A Little Help
Dental hygienist Laura Pehlke's marriage has become sexless and dysfunctional. Because she drinks and smokes too much and has let her appearance go, she suspects her husband is cheating on her. When he suddenly dies, she finds herself buckling in to her controlling sister and mother who push her into initiating a lawsuit she doesn't want to pursue against her husband's doctor and sending her introverted, troubled son to an elite private school he doesn't want to attend. Things get more complicated when she finds her son has told classmates his father is a dead 9-11 hero, and her brother-in-law confesses he's always loved her, not her sister. Laura needs 'a little help' to deal with her life.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Jenna Fischer
Laura Pehlke
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Jay Klaitz
Patient
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Daniel Yelsky
Dennis Pehlke
Brooke Smith
Kathy Helms
Chris O'Donnell
Bob Pehlke
Rob Benedict
Paul Helms
Zach Page
Kyle Helms
Ron Leibman
Warren Dunning
Lesley Ann Warren
Joan Dunning
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Sara Kapner
Wendy Helms
Austin Wintory
Composer
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Thomas M. Harting
Cinematographer