The Toe Tactic ( 2009 )

Overview

Mona is nearly overwhelmed by grief and depression. After her father's death, she's cut herself off: leaving teaching - she now temps as an office assistant, ignoring her mother's calls, talking to herself in mirrors, and rejecting any offered intimacy. She's watched over by comic extraterrestrial beings whom we see as cartoon squiggles. They ensure that random acts bring her connections - with a neighbor boy, his mother, and his surreptitious piano teacher (the lad wants to surprise his mom). She also meets an elevator operator in the building where she temps for Ms. Hadaway, a widow with perfect diction. Can Mona take a few steps on the road to expressing emotion?

Top Cast

Lily Rabe

Mona Peek

Daniel London

Elevator Man

H. Jon Benjamin

Police Officer

Kevin Corrigan

Hector Freegood

David Cross

Timmy (voice)

Jane Lynch

Honey Strumpet

Eugene Mirman

Night Elevator Man

Xander Berkeley

Dad

Richard Cox

Stalker Timmy

Ann Dowd

Honey Woman

Jon Glaser

Tooot

Sakina Jaffrey

Lacticia Utt

Mary Kay Place

Mom

John Sayles

Cramden

Marian Seldes

Eunice (voice)

Eli Wallach

Maestro