TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anderson, Paul Thomas.
AU  - John C Reilly
AU  - Philip Baker Hall
AU  - Philip Seymour Hoffman
AU  - Tom Cruise
AU  - William H Macy
AU  - Julianne Moore
TI  - Magnolia
AV  - DVD 002624 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - USA
PB  - Ghoulardi Film Company
KW  - Drama
N1  - An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley
N2  - 24 hours in L.A.; it's raining cats and dogs. Two parallel and intercut stories dramatize a man about to die: both men are estranged from a grown child, both want to make contact, and neither child wants anything to do with dad. Earl Partridge's son is a charismatic misogynist; Jimmy Gator's daughter is a cokehead and waif. A mild and caring nurse intercedes for Earl, reaching the son; a prayerful and upright beat cop meets the daughter, is attracted to her, and leads her toward a new calm. Meanwhile, guilt consumes Earl's young wife, while two whiz kids, one grown and a loser and the other young and pressured, face their situations. The weather, too, is quirky
UR  - http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0175880/
ER  -