Floundering

Floundering
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter McCarthy
Written by	Peter McCarthy
Produced by	Peter McCarthy
Starring	James LeGros John Cusack Ethan Hawke Steve Buscemi Lisa Zane Kim Wayans Billy Bob Thornton
Cinematography	Denis Maloney
Edited by	Dody Dorn Peter McCarthy
Music by	Pray for Rain
Production company	Front Films
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release dates	January 1994 (1994-01) (Sundance) November 4, 1994 (1994-11-04) (limited)[1]
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Floundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy in his directorial debut and stars James LeGros, with appearances by John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Lisa Zane. The film is told as a narrative delivered by the main character John under the pessimism of the early 1990s.