Caption

The Great New Wonderful

2006

Year:

2005

Director:

Danny Leiner

Country:

USA

Seen:

Length:

1 hr(s) 27 min (87 min)

Language:

english

Mediatype:

DVD

Owner:

Magical

Rating:

 (5.9)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.
Rated R

Genres:

Comedy
Drama

Plot:

Avinash alias Avi and his partner Satish are Manhattan-based Security guards, hired in the wake of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York. They have now been assigned to ensure the protection of a visiting Indian General, Ganjee. While Avi is a flirt, and of a cheerful disposition, Satish is quite grouchy, wrestling with personal and family problems. During their time together Avi will confess to Satish of his having sex with another woman and the consequences he must face. Emme Keeler caters to the rich and wealthy by making cakes and desserts, she must face up to facts especially when her closest competitor, Safarah Polsky, is on the verge of suicide; Judy Hillerman lives a routine and mundane life with her husband, Henry, and does feel like throttling him and tossing him over their 10th floor balcony; David and Burbage and his wife, Allison, must now accept that their overweight son, David, does have issues that need to be addressed, that is if they ever find time for him from their professional careers and their mutual attraction to each other; A mentally troubled man, Sandie, must decide whether his therapist does or does not deserve to get his head smashed; Watch how these people face their respective fates on September 11, 2002.

Cast:

Olympia Dukakis
Judy Hillerman (segment "Judy's Story")
Jim Gaffigan
Sandie (segment "Sandie's Story")
Judy Greer
Allison Burbage (segment "David and Allison's Story")
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Emme Keeler (segment "Emme's Story")
Thomas McCarthy
Davie Burbage (segment "David and Allison's Story") (as Tom McCarthy)
Sharat Saxena
Satish (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Naseeruddin Shah
Avinash aka "Avi" (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Tony Shalhoub
Dr. Trabulous (segment "Sandie's Story")
Stephen Colbert
Principal Peersall (segment "David and Allison's Story")
Dick Latessa
Jerry Binder (segment "Judy's Story")
Will Arnett
Danny Keeler (segment "Emme's Story")
Seth Gilliam
Clayton (segment "Emme's Story")
Anita Gillette
Lainie (segment "Judy's Story")
Julie Dretzin
Julie Driscoll (segment "Emme's Story")
Edie Falco
Safarah Polsky (segment "Emme's Story")
Jim Parsons
Justin (segment "Emme's Story")
Martha Millan
Alexa (segment "Emme's Story")
Nancy McDoniel
Agnes Whitehead (segment "Emme's Story")
Fred Burrell
Wexler Whitehead (segment "Emme's Story")
Jillian Crane
Crying Woman (segment "Emme's Story")
Mario Polit
Elvis Cedeno (segment "Emme's Story")
Tony Kushner
Himself (segment "Emme's Story")
Finnerty Steeves
Isabelle (segment "Emme's Story")
Priscilla Shanks
Priscilla Krindel (segment "Emme's Story")
Bernie McInerney
Duff Krindel (segment "Emme's Story")
Ari Graynor
Lisa Krindel (segment "Emme's Story")
Kathryn Faughnan
Karaoke Girl (segment "Emme's Story")
Bill Donner
Charlie Burbage (segment "David and Allison's Story") (as Billy Donner)
Tom Ford
Mr. Jeffers (segment "David and Allison's Story)
Zack Wall
Geography Bee Contestant (segment "David and Allison's Story")
Rosemarie DeWitt
Debbie (segment "David and Allison's Story")
Kapil Bawa
General Ganjee (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Eliyas Qureshi
Head Security Guard (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Rajika Puri
Sucheta (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Mukesh Patel
Vijay (Satish's brother-in-law) (segment "Avi and Satish's Story") (as Mukesh M. Patel)
Nikhil Patel
Bhanu (Satish's son) (segment "Avi and Satish's Story") (as Nikhil M. Patel)
Jyotsna Du Ciel
Avi's Daughter (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Tonye Patano
Shirley (Meter Maid) (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Alex McCord
Jessilyn (Lola Hostess) (segment "Avi and Satish's Story")
Moises Castillo Orta
Tough Teen (segment "Ari and Satish's Story")
Masayasu Nakanishi
Japanese Tourist (segment "Ari and Satish's Story")
Ed Setrakian
Henry Hillerman (segment "Judy's Story")
Sam Catlin
Councilman Blenick (segment "Judy's Story")
Nicky 'Pops' Anest
Lou
Marilyn Chris
Phyllis (segment "Judy's Story")
Eric Fleishman
Water Exercise Instructor (segment "Judy's Story")
David Costabile
Vending Machine Guy (segment "Sandie's Story")
Alicia Van Couvering
Girl in Truck (segment "Sandie's Story")
Justin Rosen
Boy in Truck (segment "Sandie's Story")
Alexis Dziena
Angie (scenes deleted)
Tony Galtieri
Waiter
Nadir Hasan
Restaurant Patron
Matthew Seife
Boisterous Tourist Family
Parthiban Shanmugam
Under cover agent
Joseph M. Abbott
Man in Park (uncredited)
Orlagh Cassidy
Flirty Woman (uncredited)
Diego del Valle
Theatre Guest (uncredited)
Michael Den Dekker
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Adrianna White Eagle
Girl Looking Down School Hallway (uncredited)
Brian Kirchoff
Actor (uncredited)
Michie Madison
Theatregoer (uncredited)
Dominick Mancino
Train Passenger (uncredited)
K'Dee Miller
Rhonda (uncredited)
Meredith Ostrom
Anita (uncredited)
Farrah Peskoff
Girl in Pigtails (uncredited)
Dawn Ressy
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Emily Anila Shah
Avi's Daughter (segment "Avi and Satish's Story) (uncredited)
Namrata Shah
Avi's Daughter (segment "Avi and Satish's Story) (uncredited)
Jeremy Shamos
Young Rabbi (uncredited)