---
title: 'Big Bad Love (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Arliss Howard'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/big-bad-love-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260746/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Big Bad Love (2001)

2001 · 111 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Big Bad Love is a 2001 film directed by Arliss Howard, who co-wrote the script with his brother, James Howard, based on a collection of short stories of the same name by Larry Brown. The story recounts an episode in the life of an alcoholic Vietnam veteran and struggling writer named Leon Barlow, who is played by Arliss Howard, and his wife, played by Howard's wife Debra Winger. The soundtrack includes music by Tom Verlaine, the Kronos Quartet, and R. L. Burnside.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Arliss Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/arliss-howard)
- **Producer:** [Arliss Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/arliss-howard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris)
- **Editor:** [Jay Rabinowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jay-rabinowitz)

## Cast

- [Arliss Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/arliss-howard)
- [Larry Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-brown-2)
- [Rosanna Arquette](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosanna-arquette)
- [Debra Winger](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-winger)
- [Sigourney Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigourney-weaver)
- [Angie Dickinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/angie-dickinson)
- [Paul Le Mat](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-le-mat)
- [Michael Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-parks)

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