Big Bad Love
| Big Bad Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arliss Howard |
| Written by | Arliss Howard Jim Howard Larry Brown (book) |
| Produced by | Arliss Howard |
| Starring | Arliss Howard Debra Winger Paul Le Mat Rosanna Arquette Angie Dickinson Michael Parks |
| Cinematography | Paul Ryan |
| Edited by | Jay Rabinowitz |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $104,294 |
Big Bad Love is a 2001 film directed by Arliss Howard, who co-wrote the script with his brother, James Howard, based on a collection of short stories of the same name by Larry Brown. The story recounts an episode in the life of an alcoholic Vietnam veteran and struggling writer named Leon Barlow, who is played by Arliss Howard, and his wife, played by Howard's wife Debra Winger. The soundtrack includes music by Tom Verlaine, the Kronos Quartet, and R. L. Burnside.