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Desperate But Not Serious

5.520001h 34mMovieComedy

Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also happens to be the man of her dreams. The only problem is that she's in San Francisco and…

DirectorBill Fishman
WritersNicole Coady·Halle Eaton
ProducersPaul Brown·Mark McGarry

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Cast · Directed by Bill Fishman

CTChristine Taylor
Christine Taylor
Lili
PBPaget Brewster
Paget Brewster
Frances
CSClaudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer
Gigi
JCJohn Corbett
John Corbett
Jonathan
MPMax Perlich
Max Perlich
Darby
TD
Toledo Diamond
Himself
BCBill Cusack
Bill Cusack
Trendy Guy
CNCu Ba Nguyen
Cu Ba Nguyen
Cambodian Waiter
WSWendie Jo Sperber
Wendie Jo Sperber
Landlady
BBBrent Bolthouse
Brent Bolthouse
Steve
POPatton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt
Auteur #1
BPBrian Posehn
Brian Posehn
Auteur #2

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