The Low Life is a 1995 American film starring Rory Cochrane and directed and co-written by George Hickenlooper. Plot A Yale graduate, with dreams of becoming a writer, moves to Hollywood and struggles with low-paying jobs, poverty, romance and slacker friends. Cast Rory Cochrane as John Sean Astin as Andrew Kyra Sedgwick as Bevan Renée Zellweger as Poet J. T. Walsh as Mike Sr. Ron Livingston as Chad James LeGros as Mike, Jr. Michael Massee as Bartender References External links 1995 films 1995 drama films Films directed by George Hickenlooper American drama films 1995 directorial debut films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films