in his house, and after listening to a tearful answer message that Isabelle's rabbit, Bongo, has died, he runs to comfort her. Isabelle suggests that they should just be friends. Donald invites Isabelle to a restaurant, where he proposes to her, much to Isabelle's dismay. She leaves abruptly back home and overdoses over the counter drug. Donald returns just in time to take her to the hospital, where Isabelle's psychiatrist advises him to leave her alone, testing his willpower to refrain from calling her. Donald sees Isabelle leaving the university and follows her to the abandoned rooftop, where he expresses that the only nice thing he had left to give her was not to call, to find that Isabelle was waiting for his call and she missed him. They express their true love with an embrace and kiss. The movie ends with the happy couple, now married, in their home, enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with the self-help group members. Cast Josh Hartnett as Donald Morton Sharif Shawkat as young Donald Radha Mitchell as Isabelle "Izzy" Sorenson Mercedee Smith as young Isabelle Rusty Schwimmer as Gracie Erica Leerhsen as Bronwin Gary Cole as Wallace Allen Evangelista as Skeets Nate Mooney as Roger Sheila Kelley as Janice John Carroll Lynch as Gregory Production The screenplay was written by Ron Bass, who also wrote Rain Man (1988), a film about an individual with autism. Bass is said to have been inspired by a 1995 article in the Los Angeles Times. Distribution The film struggled to find a theatrical distributor in the United States. The studio tried to distribute it in the United States in April 2004, but it did not go farther than a month in Spokane, Washington, where the film was made. The film is available on DVD in a number of countries and became available in the United States in that form on December 12, 2006. Reception The film has been criticized for perpetuating the errant media stereotype that people on the autism spectrum typically have savant skills. References External links Variety review 2005 films 2005 romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films 2000s English-language films Fictional couples Films about autism Films directed by Petter Næss Films scored by Deborah Lurie Films set in Washington (state) Films shot in Washington (state) Films with screenplays by Ronald Bass Nu Image films Films produced by Boaz Davidson 2000s American films Films about disability