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Life in the Fast Lane

Original title: There's No Fish Food in Heaven
  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
395
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Fairuza Balk, Jeffrey Jones, Téa Leoni, Debi Mazar, Caroline Aaron, Patrick Dempsey, Udo Kier, James Le Gros, K. Todd Freeman, and Noah Taylor in Life in the Fast Lane (1998)
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Mona wishes for her life to change, and it does, in a big way--only it gets worse: her somewhat-crazy boyfriend mails himself to her, and when she opens the box with scissors, she accidental... Read allMona wishes for her life to change, and it does, in a big way--only it gets worse: her somewhat-crazy boyfriend mails himself to her, and when she opens the box with scissors, she accidentally kills him.Mona wishes for her life to change, and it does, in a big way--only it gets worse: her somewhat-crazy boyfriend mails himself to her, and when she opens the box with scissors, she accidentally kills him.

  • Director
    • Eleanor Gaver
  • Writer
    • Eleanor Gaver
  • Stars
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Noah Taylor
    • Téa Leoni
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    395
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eleanor Gaver
    • Writer
      • Eleanor Gaver
    • Stars
      • Fairuza Balk
      • Noah Taylor
      • Téa Leoni
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast18

    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Mona
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Jeff
    Téa Leoni
    Téa Leoni
    • Landeene
    Patrick Dempsey
    Patrick Dempsey
    • The Stranger
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Rosie
    Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones
    • Minister Pete
    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • D.J.
    • (as James LeGros)
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Rocky
    Caroline Aaron
    Caroline Aaron
    • Venessa
    K. Todd Freeman
    K. Todd Freeman
    • Stan…
    Richard Gayler
    • Desk Sergeant
    Tracy Vilar
    Tracy Vilar
    • Shirley
    Madena Bennett
    • Bouncer
    Bill Cusack
    Bill Cusack
    • Cop #1
    • (as Billy Cusack)
    Scott Burkholder
    Scott Burkholder
    • Cop #2
    Christopher Grove
    Christopher Grove
    • Cop at Pet Store
    • (as Chris Grove)
    Josephine Messer
    • Little Girl
    Joseph Benjamin Stewart
    • Sex Club Extra
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Eleanor Gaver
    • Writer
      • Eleanor Gaver
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Mona's green-triangle tattoo is a Nazi concentration-camp symbol. Specifically, pink triangles were for homosexuals, red for political prisoners, blue for emigrants, black for catch-all "asocial" prisoners, and green was for criminals. This is foreshadowing, since Mona does become a criminal.
    • Goofs
      Blue Lips the goldfish clearly doesn't have his blue lips in scenes that aren't a closeup, such as when the boyfriend does an impromptu puppet show in the beginning.
    • Quotes
      • Mona: You know you make little noises when you eat?
      • Jeff: I do?
      • Mona: Yeah.
      • Jeff: Okay. Tell me when I do it again.
      • [Jeff makes the noise]
      • Mona: You just did it!
      • Jeff: Oh. Yeah, that's my little happy noise.
      • Mona: ...Your little happy noise?
      • Jeff: Yeah. It's my way of thanking the food.
      • Mona: Oh. So, maybe we should start seeing other people.
    • Connections
      References The Naked Truth (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Swingin' Hula Girl
      Written by Mark Fontana and Tracy Welzig
      Performed by The Blue Hawaiians

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 18, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Szellem a dobozból
    • Filming locations
      • Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Industrial area scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Storm Entertainment
      • Terence Michael Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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