Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
Luke Wilson
as Alex Sheldon / Adam Shipley
Kate Hudson
as Emma Dinsmore / Ylva / Elsa / Eldora / Anna
Sophie Marceau
as Polina Delacroix
David Paymer
as John Shaw
Lobo Sebastian
as Bobby
Rip Taylor
as Polina's Farther
Alexander Wauthier
as Andre Delacroix
Rob Reiner
as Wirschafter
Gigi Bermingham
as Madame Blanche
Jordan Lund
as Claude
Robert Costanzo
as Bus Driver
Cloris Leachman
as Grandmother
