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Director:
Neill Fearnley
Writer (WGA):
Matt Dorff (written by)
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Release Date:
5 February 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
They couldn't live without the spotlight. They couldn't share it either.
Plot:
The story of the personal lives and professional careers of the show-business family The Osmonds, and... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Portrait Of An American Success Story more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce McGill ... George Osmond

Veronica Cartwright ... Olive Osmond
Joel Berti ... Alan Osmond

Trevor Blumas ... Older Jimmy
Ryan Kirkpatrick ... Merrill
Jason Knight ... Wayne
Miklos Perlus ... Jay

Patrick Levis ... Donny Osmond
Thomas Dekker ... Young Donny

Janaya Stephens ... Marie Osmond
Taylin Wilson ... Young Marie Osmond

Taylor Abrahamse ... Young Jimmy Osmond

Colin Ferguson ... Mike Curb

Adrian Hough ... Rick Hall
Chad Bruce ... FBI agent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Osmonds
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Olive Osmond: Jimmy came home with a bloody lip today. Some teenagers beat him up because he wouldn't smoke drugs with them.
George Osmond: What's the matter with people these days? Everywhere the kids go they're being harassed.
Olive Osmond: Did you know Marie hasn't eaten anything today?
George Osmond: Is she sick?
Olive Osmond: No. Some fool executive told her she was fat. George, I hate LA. It's no place to raise children.
George Osmond: It's where the work is.
Olive Osmond: Why can't the work be in Utah?
George Osmond: Because it can't.
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Movie Connections:
Edited from "Donny and Marie" (1976) more
Soundtrack:
LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOOL more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Portrait Of An American Success Story, 5 March 2001
Author: tony lefcourt from Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Sprinkled with a fine soundtrack and some very good acting, 'Inside The Osmonds' is a bio-pic that documents the meteoric rise and subsequent fiscal downfall of the Osmond family.

The story's main focus is on the family as they attempt to maintain their popularity while staying committed to each other throughout the turbulent seventies and early eighties.

Each family member is given time to develop, but the film focuses mainly on Donny and Marie. Especially, Donny (Patrick Levis) as he must endure his forced transition from praised musician to a veritable laughing stock on his daily variety show.

Many things are touched upon throughout the film, including the family's devotion to religion and Marie's weight problem which is merely glanced but not truly elaborated upon. One element that was allowed to flourish was the family's manipulation at the hands of television and recording executives.

The family remains consistently close until final scene when they lose all of their savings. Unlike other movies where this might have been a huge tragedy, in this film, the impact is sort of anti-climactic. They haven't really lost anything, they still have each other and to them, at least, that is truly all that matters.

Look for fine performances by Bruce McGill, as the over-protective but loving father George, and Veronica Cartwright, as the comforting Olive. The film will leave a sweet taste in your mouth, especially the final frame where the real Osmonds take center stage, where they belong, singing 'He aint' heavy, He's my brother'. Look for this one!

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