In the film Lady in the Water , Heep questions the residents .
After questioning residents Farber ( Bob Balaban ) , Bell ( Mary Beth Hurt ) , Dury ( Jeffrey Wright ) , and five nameless smokers , Brown discovers the author , Vick Ran ( M. Night Shyamalan ) , who is writing The Cookbook , containing views and ideas so significant they will inspire a future President , a great Midwestern orator , to greatly change the world for the better .
Lady in the Water