When it's discovered that her deceased ex-husband's manuscript contains information that could threaten national security and implicate the government in a variety of conspiracies, Fay Grim is forced to travel to Paris and retrieve the book before it falls into the wrong hands. Once in Paris, Fay realizes nothing is what it appears to be, and has to trust herself to find her way home.
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Written by: Hal Hartley
Starring: Parker Posey, James Urbaniak, Jeff Goldblum, Liam Aiken, Saffron Burrows, Leo Fitzpatrick, Thomas James Ryan
Parker's Character: Fay Grim
Release Date: May 18, 2007
Distributor: Magnolia
Box Office Total: $126,714 (US)/$191,498 (Worldwide)
Opening Weekend: $61,817 (28 theatres)
Widest Release: 28 theatres
Festivals: Toronto, Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, Berlin, Portland, San Francisco, Turin, Cleveland, Wisconsin, RiverRun, Berlinale in Athens, Sarasota, Boston, Newport Beach, Atlanta, Moscow, Karlovy Vary, ERA New Horizons, Cinemanila, Rio de Janeiro, Reykjavik, London.
Agent Fulbright: I underestimated you.
Fay: Imagine that.
Fay: Simon, the world is a mess.
Fay: Why is it when someone starts talking about civilization, all I hear is the sound of machine guns?
Fay: I just don't want you to die in my hotel room; I have to sleep here tonight.