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Never Met Picasso (1996)

Family Trees, Twisted Roots

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Stephen Kijak

Synopsis

Still living at home with his avant-garde actress mother, constantly rejected by art schools, and without a lover, aspiring painter Andrew decides to enter a contest in hopes of winning a six month stay in Kenya. Though things aren't great for Andrew, neither are they wonderful for his lesbian friend Lucy who constantly bickers with her lover Ingrid. Lucy complicates Andrew's life when she introduces him to the suspicious-looking, enigmatic Jerry.

Actors

Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette
Andrew Magnus
Georgia Ragsdale
Georgia Ragsdale
Lucy
Margot Kidder
Margot Kidder
Genna Magnus
Don McKellar
Don McKellar
Jerry
Keith David
Keith David
Larry
Alvin Epstein
Alvin Epstein
Uncle Alfred
Omewenne
Omewenne
Ingrid
Diane Beckett
Diane Beckett
Mailwoman
Craig Hickman
Craig Hickman
Poetry Slammer
David Levine
David Levine
Jack
John O'Callaghan
John O'Callaghan
Paul
Jody O'Neil
Jody O'Neil
Marc
Edward Stanley
Edward Stanley
Young David / Mailperson
Ursula Ryan
Ursula Ryan
Nurse
Richard Snee
Richard Snee
Thomas Magnus
Adrienne Starrs
Adrienne Starrs
Diane

Crews

Stephen Kijak
Stephen Kijak
Director
Stephen Kijak
Stephen Kijak
Writer
Patrick Cunningham
Patrick Cunningham
Producer
Stephen Kijak
Stephen Kijak
Producer
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
Executive Producer
Jennifer Ryan
Jennifer Ryan
Executive Producer
Richard L. Cohen
Richard L. Cohen
Executive Producer
David Collins
David Collins
Co-Producer
Dorothy Aufiero
Dorothy Aufiero
Co-Producer
Anne Attalla
Anne Attalla
Associate Producer
Angelica Brisk
Angelica Brisk
Editor
Humberto Cordero
Humberto Cordero
Production Design
Julie Lupien
Julie Lupien
Production Design
Humberto Cordero
Humberto Cordero
Art Direction
Anna Koon
Anna Koon
Painter
David Tamés
David Tamés
Director of Photography
Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh
Original Music Composer
Bill Lee
Bill Lee
Original Music Composer
Patrick Cunningham
Patrick Cunningham
Casting
Kathleen Chisholm
Kathleen Chisholm
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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