Fast Sofa

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Fast Sofa
Fast Sofa poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Salomé Breziner
Written bySalomé Breziner
Peter Chase
Bruce Craven
Based onFast Sofa
by Bruce Craven
Produced by Christopher Figg
Steven J. Wolfe
Starring Jake Busey
Adam Goldberg
Natasha Lyonne
Crispin Glover
Bijou Phillips
Eric Roberts
Jennifer Tilly
CinematographyDean Lent
Edited byPaul Heiman
Anthony Redman
Music byWilliam V. Malpede
Release date
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fast Sofa is a 2001 American road-trip comedy film directed by Salomé Breziner and starring Jake Busey, Adam Goldberg, Natasha Lyonne, Crispin Glover, Bijou Phillips, Eric Roberts and Jennifer Tilly. It is based on Bruce Craven's novel of the same name. [2]

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  2. Koehler, Robert (16 July 2001). "Fast Sofa". Variety . Retrieved 21 February 2020.