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Overview
Release Date:
19 February 2004 (Germany) moreTagline:
She's the one in every family.Plot:
A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Dysfunctional
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Human Relationship
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Family Relationship
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Mother Son Relationship
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Father Son Relationship
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins & 16 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Holmes: "I'm Not Pregnant" (From WENN. 19 October 2007)
Holmes Rings in Birthday with Tom, Will & Jada (From WENN. 20 December 2005)
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Slightly Bizarre, and Very Sweet moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Katie Holmes | ... | April Burns | |
| Derek Luke | ... | Bobby | |
| Oliver Platt | ... | Jim Burns | |
| Alison Pill | ... | Beth Burns | |
| John Gallagher Jr. | ... | Timmy Burns | |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Joy Burns | |
| Alice Drummond | ... | Grandma Dottie | |
| Vitali Baganov | ... | Half Asleep Man | |
| Lillias White | ... | Evette | |
| Isiah Whitlock Jr. | ... | Eugene | |
| Adrian Martinez | ... | Man in Mohair Sweater | |
| Susan Bruce | ... | Tish | |
| Jamari Richardson | ... | Boy on Bicycle | |
| Leila Danette | ... | Woman in Stairwell | |
| Stephen Chen | ... | Lee Loung Tan |
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Rated PG-13 for language, sensuality, drug content and images of nudity.Parents Guide:
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80 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Chile:14MOVIEmeter: 
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Although the film is dedicated to Peter Hedges' mother, who died of cancer, the only true aspect he incorporated is the line where Joy talks about the fictional singer "Smack Daddy". The line is almost word for word what Peter's mother told him while in the hospital, the only exception being that she was talking about Barry White. moreGoofs:
Continuity: At the end of the film, when the snapshots are shown of April and her mother hugging, April is wearing a pink sweater. In the very next shot of Joy's face April is not wearing the sweater. moreQuotes:
April Burns: I'm the first pancake.Evette: What do you mean?
Eugene: She's the one you're supposed to throw out.
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Epitaph for My Heart moreFAQ
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"Once there was this one day where everybody seemed to know they needed each other. This one day when they knew for certain that they couldn't do it alone." (April, trying to explain the origins of Thanksgiving.) That ultimately is what this movie is about -- people needing people, and the inter-relationships of people. It's about April and her family, but it's also about April and Bobby, the Lee family, Eugene and Evette, and even Wayne, who needs somebody, but misses connecting once again. Jim needs Joy, Bobby needs Latrell, Joy needs her family, she and Timmy need the bikers, and it just goes on and on. We all need one another and touch one another, and those touches spread out and out. Beautiful.
I also loved all the little twists, such as the stiff, middle-aged mother chiding her teenage son about properly rolling a joint; and the puncturing of stereotypes and prejudices. When Bobby's waiting by the phone for Latrell, it's probably tempting to think he's doing a drug deal or some other unsavory activity. But I knew better; I was laughing well before it was revealed what they were up to. Magnificent.
Another one to add to the video library, and I'm going to have to check out more Peter Hedges (though I have seen Gilbert Grape).