Mission
Genres
Overview
Marvin, a young aspiring writer from New York, moves to California to write a novel. He ends up rooming with a chaotic, bohemian musician named Jay. Marvin finds himself inexorably drawn into the vibrant youth culture of San Francisco's Mission District as both Jay and himself watch their worlds disintegrate. They discover that each has a lot to learn from the other. Mission is a coming-of-age story casting a spotlight on a place and time, moments before artistic aspiring types yielded the Mission to the dotcom entrepreneurs.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
87 min
Release Date
2001-04-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Chris Coburn
Marvin Raab
Joshua Leonard
Jay
Bellamy Young
Sandy
Sandrine Holt
Ima
Adam Arkin
Vissarion Belinsky (voice)
Evan Arnold
Victor
Shane Kramer
Nathan Raab
Rick LeCompte
Dr. LeCompte (voice)
Jerry Hicks
500 Club Bartender
Janine Pibal
Candy
Lydia Perez
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Kevin Van Driesche
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Peter Kepler
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Kevin Walsh
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Pete Nash
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Christian Riley
Chef
Dave Pehling
Laughing Guy
Karina Andrews
Gina
Dawn Walters
Connie
Tom Kearney
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Katho Baer
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Jane Chandler
Androgynous Couple
Joaquin Spengemann
Skater with Squirt Gun
Laura Lindley
Skater Girl
Heather Charles
Girl in Cafe
Elina Filippova
Girl in Cafe
James Blyler
Man in Car
Kristin Jones
Bean
Laura Sottile
Ann Haenchen
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