Smiling Fish Goat on Fire 1999 Two brothers share a house in the Fairfax district of LA Tony a feckless actor, Chris an accountant Both have relationships on rocky ground As these emotions swirl, Tony meets his letter carrier, a single mom named Kathy whos come to LA from Wyoming with her daughter, a budding actress Chris meets Anna, an Italian beauty working in the States, for a few months, wrangling animals on movie sets Chris also befriends Clive, an aging, crusty man whose longing for his recently deceased wife is a portrait of true love Can Clives example help Chris sort out his love life, and can Tony grow up enough to see the possibilities with Kathy and her daughter