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Writer:
Amos Poe (written by)
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Release Date:
2 September 1988 (USA) more
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An old patriarch unites for his birthday all members of his family. But the group of people is full of personal and social problems. full summary | add synopsis
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A Wonderful and Touching Film more (13 total)

Cast

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Burt Lancaster ... Levi Rockwell

Suzy Amis ... Aggie Rockwell

Patricia Clarkson ... Rose Black
Frances Conroy ... Ruby Hanson
Sinéad Cusack ... Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)
John Glover ... Rolo Rockwell

Bill Pullman ... Crow Black

Kevin Spacey ... Dwayne Hanson
John Bell ... Orson Rockwell
Nicky Bronson ... Max Hanson
Danny Corkill ... Kane Rockwell (as Dan Corkill)

Macaulay Culkin ... Cy Blue Black

Angela Goethals ... Dawn Black
Sara Goethals ... Flora Rockwell
Emily Poe ... Emily Rockwell
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99 min
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Fun Stuff

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Aggie Rockwell: You can't have a nympho do a porno, because then it wouldn't be acting, it would be real.
Dwayne Hanson: That's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
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References Jaws (1975) more
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A Wonderful and Touching Film, 23 September 1999
Author: jackyd from Tallahassee, FL

I think that some viewers overlook a lot of what the movie is trying to tell its audience. The portrayal of the adults in the film along with that of the children and the dying grandfather is quite accurate. The film chooses to portray the adults of the film as being selfish or "shallow" because it strives to show us the connection between the very young and the very old. It is often thought that there is a wisdom found only in early childhood and lost in later life that is regained with old age. The magical connection between the grandchildren and their grandfather is something both entertaining and touching to view. The film is well done and I do agree that the children really do make the film, with the help of a great veteran actor.

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