Sympathy for Delicious

Sympathy for Delicious is a 2010 American drama film, and the directorial debut of Mark Ruffalo. Filming took place in Los Angeles.

Sympathy for Delicious
Film poster
Directed by	Mark Ruffalo
Written by	Christopher Thornton
Produced by	Mark Ruffalo Matt Weaver Andrea Sperling Scott Prisand
Starring	Christopher Thornton Mark Ruffalo Juliette Lewis Laura Linney Orlando Bloom
Cinematography	Chris Norr
Edited by	Pete Beaudreau
Distributed by	Corner Store Entertainment Super Crispy Entertainment
Release date	January 23, 2010 (2010-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$13,826[1]

Premise

A newly paralyzed disc jockey (Thornton) gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.

Cast

• Christopher Thornton as "Delicious' Dean O'Dwyer
• Juliette Lewis as Ariel Lee
• Mark Ruffalo as Joe
• Laura Linney as Nina Hogue
• Orlando Bloom as The Stain
• Noah Emmerich as Rene Faubacher
• John Carroll Lynch as Healer
• Robert Wisdom as Prendell
• Dov Tiefenbach as Oogie
• Deantoni Parks as Chuck
• Sandra Seacat as Mrs. Matilda

Awards

Ruffalo won the Special Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.

Production

Filming took place in Los Angeles, California, from 5 January to 28 February 2009.