IMDb >
The Cake Eaters (2007)
Watch It
Buy it at Amazon
Rent it at Blockbuster.com
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsThe Cake Eaters (2007) More at IMDbPro »
| Photos (see all 4 | slideshow) | Videos (see all 6 NEW) |
Overview
User Rating:
Director:
Writer:
Jayce Bartok (writer)
Release Date:
13 March 2009 (USA)
more
Tagline:
life can be as sweet as you make it... more
Plot:
Two families are brought together by the return of one family's son -- a reunion that conjures up old ghosts and issues that must be addressed. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins
more
NewsDesk:
(43 articles)
AFF09 Daily Dispatch: Day Five
(From Slackerwood. 27 October 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Could Kristen Stewart get an Oscar for 'The Cake Eaters'?
(From Twilight Examiner. 20 October 2009, 10:57 PM, PDT)
(From Slackerwood. 27 October 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
Could Kristen Stewart get an Oscar for 'The Cake Eaters'?
(From Twilight Examiner. 20 October 2009, 10:57 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Gets inside you, and gets in good
more (15 total)
US TV Schedule:
Cast
(Credited cast)| Kristen Stewart | ... | Georgia | |
| Aaron Stanford | ... | Dwight 'Beagle' Kimbrough | |
| Bruce Dern | ... | Easy | |
| Elizabeth Ashley | ... | Marg | |
| Jayce Bartok | ... | Guy | |
| Miriam Shor | ... | Stephanie | |
| Talia Balsam | ... | Violet | |
| Jesse L. Martin | ... | Judd | |
| Melissa Leo | ... | Ceci | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marylouise Burke | ... | Babe | |
| E.J. Carroll | ... | Vito | |
| Tom Cavanagh | ... | Lloyd | |
| Mary E. Freeman | ... | Flea Market Shopper | |
| Susan Gardner | ... | Young Pregnant Bride | |
| Andrew George Jr. | ... | Young Beagle | |
| Elizabeth Girardeau | ... | Maggie Lynn | |
| Zoe Hunter | ... | Girl on the Bus | |
| Dan McCabe | ... | Teenage Boy #1 | |
| Robert Meo | ... | Bobby | |
| Grant Monohon | ... | Bum | |
| Lucas Papaelias | ... | Mike the Bartender | |
| Stephen Payne | ... | Farmer Phil | |
| Elisa Pugliese | ... | Stacy | |
| Vincent Rao | ... | Flea Market Shopper | |
| Devin Ratray | ... | JJ | |
| Conor Romero | ... | Teenage Boy #2 | |
| Nicole Signore | ... | Flea Market Shopper | |
| Elizabeth Van Meter | ... | Hippy Chick | |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for some language and sexual material involving a teen.
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
86 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
Country:
Language:
Color:
Certification:
Filming Locations:
Company:
Fun Stuff
FAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (15 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Cake Eaters (2007) moreRecommendations
If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
Show more recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| The Kite Runner | Broken Flowers | My Own Private Idaho | Tôkyô monogatari | Breakfast on Pluto |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| News articles | IMDb Drama section | IMDb USA section |
| Add this title to MyMovies |





In this superbly rendered drama from Mary Stuart Masterson, two small-town families find their lives unexpectedly intertwined when the quiet, socially awkward Beagle Kimbrough (Aaron Stanford) invites the romantic attentions of Georgia Kaminski (Kristen Stewart), a young girl with a rare but terminal nervous disease who knows her window of opportunity is rapidly closing. Much to the chagrin of her domineering mother, and the chilly audits of her otherwise zesty grandmother, Georgia decides to follow her feelings to wherever it is they lead her. Meanwhile, Beagle's older brother Guy (Jayce Bartok), the wayward son, returns from a dead-end bid to become a musician and struggles to reconcile himself with estranged father Easy (Bruce Dern) the town butcher, whose wife (Guy and Beagle's mother) has recently passed away.
There are so many points in this movie where a less steady hand might have foundered the effort, either by overplaying the sentiment card, or by trying to hard to push the tragic undertones, but the film finds an immaculate balance, that golden middle-of-the-road equilibrium that just gets rarer the more time goes by. The characters are so genuine, their stories so real, that the film exacts an impact that is no less raw, and no less memorable, than the trials and tribulations of families we know in life.
The first scene offers a perfect illustration of everything that's right with the movie: Beagle and Easy sit across from each other at the breakfast table, Easy contemplating such bold measures as changing his breakfast cereal, Beagle listening, responding in monosyllables, almost without thinking, and from this one tiny encounter we glean the whole spectrum of what their relationship has become perfunctory, habitual, and void of energy.
With writing this precise, and with performances so nuanced and natural that all of Hollywood's clichés are swept under the carpet without so much as a whimper, the stage is set for perfection.
Which is what this movie is perfection.