A Home at the End of the World (2004)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Michael Mayer

Writers (WGA):

Michael Cunningham (novel)
Michael Cunningham (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 October 2004 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Family can be whatever you want it to be.

Plot:

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hours" comes a story that chronicles a dozen years in...

Plot Keywords:

New York City | New York | 1980s | Childhood Friend | Love Triangle

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Andrew Chalmers	...	Bobby Morrow (1967)
Ryan Donowho	...	Carlton Morrow
Asia Vieira	...	Emily
Quancetia Hamilton	...	Dancing Party Guest
Jeff J.J. Authors	...	Frank (as Jeffrey Authors)
Lisa Merchant	...	Frank's Date
Ron Lea	...	Burt Morrow
Erik Smith	...	Bobby Morrow (1974)
Harris Allan	...	Jonathan Glover (1974)
Matt Frewer	...	Ned Glover
Sissy Spacek	...	Alice Glover
Colin Farrell	...	Bobby Morrow (1982)
Dallas Roberts	...	Jonathan Glover (1982)
Robin Wright Penn	...	Clare
Shawn Roberts	...	Club Boy

MPAA:

Rated R for strong drug content, sexuality, nudity, language and a disturbing accident.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:R21 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Hart-Sharp Entertainment

Trivia:

Scenes featuring Colin Farrell nude were cut from the movie because they were too distracting for test audiences.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Claire is running away from her friends into the desert, the bushes wiggle twice as the cameraman passes by.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Emily is having sex with Carlton and sees Bobby in the doorway]
Emily: Oh my god!
Carlton Morrow: Come on, Em, Bobby doesn't care!
Emily: I care!
Carlton Morrow: Just relax!
Emily: Kiss my ass!

Movie Connections:

Features Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

Soundtrack:

Desiree

Stunning, Complex, and So Beautiful!

My sons & I saw the very first 2:30PM show Friday the 23rd at the San Francisco Lumiere theater. WE LOVED IT!! All the reviews are fairly sound-- great awesome wonderful sweet emotional very very touching & full of longing & love. Colin as Bobby was spectacularly adorable. This role shows so well how versatile Colin is an an actor-- what a talented genius he is and what a fully emotional person he's capable of being.

All the actors did an incredible job-- but in particular I was really impressed with the teens that played the young Bobby & Jonathan-- they were absolutely genuine in what these really complicated, mature roles.

Regardless of the necessary changes made from the book-- I was amazed at how so many moments were exactly as I'd pictured them when I read it.

Even though there's been a ton of reviews & the book to read-- there are some totally cute hysterical & goofy moments that knocked me out of my seat & completely surprised me.

And-- the one altered scene-- I'm thankful they changed it-- that scene without any irrelevant controversial distractions is an Oscar winner if I ever saw one-- completely beautiful & traumatic & sweet & loving. I don't want anything to stand in the way of the characters & what they care about there-- & if I'd been in a room of screaming fans I would have been annoyed for having anything interrupt those beautiful moments during the film-- though I wouldn't kick the deleted scene out of bed if it shows up on the DVD!

Saturday the 24th I saw it again. They're giving away Home books & CDs as raffle prizes, & though I wasn't lucky enough to win-- I was lucky to get a book anyway. One of the guys that won the CD/book set gave me his book because he already had one. It has the Home poster on the cover!

Everyone was filling out pink questionnaires for the film-- One of the guys collecting them said they had about 200 responses from the previous showings, & of those nearly everyone rated the film as excellent. Only 9 of that 200 rated it fair & only 2 poor (2 bastards!)

Colin's got some incredibly powerful moments in this film, and though I'm a fan of his anyway, I was happily blown away with how loving he is as Bobby. It's glorious to watch. I'm highly impressed with the whole film-- all the acting from everyone. It's a very emotional, poignant, & profound story.

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