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11 August 2000 (Norway)
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Families. Fights. Feasts. A holiday tradition. more
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In LA's Fairfax district, where ethnic groups abound, four households celebrate Thanksgiving amidst family tensions...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Avila |
 | Victor Rivers | ... | Javier Avila |
| Douglas Spain | ... | Anthony 'Tony' Avila |
| Maria Carmen | ... | Sofia Avila |
 | Isidra Vega | ... | Gina Avila |
| Elena Lopez | ... | Grandma Avila |
 | A Martinez | ... | Daniel 'Danny' |
 | Richard Yniguez | ... | Robert Avila |
| Lorraine Perez | ... | Auntie Delores |
| Eva Rodriguez | ... | Auntie Eva |
 | Adrian Armas | ... | Avila cousin |
| Caz | ... | Gordo, the Avila's dog |
 | Joan Chen | ... | Trinh Nguyen |
 | François Chau | ... | Duc Nguyen (as Francois Chau) |
 | Will Yun Lee | ... | Jimmy Nguyen |
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Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, brief language and a perilous situation.
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109 min
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The Star Spangled Banner
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This movie is a comedy about the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. It follows four families (black, Latino, Jewish, and Vietnamese) during their holiday celebrations, with all the messes that crop up during big family gatherings. Each of the families has its own problems, which are to some extent intertwined.
An example of one of the family messes: A young man in the Latino family bumps into his father (who had moved out some time earlier) at the grocery store, and invites him to Thanksgiving dinner. His mother is furious, because she doesn't want anything to do with her estranged husband, particularly during a big holiday event.
The acting and directing are very good, but the writing and editing are really wonderful. The cast is huge, but the editing manages to make it easy for the audience to keep track of everyone. It's full of laughs (and some light drama), but aside from some stereotyping, mostly realistic. Even though there are quite a number of name actors, the screen time is divided among the cast to fit the story, not to fit the actors' egos -- an impressive balancing act for the director and producers.
The food scenes, aside from a few kitchen disasters, were enough to inspire quite an appetite. It's a good thing the Seattle International Film Festival scheduled the screening in the afternoon, so I could have dinner right after the movie.
This is one of the best recent comedies I've seen.