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Life in the Fast Lane

Original title: There's No Fish Food in Heaven
  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
306
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Fairuza Balk, Téa Leoni, and Debi Mazar in Life in the Fast Lane (1998)
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Mona wishes for her life to change - and it does; in a big way - only it gets worse. Mona's boyfriend, somewhat crazy, mails himself to her. When she opens the box with a pair of scissors, s... Read allMona wishes for her life to change - and it does; in a big way - only it gets worse. Mona's boyfriend, somewhat crazy, mails himself to her. When she opens the box with a pair of scissors, she accidentally kills him.Mona wishes for her life to change - and it does; in a big way - only it gets worse. Mona's boyfriend, somewhat crazy, mails himself to her. When she opens the box with a pair of scissors, she accidentally kills him.
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
306
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  • Director
    • Eleanor Gaver
  • Writer
    • Eleanor Gaver
  • Stars
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Noah Taylor
    • Téa Leoni
Top credits
  • Director
    • Eleanor Gaver
  • Writer
    • Eleanor Gaver
  • Stars
    • Fairuza Balk
    • Noah Taylor
    • Téa Leoni
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 11User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Fairuza Balk, Téa Leoni, Debi Mazar, Patrick Dempsey, and Noah Taylor in Life in the Fast Lane (1998)

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    Fairuza Balk
    Fairuza Balk
    • Monaas Mona
    Noah Taylor
    Noah Taylor
    • Jeffas Jeff
    Téa Leoni
    Téa Leoni
    • Landeeneas Landeene
    Patrick Dempsey
    Patrick Dempsey
    • The Strangeras The Stranger
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Rosieas Rosie
    Jeffrey Jones
    Jeffrey Jones
    • Minister Peteas Minister Pete
    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • D.J.as D.J.
    • (as James LeGros)
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Rockyas Rocky
    Caroline Aaron
    Caroline Aaron
    • Venessaas Venessa
    K. Todd Freeman
    K. Todd Freeman
    • Stanas Stan…
    Richard Gayler
    • Desk Sergeantas Desk Sergeant
    Tracy Vilar
    Tracy Vilar
    • Shirleyas Shirley
    Madena Bennett
    • Bounceras Bouncer
    Bill Cusack
    Bill Cusack
    • Cop #1as Cop #1
    • (as Billy Cusack)
    Scott Burkholder
    Scott Burkholder
    • Cop #2as Cop #2
    Christopher Grove
    Christopher Grove
    • Cop at Pet Storeas Cop at Pet Store
    • (as Chris Grove)
    Josephine Messer
    • Little Girlas Little Girl
    Joseph Benjamin Stewart
    • Sex Club Extraas Sex Club Extra
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Eleanor Gaver
    • Writer
      • Eleanor Gaver
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      Mona: You know you make little noises when you eat?

      Jeff: I do?

      Mona: Yeah.

      Jeff: Okay. Tell me when I do it again.

      [Jeff makes the noise]

      Mona: You just did it!

      Jeff: Oh. Yeah, that's my little happy noise.

      Mona: ...Your little happy noise?

      Jeff: Yeah. It's my way of thanking the food.

      Mona: Oh. So, maybe we should start seeing other people.

    • Connections
      References The Naked Truth (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Swingin' Hula Girl
      Written by Mark Fontana and Tracy Welzig

      Performed by The Blue Hawaiians

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    Fairuza Is The Only Good Thing
    Life in the fast lane or there's no fish food in heaven or whatever the hell you call it is about a frustrated artist Mona( Fairuza Balk). She has this boyfriend Jeff( Noah Taylor) who she has known forever and she doesn't really appreciate him. Suddenly Mona thinks she's going crazy because whenever she draws something, her painting really comes true. Suddenly she starts seeing this stranger who she cannot resist and has sex with him whenever she gets the chance too. Jeff wants to get Mona's attention again, so he puts himself in a box in front of Mona's doorstep. When Mona tries to open the box, she accidently stabs Jeff in the head and kills him. Now the spirit of Jeff follows Mona around everywhere and won't leave her alone unless she can find his body again. This wasn't really funny although it is considered a comedy, the only reason i even rented this movie was because of Fairuza Balk who I am in love with. I would give Life In The Fast Lane 5/10
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    • Darkest_Rose
    • Jan 1, 2003

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Szellem a dobozból
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Storm Entertainment
      • Terence Michael Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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