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User Rating:
7.3/10   268 votes
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Writers:
Lisa Chang (adaptation)
Newton Thomas Sigel (adaptation)
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Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Short | Comedy
Plot:
A bittersweet tale of Alice, her vagina and the infinite nature of the tundra. | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
The vast wasteland that can be the lonely person's soul until otherwise engaged. more (4 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Selma Blair ... Alice

Elias Koteas ... The Specialist

Richard Kind ... Talk Show Host

Gabriel Mann ... The Thoughtful Man
Simon Cole ... Arctic Explorer
Richmond Arquette ... Gynecologist

Ezra Buzzington ... Cartographer

Linda Bisesti ... Nurse
David Doumeng ... Anchorman
Rita Taggart ... Bookstore Co-Worker

Bob Stephenson ... Doctor #1 (as Robert J. Stephenson)
DeForest Mapp ... Doctor #2

Mobin Khan ... Doctor #3

Grant Heslov ... Doctor #4

Hugh Laurie ... Doctor #5
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:20 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Opposable Thumbs more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Selma Blair's aunt and uncle are extras in the bar scene (the blond woman and bald man). more
Soundtrack:
Song to the Siren more

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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
The vast wasteland that can be the lonely person's soul until otherwise engaged., 31 December 2005
10/10
Author: ebbtide37 from United States

Lisa Chang and Newton Thomas Sigel's "The Big Empty" is without a doubt the best short that I have ever seen. The cinematography is beautiful and thoughtful, and the story is as well, if a little (humorously) twisted. Selma Blair gives a rather touching and witty performance as "Alice" that affects the audience, which is often rare for such a short film. Even Garbriel Mann's aptly named "The Thoughtful Man" makes one a little weak in the knees, with but only a few mere minutes on screen. I fell in love with this film, and I highly recommend this to anyone possessing an ability to properly suspend disbelief long enough to become absolutely enraptured.

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