Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarmony Korine
Written byHarmony Korine
Avi Korine
Produced byHarmony Korine
Nadja Romain
Adam Bohling
StarringDiego Luna
Samantha Morton
Denis Lavant
Werner Herzog
James Fox
Anita Pallenberg
CinematographyMarcel Zyskind
Edited byValdís Óskarsdóttir
Paul Zucker
Music byJason "Spaceman" Pierce
Sun City Girls
Production
companies
Distributed byIFC First Take (United States)
Tartan Films (United Kingdom)
Shellac Distribution (France)
Release dates
  • May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22) (Cannes)
  • March 14, 2008 (2008-03-14) (UK)
  • April 30, 2008 (2008-04-30) (US)
  • December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17) (France)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
France
Ireland
United States
LanguagesEnglish
French
Budget$8.2 million
Box office$393,813

Mister Lonely is a 2007 comedy drama film directed by Harmony Korine and co-written with his brother Avi Korine. It features an ensemble cast of international actors, including Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, Werner Herzog, James Fox, Anita Pallenberg and Leos Carax. The film follows a Michael Jackson look-alike joining a commune filled with other impersonators as they build a stage to attract people to see them perform. Mister Lonely garnered mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing $393,813 against an $8.2 million budget.