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Movie Description Sweet young Marty brings his ingenuous doughnut-shop waitress girlfriend, Lesly, home to meet his family at their opulent Washington D.C. mansion. But the Turkey Day goings-on are considerably less than wholesome, as Lesly discovers the moment she meets Marty's decidedly dysfunctional family, including his asylum-reject twin sister, Jackie-O, whose hobbies include incest and reenacting the JFK assassination with prop blood and her brother as victim. Though a smash at the predominantly independent Sundance Film Festival, this effort was bankrolled by Spelling's sitcom magnate dad, Aaron. Based on the eponymous stage play by Wendy MacLeod.
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Industry Reviews "...A one-of-a-kind movie..." New York Times - Stephen Holden (10/10/1997)
"...Parker Posey may never have a role that suits her as perfectly...Exuberantly whacked..." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (10/17/1997)
"...Few actresses can smolder from beneath the lowered brow more dramatically than Parker Posey..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10/17/1997)
Quotations "Were you poor? Did you eat chicken pot pie?" JackieO (Parker Posey)
"I watch soap operas. I bake brownies. Normalcy is pulsing through my veins." JackieO
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