“She's chasing a dream... they're chasing her.”
Overview
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.
Directed by Neil LaBute
Written by John C. Richards, James Flamberg
Produced by Steve Golin, Gail Mutrux
Box OfficeBudget: $24.0MRevenue: $29.4M
About Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty is a comedy, crime, thriller film released in 2000 exploring themes of bartender, native american, writer, used car dealer, nurse uniform, tv production. Directed by Neil LaBute, it stars Morgan Freeman, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock. What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.