Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 2012 comedy film written and directed by Bob Byington and starring Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman, and Jess Weixler. Plot The film skips through 35 years in the life of Max Youngman (Poulson), following him through his courtship and marriage to Lyla (Weixler), who is also the object of affection for his best friend Sal (Offerman). Never seeming to age, Max and the adult characters closest to him stumble in and out of comically misguided relationships and happenstances that are seamlessly woven together by animated vignettes provided by Bob Sabiston (A Scanner Darkly). Cast Nick Offerman as Sal Keith Poulson as Max Jess Weixler as Lyla Stephanie Hunt as Clarissa Marshall Bell as Lyla's Father Kate Lyn Sheil as Ex-Wife Kevin Corrigan as Memorial Man Jonathan Togo as Adult Lyle Megan Mullally as Therapist Anna Margaret Hollyman as Paula Release Somebody Up There Likes Me premiered at the 2012 South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Following a theatrical release in Spring of 2013, the film was released to VOD services such as iTunes and Amazon Video. The film is also currently available through Netflix Watch Instantly.