Bad Love is a 2001 film directed by Arliss Howard, who co-wrote the script with his brother, James Howard, based on a collection of short stories of the same name by Larry Brown. The story recounts an episode in the life of an alcoholic Vietnam veteran and struggling writer named Leon Barlow, who is played by Arliss Howard, and his wife, played by Howard's wife Debra Winger. The soundtrack includes music by Tom Verlaine, the Kronos Quartet, and R. L. Burnside.
Production notes
It was filmed on location in parts of Mississippi.
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