Off the Map (film)

Off the Map
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Campbell Scott
Produced by	Paul E. Cohen
Written by	Joan Ackermann
Starring	Joan Allen Valentina de Angelis Sam Elliot J.K. Simmons
Music by	Gary DeMichele
Cinematography	Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by	Andy Keir
Distributed by	Independent Artists
Release dates	2003 (2003)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Off the Map is a 2003 drama film directed by Campbell Scott. The play and screenplay were written by Joan Ackermann.

Plot

An eccentric family lives a separate existence from that of the outside world. The family continues to thrive and survive self-sufficiently. Bo uses her imagination and creativity to explore her world, while her mother Arlene holds the family together. Her father, however, has fallen into a deep depression. One day an IRS auditor comes to determine why they haven't filed their income tax for so long and does not believe they can live with so little. After falling into a fever he awakens a changed man and begins to paint, living with the family for the next eight years.

Cast

(opening credits order)

• Joan Allen as Arlene Groden
• Valentina de Angelis as young Bo Groden
• Sam Elliott as Charley Groden
• J.K. Simmons as George (Groden family friend)
• Jim True-Frost as William Gibbs (IRS auditor)
• and Amy Brenneman as adult Bo Groden

(rest of cast)

• Boots Southern as Rusty
• J.D. Garfield as Romero
• Matthew Montoya as Store Clerk
• Kathy Griego as Consuela
• Fr. William Hart McNicholas as Interpreter
• Fr. Timothy Martinez as Priest
• J.D. Hawkins as Jack
• Kevin Skousen as Don

Awards and nominations

• Golden Trailer Awards, 2005, nominated for Golden Trailer
• Sarasota Film Festival, 2004, won Audience Award
• Taos Talking Picture Festival, 2006, won Taos Land Grant Award

External links

• Off the Map at the Internet Movie Database