Nola (film)

Nola
Directed by	Alan Hruska
Produced by	Jill Footlick Rachel Peters
Written by	-Story-   Alan Hruska -Screenplay-   Alan Hruska
Starring	Emmy Rossum James Badge Dale Mary McDonnell Steven Bauer
Music by	Edmund Choi
Cinematography	Horacio Marquínez
Editing by	Peter C. Frank
Language	English

Nola is a 2003 romantic comedy film that depicts the struggle of a young woman trying to make it as a songwriter in New York City, while also trying to find her birth father. The film premiered in New York City on July 23, 2004.

Plot

After fleeing from her abusive stepfather, Nola (Emmy Rossum) travels to New York City searching for her biological father. She spends her first night sleeping in Central Park, but her luck changes when she is hired by the owner of a small diner. She ends up staying with the frycook/law school student Ben (James Badge Dale), until the real owner of the diner, and Ben's landlady Margaret (Mary McDonnell) hires Nola as her assistant for her escort service. Nola agrees, and a whirlwind of events lead her closer to finding her real father, but not without the help of a journalist (Steven Bauer) who is in need of a story on escort services. link title

Featured cast

Actor	Role
Emmy Rossum	Nola
Steven Bauer	Leo
James Badge Dale	Ben
Thom Christopher	Niles
Sam Coppola	Gus
Adam LeFevre	Sam
Michael Cavadias	Wendy
Mary McDonnell	Margaret Langworthy

Box office and business

• Opening Weekend - $8,058 (USA) (31 August 2003) (19 Screens)
• Gross - $8,058 (USA) (31 August 2003)
• Weekend Gross - $8,058 (USA) (31 August 2003) (19 Screens)

References

• Yahoo! Movies: Nola(2004) - Movie Info

See also

• Coyote Ugly (2000) A similarly themed film focusing on a young woman (Piper Perabo) who travels to New York City to make it as a songwriter.

External links

• Nola at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site