The Sky is Falling

A young woman, struggling to become a novelist, has her life go into a tailspin. Her first novel is rejected, her non-committal boy friend decides to take a powder, her best friend moves to Mexico for an acting job, and her mother announces that her long presumed dead father is actually a hippie photographer who has come to town to meet her. Sinking into a depression at being a total failure at 28, she starts fantasizing about suicide. In her depths of despair she meets various eccentric characters including a chain-smoking Santa Claus and an obnoxious literary agent. But her belief in herself is only restored when she meets a patient in a hospital where she does volunteer work.

Full Cast of The Sky is Falling

Merrin Dungey as Sheila

Merrin Dungey

Sheila
Mindy Sterling as Doris

Mindy Sterling

Doris
Matt Kaminsky as Jim

Matt Kaminsky

Jim
T.J. Thyne as Kid

T.J. Thyne

Kid
Lorraine Toussaint as Janie

Lorraine Toussaint

Janie
Stefan Marks as Jerry

Stefan Marks

Jerry
Dedee Pfeiffer as Emily Hall

Dedee Pfeiffer

Emily Hall
Garrett M. Brown as Mr. Williams

Garrett M. Brown

Mr. Williams
Octavia Spencer as Nurse #2

Octavia Spencer

Nurse #2
Sean Astin as Mr. Schwartz

Sean Astin

Mr. Schwartz
Teri Garr as Mona Hall

Teri Garr

Mona Hall
Dan Bucatinsky as Lab Technician

Dan Bucatinsky

Lab Technician
Christopher May as Guy

Christopher May

Guy
Chris Elliott as Santa Claus

Chris Elliott

Santa Claus

Toni Sawyer

Mrs. Finch

Gina Mari

Sarah