An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

L.A. Without a Map (1999)

It's bright, exiting, romantic and just a little scary.

★ 5.8/10 February 26, 1999 107 min

ComedyDramaRomance

Director: Mika Kaurismäki  ·  Writers: Richard Rayner, Mika Kaurismäki

An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

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Director

Mika Kaurismäki

Cast

David Tennant Richard Julie Delpy Julie Vinessa Shaw Barbara Vincent Gallo Moss Steve Huison Billy Tony Peers Vicar Margo Stanley Mrs. Blenkinsop Saskia Reeves Joy Malcolm Tierney Joy's Dad Margi Clarke Bradford Woman Monte Hellman Himself Lisa Edelstein Sandra