American Cowslip

American Cowslip is a 2009 independent American comedy feature film directed by Mark David.[1] It revolves around heroin addict, Ethan Inglebrink, whose life is centered on his garden and his group of eccentric friends. American Cowslip is David's third film, following his debut, Sweet Thing (1999), and his second, acclaimed feature, Intoxicating (2003). This was Peter Falk's final film appearance two years before his death June 23, 2011.[2]

For the plant American cowslip, see Primula meadia.
American Cowslip
Theatrical film poster
Directed byMark David
Written byMark David
Ronnie Gene Blevins
Produced byMark David
Ronnie Gene Blevins
Brent Clackson
StarringDiane Ladd
Rip Torn
Cloris Leachman
Bruce Dern
Hanna R. Hall
Val Kilmer
Peter Falk
Ronnie Gene Blevins
CinematographyMark David
Edited byJonathan Lucas
Mark David
Music byJoseph Blaustein
Mark David
Distributed byBuffalo Speedway Film Company
Release date
  • July 24, 2009 (2009-07-24)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Ethan Inglebrink (Ronnie Gene Blevens) is an agoraphobic heroin addict who lives in a homogeneous California town where nothing ever happens. A misfit, clad in a powder blue tux, he has convinced his poker buddies, and surrogate moms, Roe (Diane Ladd), Sandy (Cloris Leachman), and Lou Anne (Lin Shaye), that he is diabetic and his needles are for insulin, not heroin. His next-door neighbor is his landlord and former high school football coach Trevor O'Hart (Rip Torn), who wants nothing more than to kick Ethan out on the street. Complicating matters even further is that Ethan's older brother Todd (Val Kilmer), the local sheriff, is convinced that his brother can only be saved by an act of God, and recruits the family priest (Peter Falk) to get the job done. Meanwhile, as the Garden of the Year competition draws near, Ethan becomes convinced that he can take the $10,000 top prize and pay off his delinquent rent if he can just grow the perfect American Cowslip. Little does Ethan realize that salvation may lie not in the money he could win for growing a rare flower, but with the companionship and understanding offered by his 17-year-old neighbor Georgia (Hanna R. Hall), who longs to escape her abusive father (Bruce Dern).

Cast

References
  1. Zotta, Chelsea. "American Cowslip | Independent Film Quarterly". Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. "Peter Falk, Columbo actor, dies aged 83". the Guardian. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2022.


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