Linoleum

Linoleum is a 2022 American science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Colin West and starring Jim Gaffigan. It premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest festival on March 12, 2022. It was released in select theaters in the United States on February 24, 2023, by Shout! Studios. Plot Cameron Edwin lives a rather boring life in a small Ohio town with his wife Erin and daughter Nora. He hosts a children's science television show in a small market that runs at midnight. Cameron always wanted to be an astronaut, but grew up in the shadow of his more successful scientist father. When part of a rocket falls from orbit and crashes into his backyard, he decides to fulfill his unrealized dream and rebuild it into his own rocket. His wife, who has started divorce proceedings, thinks he is having a midlife crisis. As other surreal events occur in his life, he not only feels his mission is justified but begins to question the nature of reality. Cast Jim Gaffigan as Cameron Edwin/Kent Armstrong Rhea Seehorn as Erin Edwin Katelyn Nacon as Nora Edwin Gabriel Rush as Marc Tony Shalhoub as Dr. Alvin Michael Ian Black as Tony Amy Hargreaves as Linda Jay Walker as Mr. Fuller West Duchovny as Darcy Roger Hendricks Simon as Mac