Sir Michael Caine gives one of the finest performances of his career as a retired magician who reluctantly enters a family-run old age home in John Crowleys IS ANYBODY THERE? Set in a seaside English town circa 1987, IS ANYBODY THERE? charts the unlikely friendship that develops between Caines proud, acerbic old performer and the death-obsessed young son (played by SON OF RAMBOWS Bill Milner) of the homes overwhelmed owners. Written by Peter Harness, who draws from his own experience growing up in a retirement home, IS ANYBODY THERE? brings a rich humor as well as a rigorous honesty to its portrait of different lives colliding under one roof. With a supporting cast that includes Anne-Marie Duff (THE MAGDALENE SISTERS), David Morrissey (THE DEAL), Rosemary Harris (SPIDER-MAN) and Leslie Phillips (VENUS), IS ANYBODY THERE? tells a charming story about growing up and growing old, and the unpredictable adventures that happen along the way.

Directed by John Crowley. Written by Peter Harness. Produced by David Heyman, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf. Starring Michael Caine, David Morrissey, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, Rosemary Harris, Leslie Phillips, Peter Vaughn, Thelma Barlow and Sylvia Syms. Story Island Entertainment will release IS ANYBODY THERE? on April 17, 2009.

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