Product Details

• Actors: James LeGros, Shaka, Zander Schloss, John Cusack, Nina Siemaszko
• Directors: Peter McCarthy
• Writers: John Cusack, Peter McCarthy, Jo Harvey Allen
• Producers: Peter McCarthy, Greg Eliason, Kevin Morris
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Allumination Filmwor
• VHS Release Date: August 20, 1996
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304100833
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,164 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my personal favorities., August 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Floundering [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie has everything: salient social commentary, great acting and character development, a captivating and touching story line, timely humor, cameos (Billy Bob Thornton, John Cusack, Kim Wayans, Steve Buschemi, Ethan Hawke, and others), and most importantly it deals with the human soul and the complexities of navigating your way through the hardships of the modern world in which we live. I stumbled across this flick while watching the IFC back in 97'. Since then, I've seen this film at least 10 times, and each time its has helped me to clear my head and put things in perspective. Everyone I've ever shared this brilliant picture with has been truly touched by it. If your in search of meaning in the world, yourself, or truth, this movie is for you. "What's so funny bout Peace, Love, and Understanding"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, sarcastic portrayal of how life can downward spiral, December 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Floundering (DVD)

An offbeat movie with great one-liners that shows how when life starts to suck, it can spiral in on itself and slowly get worse, but nothing is completely unredemable and that things change. I started out doubting it but ended up really enjoying it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absurdly Funny, January 13, 2005

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Brian A. Jewell (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Floundering (DVD)

This movie is absurd -- few would debate that. But wicked funny and inspiring in its holistic approach. It's hard to describe in a way, like what Louis Armstrong said about Jazz: "If you have to ask, you'll never know."

James LeGros plays John, whose life can't get any worse. He decides he's getting tired of it and pulls a final coup à la "Falling Down" (only with hilarious results and endearingly surprising fulfillment). His (mis)adventures are a slow-burn treat and the cameos (John Cusack/Ethan Hawkwe) are sublime.