Somebody Is Waiting

Not to be confused with Somebody's Waiting.

Somebody Is Waiting is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Martin Donovan and starring Gabriel Byrne and Nastassja Kinski.^[1][2]

Somebody Is Waiting
Directed by	Martin Donovan
Written by	Martin Donovan
Produced by	Natasha Doubrovskaya Pascale Faubert
Starring	Gabriel Byrne Nastassja Kinski
Cinematography	Greg Gardiner
Edited by	John Lafferty Sean K. Lambert Chip Masamitsu Frank Mazzola (director's cut)
Music by	Elia Cmíral
Release dates	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11) (London Film Festival) December 19, 1996 (1996-12-19) (U.S.)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A teenager clashes with his abusive, alcoholic father as he tries to take care of his siblings after their mother is killed.

Cast

• Gabriel Byrne as Roger Ellis
• Nastassja Kinski as Charlotte Ellis
• Johnny Whitworth as Leon Ellis
• Brian Donovan as Clayton
• Tyler Cole Malinger as Adlai
• Lynn Fine as Jacqueline
• Michael Malota as Kennedy
• Gary Bairos as Daniel
• Rebecca Gayheart as Lilli
• Shirley Knight as Irma Call
• Maria Daleo as Erica Macaluzzo

Production

Principal photography took place around Santa Cruz, California for four weeks.^[3]

Reception

Mike D'Angelo of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a D.^[4]