▁hit ▁film ▁Fly ▁A way ▁Home ▁with ▁Daniel s ▁as ▁the ▁support ive ▁single ▁father ▁of ▁Anna ▁Pa quin ' s ▁go ose - ra ising ▁pre teen . ▁Daniel s ▁then ▁had ▁a ▁critical ▁and ▁commercial ▁mis fire ▁with ▁Tri al ▁and ▁Error ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁He ▁would ▁re bound , ▁however , ▁with ▁ 1 9 9 8 ' s ▁Ple asant ville ▁as ▁din er ▁owner ▁Bill ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁lear ns ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁individual ▁and ▁re bel ▁against ▁the ▁norm ▁at ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁Tob ey ▁Mag u ire ' s ▁David . ▁Also ▁st arring ▁Re ese ▁With ers po on , ▁Joan ▁Allen , ▁and ▁Don ▁K not ts , ▁Ple asant ville ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁three ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁Daniel s ▁star red ▁alongside ▁Christopher ▁Lloyd ▁in ▁the ▁crit ically ▁and ▁commer cially ▁un success ful ▁film , ▁My ▁F avor ite ▁Mart ian . ▁ ▁Daniel s ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁films ▁The ▁Cross ing , ▁Che aters , ▁and ▁the ▁direct - to - video ▁release ▁Ch asing ▁S leep . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁focus ▁more ▁on ▁his ▁the ater ▁work ▁at ▁The ▁Pur ple ▁Rose ▁Theatre ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁writing , ▁st arring , ▁and ▁direct ing ▁the ▁films ▁Esc an aba ▁in ▁da ▁Moon light ▁and ▁Super ▁Su cker . ▁ ▁Daniel s ' s ▁next ▁major ▁film ▁role ▁would ▁be