| Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot | |
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Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Tod Harrison Williams |
| Produced by | Al Hayes Jennifer Roth Tod Williams Anne Carey Robert Delp Daniel Sadek Elie Samaha |
| Written by | Tod Harrison Williams Jeff Nichols |
| Starring | Seann William Scott Jeff Garlin Gretchen Mol Deirdre O'Connell Denis O'Hare |
| Distributed by | Chicago Pictures Distribution |
| Release date(s) | August 19, 2008 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Trainwreck: My Life as an Idoit [sic] (more commonly known by the "proper" spelling Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot) is a 2007 American comedy drama written and directed by Tod Harrison Williams and based upon the autobiographical book The Little Yellow Bus by Jeff Nichols.
The film was premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on 14 June 2007 and put on general release in America on 19 September 2008.
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Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot is a comedy drama based upon the experiences of comedian Jeff Nichols; it follows Jeff as he encounters a remarkable varienty of personal and emotional problems.
Edging closer to his thirties Jeff (Seann William Scott) has a heavy drinking problem coupled with ADHD, dyslexia and Tourette syndrome, he spends most of his time attending support meetings including ones which have no connection to the problems he suffers.
Jeff pins the cause of his problems on his wealthy parents Cynthia (Deirdre O'Connell) and Mike (Denis O'Hare). After being evicted from the garage he rents, with nowhere left to go manages to connect with Lynn (Gretchen Mol), a woman he met at a support group for people with relationship problems.