There's No Fish Food in Heaven
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Terence Michael
Allan Mindell
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| Directed by | Eleanor E. Gaver |
| Written by | Eleanor E. Gaver |
| Produced by | Jane Reardon Terence Michael Allan Mindell |
| Starring | Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Tea Leoni James LeGros Debi Mazar Patrick Dempsey Jeffrey Jones Udo Kier Caroline Aaron K. Todd Freeman |
| Cinematography | Pascal Lebeque |
| Edited by | Barbara Gies |
| Music by | Smokey Hormel Joey Waronker |
Production company | Storm Entertainment[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
There's No Fish Food in Heaven (also known as Life in the Fast Lane) is a 1998 American black comedy film written and directed by Eleanor E. Gaver.[2] It premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 18, 1998.[3][4]
Jeff, a street artist, falls madly in love with fellow artist Mona, but she abandons him when she meets a mysterious stranger. To win back Mona's affections, Jeff wraps himself in a package that is mailed to her. Mona and the stranger have sex on top of the box that Jeff is hiding in. As she opens the package, Mona inadvertently kills Jeff with a pair of scissors. The ghost of Jeff remains to haunt Mona, and Mona realizes she wants to join him in the afterlife.
Cast
- Fairuza Balk as Mona
- Noah Taylor as Jeff
- Tea Leoni as Mona's boss
- James LeGros as DJ
- Debi Mazar as Rosie
- Patrick Dempsey as Mysterious Stranger
- Jeffrey Jones as Minister Pete
- Udo Kier as Tenant
- Caroline Aaron as Vanessa
- K. Todd Freeman as Suzie
Production
The film was shot in Los Angeles over six weeks in the fall of 1997.[5]