Factotum
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Released
- 2005
- Country
- Norway, United States, Germany, France, Italy
Details
Release year: 2005
Storyline
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
Top credits
Matt Dillon — Hank Chinaski
Lili Taylor — Jan
Marisa Tomei — Laura
Didier Flamand — Pierre
Did you know
• On 14 April 2005, in Trondheim, Norway, this became the first movie in the world to be shown with a 4K digital cinema projector.
• Sean Penn was the first choice for the role of Henry Chinaski.
• Matt Dillon and Mickey Rourke, who played brothers in Francis Ford Coppola's cult film Rumble Fish (1983), have both played the role of Henry Chinaski (Rourke played in Barfly (1987)).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $808,221
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $59,212 (2006-08-20)
User reviews
A master class in getting fired!
Jack of all trades and master of the bottle
fresh, fun, funny- fact
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color