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Living the Dream

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Brenda (Sean Young) and Jonathan (Christian Schoyen) pursue happiness that has been denied them since childhood, and they fall prey to abuse, sex and deception when they start their own business in a city where the ends justify the means.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times 11/24/2006
2/5
There is undeniable heart in Living the Dream, with its implicit criticism of mercenary values, but its world is populated solely by hustlers, recruiters and salesmen with nothing to sell. Go to Full Review Frank Lovece Film Journal International 03/01/2007
A vapid mess that outwardly looks like a theatrical movie but just careens around from sequence to disconnected sequence like a badly tarted-up pinball. Go to Full Review Chad Greene Boxoffice Magazine 12/01/2006
"Will you stick with me, no matter what?" Brenda asks on more than one occasion. Unfortunately for the filmmakers, the audience's answer may well be "no." Go to Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat 11/30/2006
This vanity production ... seems to want us to sympathize with characters who are both unlikable and stupid. Where at the beginning I thought the level of abuse [the hero] endures was absurd and unrealistic, by the end I wanted to join in. Go to Full Review James C. Taylor L.A. Weekly 11/24/2006
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01/08/2013 There is undeniable heart in Living the Dream, with its implicit criticism of mercenary values, but its world is populated solely by hustlers, recruiters and salesmen with nothing to sell. See more 01/03/2008 jeez, this was immensely boring. the leading man (Christian Schoyen) has got to be the worst actor i have ever seen. and another thing, if the character in the movie moved to America when he was ten or something and had been living here for over 20 years, he would speak a lot better English than what he pulls of here. eller for aa si det paa godt norsk "Skikkelig gebrokkent". But it is cool to see Norwegian dudes in a movie made in Hollywood. it was just a damn shame they were talentless hacks. The storyline itself is below mediocre. See more 07/10/2007 Fantastisk dårlig film :) See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Allan Fiterman

Director

Christian Schoyen

Director

Sean Young

Brenda

Christian Schoyen

Jonathan

Danny Trejo

Chuck

Marília Pêra

Vanessa
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Movie Info

Synopsis Brenda (Sean Young) and Jonathan (Christian Schoyen) pursue happiness that has been denied them since childhood, and they fall prey to abuse, sex and deception when they start their own business in a city where the ends justify the means.
Director
Allan Fiterman, Christian Schoyen
Producer
Allan Fiterman
Screenwriter
Christian Schoyen, Luis Reneo
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 28, 2009
Runtime
1h 36m