Magnolia Film

Magnolia is a 1999 drama written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (director of There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love). Magnolia's story involves a day in the lives of several different people living in Los Angeles (played by an ensemble cast). As the stories unfold over the course of the film's three hour running time, connections between the many characters are revealed.

Magnolia received three Academy Award nominations: Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song ("Save Me" by Aimee Mann), and Best Supporting Actor (Tom Cruise). Cruise won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in the film.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
2. Starring: Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Julianne Moore
3. Released: December 8, 1999
4. Run Time: 188 min.
5. Budget: 37 million USD
6. Three Oscar nominations: Best Supporting Actor (Cruise), Original Song, and Original Screenplay
7. Author Loren Coleman devotes an entire chapter to the famous "Frog Scene" in his book Mysterious America

Cast of Characters

1. Jason Robards: Earl Partridge
2. Jeremy Blackman: Stanley Spector
3. John C. Reilly: Officer Jim Kurring
4. Julianne Moore: Linda Partridge
5. Melora Walters: Claudia Wilson Gator
6. Philip Baker Hall: Jimmy Gator
7. Philip Seymour Hoffman: Phil Parma
8. Tom Cruise: Frank T.J. Mackey
9. William H. Macy: Donnie Smith
10. Other actors include: Alfred Molina, Luis Guzman, Felicity Huffman, Orlando Jones, Patton Oswalt

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