Factotum (2005)
What matters most is how well you walk through the fire
94 min
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
- Release date
- December 8, 2005
- Country of origin
- Norway, United States, France, Germany
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Box office
- $2,708,087
Trailer
Cast
- Matt Dillon as Hank Chinaski
- Lili Taylor as Jan
- Marisa Tomei as Laura
- Didier Flamand as Pierre
- Fisher Stevens as Manny
- Adrienne Shelly as Jerry
- Karen Young as Grace
- Thomas Lyons as Tony Endicott
- Dean Brewington as Old Black Man
- James Cada as Bald Man
Crew
- Bent Hamer · Director
- Charles Bukowski · Writer
- Bent Hamer · Writer
- Jim Stark · Writer
- Bent Hamer · Producer
- Jim Stark · Producer
- Kristin Asbjørnsen · Composer
- John Christian Rosenlund · Cinematographer
- Pål Gengenbach · Editor
- Eve Cauley · Production designer