What Is It? 19 years old

The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are snails, salt, a pipe, and how to get home. As tormented by a hubristic, racist inner psyche.

What Is It?

What Is It? is the name of a 2005 experimental film written, starring, funded and directed by Crispin Glover. As of 2008, the film has only been shown at independent theaters, typically accompanied by a question and answer session, slideshow and meet-and-greet/autograph signing with Glover.

Credits

What Is It? Cast

Name Character
Fairuza Balk She was 30, now 50 years old as Screaming Snail / Insect / Monkey Girl (voice)
Crispin Glover He was 40, now 60 years old as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Inner Psyche and Id
Steven C. Stewart as Dueling Demi-God Auteur / The Young Man's Uber Ego
Adam Parfrey He was 47, 61 years old when he died as The Minstrel

What Is It? Crew

Name Department
Nicolas Cage as Thanks. He was 41 (now 60) years old Crew
David Lynch as Thanks. He was 59 (now 78) years old Crew
Tim Hunter as Thanks. He was 57 (now 77) years old Crew
Cassian Elwes as Executive Producer. He was 45 (now 65) years old Production
Ryan Page as Producer. Production
Christopher Coppola as Thanks. He was 43 (now 62) years old Crew
Matt Devlen as Producer. Production
Wyatt Troll as Director of Photography. Camera
Kim Davis-Wagner as Casting. Production
What Is It? poster
What Is It? (19 years)

The adventures of a young man whose principle interests are snails, salt, a pipe, and how to get home. As tormented by a hubristic, racist inner psyche.

  • Release day: Thursday, January 27, 2005
  • Runtime: 72 minutes