Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and based upon the memoir of the same name by John Callahan. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black, and follows a recently paralyzed alcoholic who finds a passion for drawing off-color newspaper cartoons.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018, and was released on July 13, 2018, by Amazon Studios.
Plot
Alcoholic cartoonist John Callahan meets Dexter at a party, and the two get in a car. Dexter’s drunk driving results in a car accident, which leaves John quadriplegic. John falls in love with Swedish physical therapist Annu, who treats him at the hospital and later becomes his girlfriend. After he quits drinking with help from his Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor Donnie, John builds a new life, drawing off-color newspaper cartoons.
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan
Ethan Michael Mora as Young John Callahan
Jonah Hill as Donnie Green
Rooney Mara as Annu
Jack Black as Dexter
Mark Webber as Mike
Udo Kier as Hans
Kim Gordon as Corky
Beth Ditto as Reba
Carrie Brownstein as Suzanne
Heather Matarazzo as Shannon
Tony Greenhand as Tim
Olivia Hamilton as Nurse Lily
Angelique Rivera as Terry Alvarado
Rebecca Rittenhouse as Bonnie
Ron Perkins as Morton Kimble
Rebecca Field as Margie Bighew
Emilio Rivera as Jesus Alvarado
Sunny Suljic as Skateboarder #2
Mireille Enos as John’s Ghost Mother
Nick Rutherford as Drinker
Betsy Sodaro as Powell’s Information Person
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