The Simian Line

{{short description|2001 film by Linda Yellen}} {{for|the palm line in a hand|Simian crease}} {{Infobox film | name = The Simian Line | image = The Simian Line (film).jpg

| caption = DVD cover | director = Linda Yellen | producer = Linda Yellen Robert Renfield | writer = Linda Yellen Michael Leeds Gisela Bernice | narrator = | starring = Harry Connick Jr. Cindy Crawford Tyne Daly William Hurt Monica Keena Samantha Mathis Lynn Redgrave | music = Patrick Seymour | cinematography = David Bridges | editing = Bob Jorissen | distributor = Gabriel Film Group | released = {{Film date|2001|11|16}} | runtime = 106 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''The Simian Line''''' is a 2001 American improvisational film released in New York City and Los Angeles. It was filmed over an eleven-day period. The ensemble cast includes Harry Connick Jr., Cindy Crawford, Tyne Daly, William Hurt, Monica Keena, Samantha Mathis, Lynn Redgrave, Jamey Sheridan and Eric Stoltz.

==Plot== When Katharine (Lynn Redgrave) throws a party on Halloween, a psychic called Arnita (Tyne Daly) predicts that one of the three couples present at the party will break up by the end of the year. The guests don't take her seriously. Arnita doesn't tell them that she can see a fourth couple at the party, the long dead Mae (Samantha Mathis) and Edward (William Hurt). As days go by, Katharine grows increasingly jealous of her lover Rick (Harry Connick, Jr.), and his flirting with her neighbor Sandra (Cindy Crawford). Sandra is married to Paul (Jamey Sheridan). Marta (Monica Keena) and Billy (Dylan Bruno) are rock musicians who live in the same building as Katharine.

==Music== *Patrick Seymour - music<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1807597802/cast movies.yahoo.com]</ref> *Maireid Sullivan - "The Water is Wide" *''The Mortal Sinners'' and ''Bite Me Band'' - "Bite Me bit*hes"

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==External links== *[http://www.thesimianline.com/ Official site] *{{IMDb title|0186549}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|id=simian_line|title=The Simian Line}} *{{Metacritic film|title=The Simian Line}} *{{mojo title|id=simianline|title=The Simian Line}} *[http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2001_The_Simian_Line_photo.html Movie Photos: The Simian Line]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simian Line, The}} Category:2001 films Category:2001 drama films Category:Films directed by Linda Yellen Category:Films set in New Jersey Category:Films shot in New Jersey Category:2001 English-language films