Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Neal Israel

Writers (WGA):

Patrick J. Clifton (written by) and
Neal Israel (written by)

Release Date:

1 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

It's time for the annual Dooley family reunion and Dooley matriarch Meemaw's 100th birthday celebration...

Plot Keywords:

Runaway | Reunion | Family Feud | Family Gathering | Family Ties

Cast

Melissa Joan Hart	...	Samantha
Jason Marsden	...	Billy Dooley
David L. Lander	...	Various Jamesons
Romy Windsor	...	Grace Dooley (as Romy Walthall)
Marcia Strassman	...	Margaret McKenna
Susan French	...	Meema
Jo Anne Worley	...	Aunt Kate
Dody Goodman	...	Grandma Dotty Dooley
Peter Billingsley	...	Mark McKenna Jr.
Gerrit Graham	...	Mark McKenna Sr.
Meghann Haldeman	...	Connie Dooley
Sara Rue	...	Jacquelyn
Joe Flaherty	...	Kevin Dooley
Alley Mills	...	Portia
Norman Fell	...	Grandpa Joe Dooley
Elisabeth Fourmont	...	Amber Dooley
Tyler Kuhn	...	Greg Dooley
Colt Clark	...	Josh Dooley
Shannon Woodward	...	Leigh Dooley
Michael Kearney	...	Shelly Dooley
Andie Karvelis	...	Raffiella
David Sollberg	...	Daryl Jameson
James Evangelatos	...	Balloonist
Kent Lindsey	...	Guard at Jail
Adele Zales	...	Greg's Grandmother

Directed by
Neal Israel

Writing credits (WGA)
Patrick J. Clifton		(written by) and
Neal Israel		(written by)

Produced by
S. Bryan Hickox	....	producer
Neal Israel	....	producer
Pepper Lindsey	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Robert Folk

Cinematography by
Vincent J. Baldino		(as Vincent Baldino)
Ronald M. Lautore		(as Ronald M. Lautore)

Film Editing by
Tom Walls

Production Design by
Peter Wooley

Set Decoration by
Vera Mills

Production Management
Jason Ninness	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey T. Barabe	....	second assistant director

Art Department
James Hayward	....	set dresser
Ellen L. Kerr	....	lead man
Richard Waldrop	....	property master

Sound Department
Nicholas James	....	supervising sound editor
David Rawlinson	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Bennett	....	key grip
Tim Dunford	....	assistant camera
Alex Jachno	....	gaffer
Harold Skinner	....	electrician

Casting Department
Kirk Moody	....	casting associate

Transportation Department
Stanley Robinson	....	driver

Other crew
Jillian Amburgey	....	script supervisor
Lola Caldwell	....	assistant to producer
Jack Munn	....	medic

Production Companies

• Hickox-Bowman Productions Inc.
• Victor Television Productions Inc.

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Company:

Hickox-Bowman Productions Inc.

Quotes:

Billy Dooley: If I had to choose between spending a weekend with my family and being upside down in a barrel full of maggots, the maggots would win every time.

So, you've got the flu?

Admittedly, this film is never going to be an award winner. The acting performances are of a fairly low standard and it's just weird. However, this film is great if you're feeling terrible and need to just sit and watch something without having to think.

It's fun, frothy and not the best movie you're ever gonna see, but hey, those films have actual 'budgets'. The characters get you involved, and the humour is basic and easy to relate to and God, my head hurts.

So I think I'll just go sit on the sofa and watch this movie again, it'll keep my mind off the river which is rushing out my nose, and the hammering on the inside of my skull.