An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Adrien Brody
as Steven Schoichet
Milla Jovovich
as Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel
Illeana Douglas
as Heidi Schoichet
Vera Farmiga
as Lorena Fanchetti
Jessica Walter
as Fern Schoichet
Ron Leibman
as Lou Schoichet
Jared Harris
as Michael Foulicker
Helen Hanft
as Mrs. Gurkel
Richmond Hoxie
as Sorensen
Mirabella Pisani
as Bonnie
Adam LeFevre
as Theater Director