''Better Living'' is a 1998 American film featured in the
Hamptons International Film Festival
The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) is an international film festival founded in 1992, by Joyce Robinson. The festival has since taken place every year in East Hampton, New York. It is usually an annual five-day event in mid-October ...
. It stars
Roy Scheider
Roy Richard Scheider (; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supportin ...
and
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not lon ...
, and includes
Edward Herrmann
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was perhaps best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries ''Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) and 1982 film ...
.
Cast
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Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not lon ...
as Nora
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Roy Scheider
Roy Richard Scheider (; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supportin ...
as Tom
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Edward Herrmann
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was perhaps best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries ''Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) and 1982 film ...
as Jack
*Deborah Hedwall as Elizabeth
*Catherine Corpeny as MaryAnn
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Wendy Hoopes
Wendy Hoopes (born 4 November 1972) is an American actress most widely celebrated for her roles on MTV's animated series '' Daria'', where she provided the voices for three different main characters ( Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer, and Quinn Mor ...
as Gail
*James Villemaire as Junior
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Scott Cohen as Larry
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Brian Tarantina
Brian Tarantina (March 27, 1959 – November 2, 2019) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor born in New York City. He was known for his roles on such shows as '' One Life to Live'', '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'', and ''G ...
as Danny
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Jessy Terrero
Jessy Terrero (born October 7, 1972) is a Dominican film and music video director.
Career
Terrero appeared as an extra on the 1992 film ''Juice'' starring Tupac Shakur. According to Terrero, it was his experience on the set of the movie that i ...
as Biker #1
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Phyllis Somerville
Phyllis Jeanne Somerville (December 12, 1943 – July 16, 2020) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Little Children'' (2006), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), ''Surviving Famil ...
as Nellie
* Bill J. Vlasnic Police Officer
External links
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1998 films
American independent films
Films directed by Max Mayer
1998 comedy films
American comedy films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
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