Vijay and I

2013·95'

Letterboxd TMDB #207257

Wilhelm Wilder (Will) is a talented actor stuck on a New York City children's TV show where he portrays Bad Luck Bunny, a hapless green rabbit. Feeling a failure, he bears his fate with touching self-irony, but grows sulky and petulant when he thinks that his wife, daughter and all his friends have forgotten his 40th birthday. In the confusion following a road accident, all the world believes he is dead. Instead of rectifying the situation, he decides to fulfill a fantasy and attend his own funeral. Here he will learn what everyone really thinks of him. With the aid of his best friend Rad, an Indian restaurant-owner, Will becomes Vijay Singh, a handsome and gentlemanly Sikh, complete with turban and beard. Will confronts a unique problem: everyone likes Vijay, and most of all, he likes Vijay, more than he ever liked himself.

Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu Will / Vijay

Patricia Arquette Julia

Danny Pudi Rad

Michael Imperioli Micky

Jeannie Berlin Mrs. Korokowski

Moni Moshonov Mr. Korokowski

Hanna Schygulla Will's Mother

Michael Gwisdek Will's Father

Catherine Missal Lily

Nadine Petry Mimi

Alina Buschbacher Gaga

Erin Dilly Mistress