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Home for the Holidays (1995)
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Overview
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Release Date:
3 November 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
On the fourth Thursday in November, 84 million American families will gather together... And wonder why. more
Plot:
After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend...
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Plot Keywords:
Thanksgiving
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Dinner
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Holiday
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Home Movie
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Argument
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Awards:
2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
question of the day: Why aren’t there more movies about Thanksgiving?
(From FlickFilosopher. 6 November 2009, 8:22 AM, PST)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
question of the day: Why aren’t there more movies about Thanksgiving?
(From FlickFilosopher. 6 November 2009, 8:22 AM, PST)
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Underrated, underviewed.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Holly Hunter | ... | Claudia Larson |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Tommy Larson |
 | Anne Bancroft | ... | Adele Larson |
 | Charles Durning | ... | Henry Larson |
 | Dylan McDermott | ... | Leo Fish |
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | Aunt Glady |
 | Steve Guttenberg | ... | Walter Wedman |
 | Cynthia Stevenson | ... | Joanne Larson Wedman |
 | Claire Danes | ... | Kitt Larson |
| Emily Ann Lloyd | ... | Brittany Lace Wedman |
 | Zack Duhame | ... | Walter Wedman Jr. |
 | Austin Pendleton | ... | Peter Arnold |
 | David Strathairn | ... | Russell Terziak |
 | Amy Yasbeck | ... | Ginny Johnson Drewer |
 | James Lecesne | ... | Ron Drewer |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic material, language and brief drug use.
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103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #34076) |
Australia:M |
Canada:PG |
Finland:S |
Germany:12 (w) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Singapore:PG
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Robert Downey Jr. publicly admitted to using heroin during the making of this film. Jodie Foster wrote him a letter praising his work but warning him that he could not keep doing this on other films.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Tommy and Leo are peaking into the house with the night vision goggles, you can hear Tommy say "come on" even though his mouth does not move.
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Quotes:
Claudia 'Clyde' Larson:
Didn't you have a girlfriend, or...
Russell 'Sad Sack' Terziak: Yeah, she went and married my best buddy Ray.
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Russell 'Sad Sack' Terziak: Yeah, she went and married my best buddy Ray.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Hope & Faith: Phone Home for the Holidays (#1.9)" (2003)
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Soundtrack:
We Gather Together
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People either love or hate this film. It seems to me that, for those who hate it, there is too much going on in the scenes. The dialogue is often open ended, and the action is at times frenetic so that the viewer isn't sure where he/she should be focusing attention. That, I submit, is the true beauty of this unusual movie. It has an over the top realism that makes it a rewarding film to watch multiple times. There are so many layers in the dialogue and the acting, so many subtleties between characters, that you can watch it many times and still be noticing something new. This may be billed a comedy, but it is filled with heartbreak and tragedy, betrayal and disappointments. This is not a run of the mill feel good holiday movie. I think those who rate this movie poorly, in some way, miss that. I hope Jodie Foster directs again. She's immensely gifted.