An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
David Tennant
as Richard
Julie Delpy
as Julie
Vinessa Shaw
as Barbara
Vincent Gallo
as Moss
Steve Huison
as Billy
Tony Peers
as Vicar
Margo Stanley
as Mrs. Blenkinsop
Saskia Reeves
as Joy
Malcolm Tierney
as Joy's Dad
Margi Clarke
as Bradford Woman
Monte Hellman
as Himself
Lisa Edelstein
as Sandra
