Home Movie (2001)

Documentary look at five unusual homes and the people who built (or adapted) them.

Director:

Chris Smith

Stars:

Ed Peden, Diana Peden, Linda Beech

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ed Peden	...	Himself
Diana Peden	...	Herself
Linda Beech	...	Herself
Ben Skora	...	Himself, 'Bennie'
Darlene Satrinano	...	Herself

Storyline

Director Smith visits five unusual homes and talks to the people who built or adapted them. His subjects include an alligator wrangler who lives on a houseboat in a Louisiana bayou; an American actress who made her fortune on Japanese TV and then built a treehouse getaway in Hawaii; an inventor who automated his entire home; a family who converted an abandoned missile silo into an underground abode; and a pair of cat-lovers who renovated their house with dozens of feline-friendly features.

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Plot Keywords:

cat lover | houseboat | hawaii | treehouse | actress | 

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Taglines:

There's no place like...

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Cowboy Pictures [us] - synopsis, etc.

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hawaiian

Release Date:

25 January 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,803 (USA) (3 May 2002)

Gross:

$118,022 (USA) (11 October 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bluemark Productions, Homestore.com Inc., Independent Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

There are no cast lists, but some actors are credited orally by themselves.

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Soundtracks

"Delilah"
Written by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (as Bert Graves)
Performed by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (as Bent Fabric)
Courtesy of CMC Records - Denmark

User Reviews

HOME MOVIE's impact has nothing to do with film-making.

"should be required viewing for all of us in the extended homeowner's association we call the human race." That comment by Bluerb, posted somewhere below about HOME MOVIE sums up why I find myself talking about this film more than any other.

HOME MOVIE's impact has nothing to do with film-making. Plot cohesiveness, cinematography and character development are irrelevant, and whether it was originally intended as a film, or a series of commercials is beside the point.

HOME MOVIE is a pure and an intimate microcosmic glimpse into the distinct realities created by a few unique citizens of the united states. It is memorable not merely because of the unique living environments it reveals.

For those of us living in the USA at a time when many blame our current socio-political and economic situation on the apathy and ignorance on our citizens, HOME MOVE is a source of reassurance, and of inspiration.

The characters in this film share a common drive. They've all refused conformity to our society's norms, they all have vision, and they all have passion for something... anything.

Linda Beech, who looks to be in her seventies, says a little prayer and then drives through a river every time she drives to, or from her home because her trees, and the life she's built around them are just that important to her.

In that you will find the value of this film.