The Minus Man is a movie that opened October 8, 1999. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Story

The movie centers around a serial killer (Owen Wilson) who picks victims who seem to be unhappy with their lives, the first example being a drug addict with asthma (Sheryl Crow, in her first film appearance). The killer settles into a small seaside town with a job delivering mail, looking for his next victim while living with a married couple. He is pursued by a woman in town (Janeane Garofalo), but can't escape flashbacks of being pursued by detectives. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Lew McCreary. Categories: Actor stubs | 1968 births | People from Texas ... The Very Best of Sheryl Crow album released October 2003 Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri, USA) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist and song writer. ... Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964), born in Newton, New Jersey, is a successful comedienne, actress, political activist and radio host on Air America Radio. ...

The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks amongst the top five events of its type in the world. ...

Taglines

When he's around, nothing adds up. Don't see it alone. Unless you like talking to yourself.

Cast

Owen Wilson .... Vann Siegert

Sheryl Crow .... Laurie Bloom

Dwight Yoakam .... Detective Blair

Dennis Haysbert .... Detective Graves

Alex Warren .... State Trooper

Mercedes Ruehl .... Jane Durwin

Brian Cox .... Doug Durwin

Janeane Garofalo .... Ferrin

Categories: Actor stubs | 1968 births | People from Texas ... The Very Best of Sheryl Crow album released October 2003 Sheryl Crow (born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri, USA) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist and song writer. ... Dwight Yoakam at the unveiling of his Hollywood star. ... Dennis Haysbert (June 2, 1954) is an African-American actor perhaps best known as the character David Palmer from the American television show 24. ... Mercedes Ruehl (born February 28, 1948 in Queens, New York) is an United States theater and film actress. ... Brian Denis Cox (born June 1, 1946) is a Scottish actor, notable for being the first person to play Hannibal Lecter, a role he took in the Michael Mann film Manhunter (1986). ... Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964), born in Newton, New Jersey, is a successful comedienne, actress, political activist and radio host on Air America Radio. ...

Director

Hampton Fancher

Writers

Lew McCreary (novel)

Hampton Fancher (screenplay)

Producers

Keith Abell .... executive producer

Fida Attieh .... producer

David Bushell .... producer

Steve Carlis .... executive producer

Joseph J. DiMartino .... executive producer

Larry Meistrich .... executive producer

Mary Vernieu .... associate producer

External link

• The Minus Man (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151582/) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Minus Man Page at aboutfilm.com (http://www.aboutfilm.com/movies/m/minusman.htm)