Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005) (TV)

Director:

Anjelica Huston

Writers (WGA):

Rachel Simon (book)
Joyce Eliason (teleplay)

Release Date:

1 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A woman spends time with her developmental disabled sister after the death of their father. |

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Sister Sister Relationship | Black Belt | Disabled Person | Bus Driver

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rosie O'Donnell	...	Beth Simon
Andie MacDowell	...	Rachel Simon
Richard T. Jones	...	Jesse
D.W. Moffett	...	Rick
Roberta Maxwell	...	Valerie
Peter Cockett	...	Sam
Tom Barnett	...	Bobby
Jayne Eastwood	...	Estella
Stephanie Morgenstern	...	Olivia
Allegra Fulton	...	Vera
Boyd Banks	...	Henry
Shauna MacDonald	...	Nona
Simon Reynolds	...	Morris
Vijay Mehta	...	Pradlip
Diane Bald	...	Art Dealer

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Blue Ridge Motion Pictures

Quotes:

Beth Simon: Love just happens.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Gilmore Girls: Always a Godmother, Never a God (#6.4)" (2005)

Maybe the worst movie ever. You'll love it!

Anjelica Huston has given enough good acting performances and directed at least one very good film (Bastard out of Carolina), that she can perhaps be forgiven for this. But there is no forgiving Rosie and Andie, who give two of the most godawful performances ever put on film. You'd think Rosie would win the bad acting competition hands-down, since she has the over-the-top, tug-at-your-heartstrings role and plays it with such zero-talent gusto; but, if possible, Andie is worse in that expressionless, monotone, "but she's pretty" way that somehow keeps getting her cast in movies. Unintentional laughs throughout...a real pleasure if you throw out all expectations and just revel in the awfulness.