Home Fries (1998)

Pregnant Sally unknowingly falls for the stepson of the deceased father of her baby and has to deal with his homicidal family.

Director:

Dean Parisot

Writer:

Vince Gilligan

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, Catherine O'Hara, Luke Wilson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Drew Barrymore	...	Sally Jackson
Catherine O'Hara	...	Beatrice Lever
Luke Wilson	...	Dorian Montier
Jake Busey	...	Angus Montier
Shelley Duvall	...	Mrs. Jackson
Kim Robillard	...	Billy
Daryl Mitchell	...	Roy
Lanny Flaherty	...	Red Jackson
Chris Ellis	...	Henry Lever
Blue Deckert	...	Sheriff
Mark Walters	...	Deputy
Shane Steiner	...	Soldier in Jeep (as Tommy Shane Steiner)
Theresa Merritt	...	Mrs. Vaughan
Jill Parker-Jones	...	Lamaze Instructor
Morgana Shaw	...	Lucy Garland

Storyline

Hamburger joint waitress Sally Jackson is pregnant. When Beatrice, the wife of the father, finds out about his infidelity, she sends her sons from a previous marriage, military pilots Angus and Dorian Montier, to scare the living daylights out of him. Their gunship does such a good job, without hitting him, that he dies from a heart attack. Worrying about radio interference that night, they investigate who might have heard too much within the fairly empty reception perimeter, and soon discover only Sally could, still ignorant about her affair with his step-dad Henry. Dorian takes a job there to be sure, but soon falls for her himself, while mother-obsessed moron Angus would do anything to anyone for her honor...

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Plot Keywords:

pregnant | pilot | heart attack | baby | infidelity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and some sexual humor

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ennivaló a csaj

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,784,023 (USA) (27 November 1998)

Gross:

$10,443,316 (USA) (22 January 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Baltimore Pictures, Home Fries Productions Inc., Kasdan Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robin Williams was originally going to play Red Jackson, but dropped out shortly before filming began.

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Goofs

The characters played by Luke Wilson and Jake Bussey (Dorian and Angus) claim to be AH-1 cobra pilots in the "Air National Guard". The Air National Guard, which is a reserve component of the U.S. Air Force, however, does not have cobra helicopters in their inventory. Only the Army Natinal Guard and the U.S. Marine Corps. flies the AH-1 attack helicopter. Dorian and Angus though, are wearing Air Force lieutenant bars (blue colored) on their flight suits, not Army rank (black or gold colored) as an actual cobra pilot in the Guard would have.

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Quotes

Angus: Mom, what'd you mean when you said Dorian was your favorite?
Mrs. Lever: Oh, Angus, I love you both.
[Holds thumb and forefinger an inch apart]
Mrs. Lever: It's a difference of *this* much.

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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #7.7 (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Unchained Melody"
Written by Alex North and Hy Zaret
Performed by Gheorghe Zamfir (as Zamfir)
Courtesy of Mercury, a division of PolyGram France
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

This Movie Is Much Better than the Marketing of it would have you Believe.

I just caught this movie on cable, this was the first time I saw it. I remember seeing the adverts for it and thinking it looked mildly interesting, but that it was a piece of romantic comedy fluff that I could wait and rent or something and watch at home without inflicting $20 in movie tickets and an evening of "Chick Flick" on my Husband. BOY! I wish I'd slipped a tape in, cause he would've loved it!!! It was definitely a movie worth full admission in a theatre. The Marketing Department, apparently didn't watch the movie, they sold it all wrong.

I have noticed an increasing trend in that direction, I've skipped some because the marketing made them look AWFUL only to find out they were real gems.

If you are in the mood for skillful mix of mystery, romantic comedy, and dark humour then I strongly recommend you rent this movie, or catch it on Cable.