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

After Dorian and Sally meet for the first time, we see the truck pulling away from the Burger Matic. The dog which had previously been in the bed of the truck, is missing.

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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

"Marijuana"
Written by Reverend Horton Heat (as James C. Heath) and James Wallace
Performed by The Reverend Horton Heat
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records

User Reviews

My wife and I both loved this film

This a wonderful movie. Full of laughs and also sometimes very tender. Drew is marvelous and very believable and the other actors as well. Jake is also very good in this and is reminicent of his father (I assume Gary is) We both were very impressed with Luke Wilson. The scenes at the burger place was great