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Movie Description
This all-star, all-too-familiar tale revolves around the Thanksgiving turkey that lures a young woman home every year to her typical American family only to be embarrassed all over again by her loony relatives.
Synopsis
It's Thanksgiving, so you know what that means -- dinner with your family, for better or for worse. But Claudia Larson's woes begin right before she flies home: she loses her job, and her teenage daughter swears she will lose her virginity while Claudia is away. And when she arrives at her parents' home, things do not improve, thanks to Claudia's quirky family. This includes her meddling mom, an obnoxious gay brother, her unsmiling, resentful sister, and a very odd, flatulent aunt. The next two days will prove difficult for Claudia, but they will not be without moments of tenderness, caring and love.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jodie Foster - Director
Produced by Jodie Foster's production company, Egg Pictures.
Color by Technicolor. Shot at the Warner Hollywood Studios in Hollywood, California and Baltimore, Maryland.
Released theatrically in the USA November 3, 1995.
Soundtrack Album available on Mercury Records, CDs and Cassettes.
Other music heard in the film: "Halls of Montezuma," "We Gather Together," "Bicycle Built for Two," "Rocking Horse" performed by Bunny, "Surfin' Bird" performed by The Trashmen, "I Wanna Be Loved By You," and "Free Stylin'."
Post-production sound facility Skywalker Ranch, Marin, California.
Copyright 1995 Paramount Pictures.
Industry Reviews
"...An affectionately drawn, multigenerational portrait of an eccentric family....[With] a saucy, shrewdly selected cast..."
Variety - Emanuel Levy (10/30/1995)
Quotations
"I can see your roots, Claudia." -- Adele Larson (ANNE BANCROFT) to her daughter, who has just come home to visit.
"So why isn't some man from Japan giving you $63 million for one lousy picture?" -- Adele Larson (ANNE BANCROFT) to her daughter, Claudia (HOLLY HUNTER).
"Who are these people? Where did I even come from?" -- Claudia Larson (HOLLY HUNTER), to herself, speaking about her family.
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